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Boisvert, Daniel R.,
Language, mind and power : why we need linguistic equality / Daniel R. Boisvert and Ralf Thiede - New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. - vii, 189 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language and Mind. Profile of an Alpha(bet) Predator -- Thinking Animals -- The Narrating Brain -- Language and Power. Doing Things with Words -- The Language of Cooperation -- The Language of Violence -- Clarity from Managed Confusion -- Conclusion
"Language is a natural resource: Power and vulnerability are associated with access to language, just as to food and water. In this new book, a linguist and philosopher elucidate why language is so powerful, illuminate its very real social and political implications, and make the case for linguistic equality - equality among languages and equality in access to/knowledge of language and its use - as a human right and tool to prevent violence and oppression. Students and instructors will find this accessible, interdisciplinary text invaluable for courses that explore how language reflects power structures in linguistics, philosophy/ethics, and cognitive science/psychology"--
9780367224400 0367224402 9780367224370 0367224372
Language and languages--Political aspects
Sociolinguistics
Power (Social sciences)
Psycholinguistics
P119.3 / .B65 2020
306.44 / B684
Language, mind and power : why we need linguistic equality / Daniel R. Boisvert and Ralf Thiede - New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. - vii, 189 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language and Mind. Profile of an Alpha(bet) Predator -- Thinking Animals -- The Narrating Brain -- Language and Power. Doing Things with Words -- The Language of Cooperation -- The Language of Violence -- Clarity from Managed Confusion -- Conclusion
"Language is a natural resource: Power and vulnerability are associated with access to language, just as to food and water. In this new book, a linguist and philosopher elucidate why language is so powerful, illuminate its very real social and political implications, and make the case for linguistic equality - equality among languages and equality in access to/knowledge of language and its use - as a human right and tool to prevent violence and oppression. Students and instructors will find this accessible, interdisciplinary text invaluable for courses that explore how language reflects power structures in linguistics, philosophy/ethics, and cognitive science/psychology"--
9780367224400 0367224402 9780367224370 0367224372
Language and languages--Political aspects
Sociolinguistics
Power (Social sciences)
Psycholinguistics
P119.3 / .B65 2020
306.44 / B684