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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2000.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 365 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781452221779
  • 1452221774
  • 9781452220406
  • 1452220409
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Speaking culturally.DDC classification:
  • 306.44/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • P35.5.U6 J64 2000eb
Other classification:
  • G171.22
  • H0-05
  • HF 900
  • HF 600
  • HF 680
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Contents:
I. Language in Demographic and Cultural Perspective. 1. The Linguistic Environment of the United Sates. 2. The Language System in Its Communicative Contexts. 3. Cultural Dimensions of Discourse -- II. Locating Cultural Discourses. 4. Gendered Discourses. 5. African American Discourse in Cultural and Historical Context. 6. Hispanic Peoples and Their Language Patterns. 7. Language and Cultural Complexity in Asian American Identities -- III. Language Consequences and Controversies. 8. Discourse Consequences: Where Language and Culture Matter. 9. Bilingual Education, Ebonics, and the Ideology of "Standard English."
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Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-354) and index.

I. Language in Demographic and Cultural Perspective. 1. The Linguistic Environment of the United Sates. 2. The Language System in Its Communicative Contexts. 3. Cultural Dimensions of Discourse -- II. Locating Cultural Discourses. 4. Gendered Discourses. 5. African American Discourse in Cultural and Historical Context. 6. Hispanic Peoples and Their Language Patterns. 7. Language and Cultural Complexity in Asian American Identities -- III. Language Consequences and Controversies. 8. Discourse Consequences: Where Language and Culture Matter. 9. Bilingual Education, Ebonics, and the Ideology of "Standard English."

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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.

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