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Hughes Geoffrey: An Encyclopedia of
Swearing

An Encyclopedia of Swearing

The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

The term dogwhistle, meaning a political message with a hidden or coded meaning, only entered mainstream usage in the mid-1990s, but today it seems to be everywhere. Accusations of dogwhistling fly in every political direction, and the meaning of the term has broadened to encompass an ever-expanding range of words, images, actions and objects. This book investigates the rise of the dogwhistle as a key cultural and political reference point, arguing that&nbsp;it's a sign of our political times.&nbsp;It's related both to the polarized nature of politics in the era of populism, culture wars and online echo chambers, and to the preoccupation of radical activists on both sides of the traditional left/right divide with controlling language as a way of remaking culture. Their political aims are different, but their tactics are more similar than they might appear. As well as examining how these tactics have recently been used, and looking at the arguments they now regularly prompt in public settings from social media to courts of law, this book by linguist Deborah Cameron considers some of the theoretical questions they raise about the way communication works and the effects it is capable of producing. It asks why contemporary radical movements put so much emphasis on words and symbols, and whether their faith in the power of language is justified.

The Rise of Dogwhistle Politics

Who owns language? In Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Ngugi wa Thiong'o presents a series of essays that build on his vast wealth of work on language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity. Intricate, nuanced and accessible, it reaffirms the revolutionary power of African languages to fight back against both the psychic and material impacts of colonialism, past and present.With immense relevance to our present moment, Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas is a brilliant distillation of the enduring themes of Ngugi's work and a vital addition to the library of one of the world's greatest and most provocative writers.

Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

Development Discourse and Global History introduces readers to the shifting ways in which people have been talking and writing about 'development' over time, and the rules governing the conversation.Drawing on the methods of Michel Foucault, Ziai's ground-breaking book traces the origins of development discourse back to late colonialism and notes the significant discontinuities that led to the establishment of a new discourse and its accompanying industry. This book goes on to describe the contestations, appropriations and transformations of the concept over time. It shows that trends which have emerged since the 1980s, such as an emphasis on participation and ownership, sustainable development, and free markets, are incompatible with the original rules and so lead to serious contradictions. The Eurocentric, authoritarian and depoliticising elements in development discourse are uncovered, whilst still recognising its progressive appropriations. This new edition includes revisions throughout, and an important new chapter on race and racism, as well as a discussion of the evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals.This book is perfect for students and researchers in development studies, global history and discourse analysis as well as an interdisciplinary audience from international relations, political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, language and literary studies.

From Colonialism to the Sustainable Development Goals

Development Discourse and Global History

Arden Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's Language

Dialogue is at the heart of Shakespeare's plays, and when his characters exchange words, they create social communities. This book is the first to present, explore and compare those verbal communities in all of Shakespeare plays using computational social network analysis. Part of The Arden Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare's Language series, with volumes exploring how Shakespeare uses words to create meaning and shape characters, themes and genres, Volume 4: Character Networks presents another aspect of what Shakespeare's words do: create social worlds. The book illustrates how alliances or missed encounters can shape characters and plot; it explores gender, social and geographic differences in the plays' communities, and alerts readers to the function of minor characters - who often go unnoticed in criticism. Above all, it shows that what matters in Shakespeare's plays is not only the words characters speak, but also the company they keep. For each of Shakespeare's plays, the book includes information about the size and density of each play's character network as well as providing a visual network representation. Readers will also find a table for each play with scores that measure the centrality of all characters in terms of the importance, strength and number of their social ties. In addition, an accessible commentary on each play highlights salient features of the network data and explains what it means for our understanding of the play. A final chapter explores the broader patterns in Shakespeare's works by comparing the networks.

Character Networks

The Arden Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's Language

A twenty-six-chapter journey through the history and working of the English alphabet by linguistic guru Danny Bate. You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history' Sunday Times 'A wonderful achievement! A breath-taking adventure through the alphabet - each letter a hero with a remarkable story to tell. An absolutely delightful read, filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight. I just couldn't recommend it more highly.'&nbsp;Stephen Fry Why does 'W' sounds like 'double U'? What has the letter 'Q' got to do with monkeys? Why are the 'C's in circus pronounced differently? What's the point of the second 'N' in the author's first name, 'Danny'? And why does 'Q' need to be followed by 'U'? Every letter you're reading right now has a fascinating story to tell, having been on a long linguistic, historical, political and social journey. In&nbsp;Why Q Needs U, linguistic expert Danny Bate takes readers on a fascinating odyssey through the English alphabet, diving into history, archaeology, politics and linguistics to discover where we get our writing from. Sharing fun facts and revealing the alphabet's hidden mechanisms, he explains where we get our letters from and why the English language uses them so strangely, including: - why a silent final 'E' turns 'hop' into 'hope' - how five English letters come from a single graphic grandparent - why there is an 'L' in 'salmon' and a 'K' in 'know' - how we may know the specific person who invented the letter 'G' - why 'Z' is the sixth letter for the Greeks, yet the last letter for us Explaining - and defending - the peculiar way English today uses our ancient letters, Bate's witty and entertaining book will help readers spot connections in languages across the world and inspire a newfound sense of wonder for the letters we use every day. &nbsp;

