Language in History

Theories and Texts

By:

Tony Crowley

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Paperback / softback

Series:

The Politics of Language

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Using a re-reading of Saussure and Bahktin, the author demonstrates the ways in which language has been used to construct social and cultural identity in Britain and Ireland. For example, he examines the ways in whcih language was employed to construct a bourgeois public sphere in 18th-century England, and he reveals how language is still being used in contemporary Ireland to articulate national and political aspirations. By bringing together linguistic and critical theory, this study provides an agenda for language study; one which acknowledges the fact that writing about history has always been determined by the historical context, and by issues of race, class and gender.

Author Biography:

Tony Crowley is Professor of English at the University of Manchester. His publications include Proper English, also published by Routledge, and The Politics of Discourse.

Release date NZ

November 30th, 1995

Author

Tony Crowley

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Pages

224

Series

The Politics of Language

Dimensions

156x234x12

ISBN-13

9780415072458

Product ID

1861305

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