Language and Power in the Modern World
- ISBN-10
- 0748679383
- ISBN-13
- 9780748679386
- Category
- Power (Social sciences)
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Author
- Mary Talbot
Description
This text explores the key areas of modern society in which language constitutes power and social relations. These are presented in five sections: multilingualism, identity and ethnicity; language and generation; language and gender; language and the media; and language and organizations.
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