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Talking Power: The Politics of Language
Talking Power The Politics of Language
Author: Robin Tolmach Lakoff
"Why is unintelligibility so valued in academe? How can a joke that's funny in one culture be an insult in another? Can a woman who uses men's language win an election? A noted linguist answers these and other questions, revealing the ways in which what we say and how we say it help us to accomplich our aims"
ISBN-13: 9780465083596
ISBN-10: 0465083595
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Paperback
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