Speaking Culturally Language Diversity in the United States |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Fern L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-5911-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $230.00 |
Book Description:
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In Speaking Culturally Fern Johnson probes the rich cultural legacies and deep cultural dimensions underlying discourse in the United States. This culturally rich examination of discourse places the changing demographics of the United States in linguistic perspective and draws upon the author′s "language-centered perspective on culture" to illuminate the discourses associated with gender and with African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Language is...
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In Speaking Culturally Fern Johnson probes the rich cultural legacies and deep cultural dimensions underlying discourse in the United States. This culturally rich examination of discourse places the changing demographics of the United States in linguistic perspective and draws upon the author′s "language-centered perspective on culture" to illuminate the discourses associated with gender and with African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Language is placed in the context of the histories, multiplicities, and cultural themes influencing its users.