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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454796703321

Autore

Holborow Marnie

Titolo

The politics of English [[electronic resource] ] : a Marxist view of language / / Marnie Holborow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1999

ISBN

0-7619-6018-X

1-283-88058-X

1-84860-951-5

0-585-32413-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

420

Soggetti

Language and languages - Political aspects

English language - Political aspects

Language and languages - Philosophy

Women - Language

Philosophy, Marxist

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - In the Beginning was Society: Marx, Volosinov and Vygotsky on Language; Chapter 3 - Money Talks: The Politics of World English; Chapter 4 - Women, Language and the Limits of Feminism; Chapter 5 - The Politics of Standard English; Chapter 6 - Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Politics of English offers a major reappraisal of the way in which language is both shaped by, and contributes to, social life. Taking a classical Marxist approach, the author provides a view of the ideological aspects of language.