Talking power: the politics of language in our lives

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Abstract

Why is unintelligibility so valued in academia? How can a joke that's funny in one culture be an insult in another? In this book, a linguist answers these and other questions, revealing the ways in which what we say and how we say it help us to accomplish our aims.

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Multilingual Education and Policy Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies Cultural Identity and Representation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Choice Reviews Online

Volume 28, Issue 09, pp. 28-5136

DOI: 10.5860/choice.28-5136

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