Speaking culturally : language diversity in the United States / / Fern L. Johnson

• Autore: Johnson Fern L
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 365 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 306.44/0973
• Soggetto topico: Language and culture - United States; Linguistic minorities - United States; Language and languages - Variation; Multilingualism - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-354) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - Language in Demographic and Cultural Perspective; Chapter 1 - The Linguistic Environment of the United States; Chapter 2 - The Language System in its Communicative Contexts; Chapter 3 - Cultural Dimensions of Discourse; Part II - Locating Cultural Discourses; Chapter 4 - Gendered Discourses; Chapter 5 - African American Discourse in Cultural and Historical Context; Chapter 6 - Hispanic Peoples and Their Language Patterns; Chapter 7 - Language and Cultural Complexity in Asian American Identities ; Part III - Language Consequences and ControversiesChapter 8 - Discourse Consequences: Where Language and Culture Matter; Chapter 9 - Bilingual Education, Ebonics, and the Ideology of ""Standard English""; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Speaking Culturally examines the changing cultural demographics of the United States from a linguistic perspective. The author highlights the discourses associated with gender and with African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans.
• Titolo autorizzato: Speaking culturally
• ISBN: 1-4522-2177-4; 0-8039-5911-7; 1-322-41296-0; 1-4522-3861-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810665903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II