Linguistic Disobedience: Restoring Power to Civic Language

by Yuliya Komska, David Gramling, Michelle Moyd

This book asks how we--as citizens, immigrants, activists, teachers--can counter the abuse of language in our midst. How can we take back the power of language from those who flaunt that power to silence or erase us and our fellows? In search of answers, Linguistic Disobedience recalls ages and situations that made critiquing, correcting, and caring for language essential for survival. From turn-of-the-twentieth-century Central Europe to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331992009X
• ISBN13: 9783319920092
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"