Signs of Difference: Language and Ideology in Social Life

by Judith T Irvine, Susan Gal, Judith T. Irvine

Book Overview

How are peoples' ideas about languages, ways of speaking and expressive styles shaped by their social positions and values? How is difference, in language and in social life, made - and unmade? How and why are some differences persuasive as the basis for action, while other differences are ignored or erased? Written by two recognised authorities on language and culture, this book argues that ideological work of all kinds is fundamentally communicative,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108741290
• ISBN13: 9781108741293
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 9.0"