French Today : Language in Its Social Context

Carol Sanders
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French today is a profile of the French language in its social context. All chapters of this book are in English, with examples and quotations in French, and a mixture of references given in both languages.

The Ethnography of Communication

Muriel Saville-Troike
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"The Ethnography of Communication" presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures.

Language and Peace

Christina Schaffner
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"Language and Peace" demonstrates how critical discourse analysis can elucidate the relationship between language and peace. It provides a view on the notion of peace put forth by peace researchers in the last two decades, namely that peace includes ...

Linguistic Culture and Language Policy

Harold F. Schiffman
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b /b b i Linguistic Culture and Language Policy /i /b examines how language policy in three very different nations evolved and how it is not merely the specific embodiment of rule, but rather primarily a social construct that rests on other conceptua ...

The Politics of Language : Conflict, Identity, and Cultural Pluralism in Comparative Perspective

Carol L. Schmid
Hardcover - $226.95

Important aspects of the history of language in the United States remain shrouded in myth and legend. The notion of "one nation, one language" is part of the idealized history of the United States, although in its short history it has probably been h ...

The Politics of Language : Conflict, Identity, and Cultural Pluralism in Comparative Perspective

Carol L. Schmid
Paperback - $62.95

Important aspects of the history of language in the United States remain shrouded in myth and legend. The notion of "one nation, one language" is part of the idealized history of the United States, although in its short history it has probably been h ...

Reconceptualizing Literacy in the New Age of Multiculturalism and Pluralism (Hc)

Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt
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Reconceptualizing Literacy in the New Age of Multiculturalism and Pluralism (PB)

Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt
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Intercultural Communication : A Discourse Approach

Ronald Scollon
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This newly revised volume is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and problems of intercultural communication. Viewed from within the framework of interactive sociolinguistics associated with Tannen, Gumperz, and others ...

Mediated Discourse : The Nexus of Practice

Ronald Scollon
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Mediated discourse theory looks into social relationships to see how the use of language is both a form of action in itself and is also indirectly related to all other forms of human action. Ron Scollon challenges the commonly held claim that all pra ...