A history of our letters and how we use them

Why Q Needs U

Empirische Linguistik / Empirical Linguistics

Die Sprache Unserdeutsch entstand im 20. Jahrhundert während der deutschen Kolonialisierung in Papua-Neuguinea und gilt heute mit weniger als 75 Sprecher:innen als kritisch gefährdet. Obwohl Unserdeutsch durch den Status als einzige bekannte deutschlexifizierte Kreolsprache, als moribunde Minderheitensprache und vom Kolonialismus geprägte Kontaktvarietät von großer Bedeutung für unterschiedliche Forschungsdisziplinen ist, ist die Sprache noch kaum erforscht. Diese Arbeit bietet nun erstmals eine umfassende strukturelle Analyse der Variation in Unserdeutsch, basierend auf Interviews mit den letzten Sprecher:innen der Sprache, die mit unterschiedlichen statistischen Methoden ausgewertet wurden. Bei der Untersuchung liegt der Fokus auf der Frage, welche gesellschaftlichen und sprachlichen Aspekte die Verwendung bestimmter Formen beeinflussen. Dazu wird unter anderem die Rolle von Sprachkontakt sowie der Einfluss des Status als bedrohte Sprache mit wenigen Sprecher:innen untersucht. Diese Arbeit vereint durch ihre interdisziplinäre Herangehensweise mehrere Forschungsgebiete miteinander und liefert damit wichtige Anknüpfungspunkte für zukünftige Studien zur Variation in bedrohten Sprachen und Minderheiten- und Kreolsprachen.

Untersuchung einer bedrohten Kreolsprache

Sprachliche Variation in Unserdeutsch

When ancient Persian conquerors created a vast empire from the Mediterranean to the Indus, encompassing many peoples speaking many different languages, they triggered demographic changes that caused their own language to be transformed. Persian grammar has ever since borne testimony to the social history of the ancient Persian Empire. This study of the early evolution of the Persian language bridges ancient history and new linguistics. Written for historians, philologists, linguists, and classical scholars, as well as those interested specifically in Persian and Iranian studies, it explains the correlation between the character of a language's grammar and the history of its speakers. It paves the way for new investigations into linguistic history, a field complementary with but distinct from historical linguistics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

A Linguistic History

Ancient Persian

The go-to resource for uncovering, understanding and overcoming accent and linguistic bias in the workplace. The way you speak can determine everything from whether you get hired or promoted, to whether people listen to you in meetings. It can affect the strength of your business relationships and reputation, but also whether people think they can trust you. We hear accents loud and clear, yet often they are quietly derailing our efforts to create inclusive work environments where every voice is heard. Linguistic discrimination is still unrecognized in the great majority of Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion (DEI) circles, yet it underpins every type of discrimination in the workplace from race and age to gender, neurodiversity and even sexuality. It is the hidden bias that is derailing even the best DEI efforts. Accent Matters is the go-to resource for uncovering, understanding and overcoming linguistic bias in the workplace. Through fascinating stories and examples of accent bias from all over the world, you'll find out how you've been conditioned to prefer certain accents over others, and how those preferences interfere with the way you listen to and interact with those around you. For those who have accents, but especially for those who think they don't, this book will be an eye-opening journey into a fundamental bias that affects every aspect of our lives, both professionally and personally.

Include every voice by challenging accent bias at work

Accent Matters

Routledge Research in Literacy Education

Drawing on international, transdisciplinary perspectives from over 15 countries, this edited volume offers fresh perspectives on linguistic and cultural diversity in multilingual picturebooks, examining their potential to support multilingual learning and reception in different educational contexts.

International and Transdisciplinary Perspectives

Creative Readings of Multilingual Picturebooks

Linguistics in the World

Language is more than a tool for communication-it is a powerful force that shapes how knowledge is produced and understood. Studying Language, Producing Knowledge offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to discourse studies, demonstrating how language operates as social action. Anne Mäntynen and Sari Pietikäinen trace the evolution of the field, combining classic theories with contemporary approaches to show how discourse constructs meaning, identities, and social realities. Through an engaging blend of conceptual explanation and practical guidance, this textbook guides readers step by step through the process of analyzing discourse in real-world contexts. Each chapter provides key concepts, discussion points, and examples that help students move confidently from theory to research practice. Throughout the text, the authors highlight how discourse interacts with power, ideology, and change, and how the study of language can reveal the dynamics of knowledge production in today's complex social world. Studying Language, Producing Knowledge is written for undergraduate and postgraduate students across language, communication, and cultural studies, as well as sociology and anthropology. It is ideal for courses on discourse analysis, language and society, or qualitative research methods, and serves as an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand how language shapes the ways we know and act.

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis

Studying Language, Producing Knowledge

Routledge English Language Introductions

Revised throughout, the third edition of Studying the English Language (previously Introducing English Language) covers the key disciplines and concepts of linguistics as well as core areas in language study including acquisition, standardisation and the globalisation of English.

A Resource Book for Students

Studying the English Language

Studien zur Literaturvermittlung

Theoretische Ansätze zur Analyse literarischer Vortragskunst thematisieren gewöhnlich nur Teilaspekte, aber nicht das Zusammenspiel aller ihrer Faktoren, also von Akteuren, Zuhörern, Räumen, Performances, Vortragsvorlagen und Medientechniken. Auf der Grundlage von Goffmans Performance-Begriff und der amerikanischen Ethnographie des Sprechens entwickelt das vorliegende Buch eine umfassende Konzeption der Vortragskunst als Interaktionsritual und greift dabei auf sprech- und literaturwissenschaftliche Formanalysen zurück, um die Vortragsstimme, ihre unterschiedlichen Sprechgattungen und prosodischen Ausdrucksmittel zu beschreiben.

Theorie der literarischen Vortragskunst

An Encyclopedia of Swearing

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