In this edited volume, language weaponization - or the weaponization of language - is used to describe the process in which words, discourse, and language in any form can be used to inflict harm on others. The term harm is of vital importance because it refers to how specific groups of people are affected by ideologies and practices that normalize inequity and injustice in their environments. The contributions in this book explore how language ideologies, practices, and policies can physically, emotionally, socially, and/or economically disadvantage or harm minoritized individuals, as well as their cultures and languages.

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Title: The Weaponizing of Language in the Classroom and Beyond
Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
Publication Date: 2023
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3110799499
ISBN 13: 9783110799491
Binding: Hardback
Edition: 1st.
Condition: New
Dimensions: 15.88 centimeters width by 1.91 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
Weight: 493 grams

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In this edited volume, language weaponization ― or the weaponization of language ― is used to describe the process in which words, discourse, and language in any form can be used to inflict harm on others. The term harm is of vital importance because it refers to how specific groups of people are affected by ideologies and practices that normalize inequity and injustice in their environments. The contributions in this book explore how language ideologies, practices, and policies can physically, emotionally, socially, and/or economically disadvantage or harm minoritized individuals, as well as their cultures and languages.

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Kisha Bryan, Tennessee State Univ., Nashville, USA; Luis Javier Pent�n Herrera, Akademia Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna w Warszawie, Poland.

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