Signs of difference : language and ideology in social life

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Signs of difference : language and ideology in social life

Title remainder

language and ideology in social life

Statement of responsibility

Susan Gal, University of Chicago ; Judith T. Irvine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Creator

• Gal, Susan, 1949-

Contributor

• Irvine, Judith T.

Author

• Irvine, Judith T.
• Gal, Susan, 1949-

Subject

• Conservatoire National des Arts et MeÌ#x81;tiers, Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Organisations et le Travail
• Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Organisations et le Travail
• Ethnolinguistik
• German language -- Hungary -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
• Kulturvergleich
• Language and culture -- Case studies
• Language and languages -- Variation -- Case studies
• Semiotics
• Semiotics
• Semiotics -- Case studies
• Senegal
• Sociolinguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Soziale Schichtung
• Soziolekt
• Soziolinguistik
• Speech and social status -- Case studies
• Sprache
• Sprechkunst
• Ungarn
• Case studies
• Case studies
• Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"How are people's ideas about languages, ways of speaking, and expressive styles shaped by their social positions and values? How is difference, in language and in social life, made and unmade? How and why are some differences persuasive as the basis for action, while other differences are ignored or erased? Written by two recognized authorities on language and culture, this book argues that ideological work of all kinds is fundamentally communicative, and that social positions, projects, and historical moments influence, and are influenced by, people's ideas about communicative practices. Neither true nor false, ideologies are positioned and partial visions of the world, relying on comparison and perspective; they exploit differences in expressive features - linguistic and otherwise - to construct convincing stereotypes of people, spaces, and activities. Using detailed ethnographic, historical, and contemporary examples, this outstanding book shows readers how to analyze ideological work semiotically"--

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Provided by publisher

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DLC

Dewey number

306.44

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

P35

LC item number

.G35 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography