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Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication - Softcover

Blum, Susan D.

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9780190456986: Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Chosen for their accessibility and variety, the readings in Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication, Third Edition, engage students in thinking about the nature of language--arguably the most uniquely human of all our characteristics--and its involvement in every aspect of human society and experience. Instead of taking an ideological stance on specific issues, the text presents a range of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives and bolsters them with pedagogical support, including unit and chapter introductions; critical-thinking, reading, and application questions; suggested further reading; and a comprehensive glossary. Questions of power, identity, interaction, ideology, and the nature of language and other semiotic systems are woven throughout the third edition of Making Sense of Language, making it an exemplary text for courses in language and culture, linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and four-field anthropology.

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About the Author

Susan D. Blum is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of several books, including "I Love Learning: I Hate School": An Anthropology of College (2016) and My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture (2009).

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0190456981
ISBN 13 
9780190456986
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
656
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  • 3.57 out of 5 stars
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