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Genre/Form: | Electronic book Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: The language war Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000. (DLC) 99055386 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robin Tolmach Lakoff |
ISBN: | 9780520928077 0520928075 0585389888 9780585389882 0520232070 9780520232075 1597347019 9781597347013 9786612355905 6612355905 1282355902 9781282355903 |
OCLC Number: | 1298206374 |
Language Note: | English. |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 322 p.) |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Contents: | Language: the power we love to hate -- The neutrality of the status quo -- "Political correctness" and hate speech: the word as sword -- Mad, bad, and had: the Anita Hill / Clarence Thomas narrative(s) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton: what the Sphinx thinks -- Who framed "O.J."? -- Ebonics: it's chronic -- The story of ugh. |
Responsibility: | Robin Tolmach Lakoff. |
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"To say simply that Lakoff is a linguist is like calling the Alps just another mountain range. In The Language War, she brilliantly applies her understanding of how language works to the major political battles of the past decade." - San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "An intellectually stimulating probe of the nuances of social, cultural and political infighting among people who think they speak the same language." - Meta G. Carstarphen, Dallas Morning News "Provocative analysis." - Mary Carroll, Booklist "A provocative collection of essays." - Paula Friedman, San Diego Union-Tribune "Lakoff is excellent on sexism in the job market." - Raphael Salkie, The Times Higher Education Supplement "Robin Lakoff is a national treasure. She is one of the most astute and knowledgeable linguists in the country (indeed, in the world), and one of the few who turns her analytic eye to the role of language in popular and political culture. It was she who pioneered the field of gender and language. She is poised to be recognized among the general reading public as she has long been recognized in the field of linguistics." - Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don't Understand and The Argument Culture "An excellent book. Robin Lakoff shows that if we do not understand how language is put to work in our world, we cannot understand our world, nor live in it effectively." - John Fiske, author of Media Matters "In a series of provocative, dazzlingly argued essays, Lakoff charts how the media's use of language shapes both public attitudes and social policies on current events.... Witty and illuminating, Lakoff's analysis is an important addition to both linguistic and political studies." - Publishers Weekly, starred review Read more...


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- Sociolinguistics -- United States.
- United States -- Languages -- Political aspects.
- Mass media and language -- United States.
- Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
- Sociolinguistique -- États-Unis.
- États-Unis -- Langues -- Aspect politique.
- Médias et langage -- États-Unis.
- Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) -- États-Unis.
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory.
- Language and languages -- Political aspects.
- Mass media and language.
- Power (Social sciences)
- Sociolinguistics.
- United States.
- Sprache
- Soziolinguistik
- Political Correctness
- Massenmedien
- Taal.
- Macht.
- Politieke aspecten.
- USA.
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