Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780195120448 | 0195120442
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/14/1999
Reflections on Language brings together a collection of seventy-eight articles that examine language from many different perspectives. Its selections focus on language as a social form, demonstrating how it is an indispensable component of the world and how we interpret it. Organizedthematically, the text addresses many topics, including the acquisition of language, the rhetoric of advertising, the language of politics, language between the sexes, and language across cultures. It also discusses areas not covered by similar books, such as the bodily basis of language,communication across species, and the language of cyberspace. Ideal for courses in freshman composition, introduction to language, and a variety of writing classes, Reflections on Language helps students and other readers to become more aware of language and to use it more effectively. The text offers useful aids for writing instruction, including anopening chapter on writing and revising, a rhetorical table of contents, and a glossary, as well as introductory notes, journal writing prompts, and analytical exercises for each selection. Reflections on Language also includes an index as well as thirteen advertisements, eighteen cartoons, andnumerous end-of-chapter writing assignments. This unique reader incorporates a substantial number of scholarly articles by language theorists in addition to pieces by popular writers and works of short fiction, poetry, and drama. Lively, informative, and authoritative, Reflections on Language leadsstudents and general readers to a deeper understanding of language and its power.
Rhetorical Contents | xv | (4) | |||
|
xix | (2) | |||
Preface | xxi | (6) | |||
Introduction | xxvii | (9) | |||
|
|||||
"How to Write with Style" A renowned contemporary novelist offers some practical tips on how to make what you write engaging and direct. | xxxvi | ||||
1. Acquiring Language | 1 | (50) | |||
|
|||||
|
2 | (3) | |||
|
|||||
|
5 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
9 | (8) | |||
|
|||||
|
17 | (6) | |||
|
|||||
|
23 | (10) | |||
|
|||||
|
33 | (18) | |||
2. Communication Across Species | 51 | (46) | |||
|
|||||
|
52 | (7) | |||
|
|||||
|
59 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
64 | (7) | |||
|
|||||
|
71 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
76 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
85 | (12) | |||
3. The Bodily Basis of Language | 97 | (58) | |||
|
|||||
|
98 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
102 | (6) | |||
|
|||||
|
108 | (15) | |||
|
|||||
|
123 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
127 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
131 | (7) | |||
|
|||||
|
138 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
143 | (12) | |||
4. Can We Talk? | 155 | (58) | |||
|
|||||
|
156 | (8) | |||
|
|||||
|
164 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
173 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
178 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
182 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
186 | (7) | |||
|
|||||
|
193 | (20) | |||
5. Communication Between the Sexes | 213 | (60) | |||
|
|||||
|
214 | (11) | |||
|
|||||
|
225 | (6) | |||
|
|||||
|
231 | (12) | |||
|
|||||
|
243 | (11) | |||
|
|||||
|
254 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
258 | (3) | |||
|
|||||
|
261 | (12) | |||
6. Language Between Cultures | 273 | (42) | |||
|
|||||
|
274 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
283 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
288 | (3) | |||
|
|||||
|
291 | (8) | |||
|
|||||
|
299 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
304 | (11) | |||
7. Many Englishes | 315 | (60) | |||
|
|||||
|
316 | (11) | |||
|
|||||
|
327 | (10) | |||
|
|||||
|
337 | (3) | |||
|
|||||
|
340 | (10) | |||
|
|||||
|
350 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
355 | (6) | |||
|
|||||
|
361 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
366 | (9) | |||
8. The Politics of Everyday Language | 375 | (66) | |||
|
|||||
|
376 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
385 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
390 | (10) | |||
|
|||||
|
400 | (12) | |||
|
|||||
|
412 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
417 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
422 | (8) | |||
|
|||||
|
430 | (11) | |||
9. The Rhetoric of Advertising | 441 | (58) | |||
|
|||||
|
442 | (12) | |||
|
|||||
|
454 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
463 | (15) | |||
|
|||||
|
478 | (8) | |||
|
|||||
|
486 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
490 | (9) | |||
10. The Language of Politics | 499 | (56) | |||
|
|||||
|
500 | (12) | |||
|
|||||
|
512 | (7) | |||
|
|||||
|
519 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
528 | (6) | |||
|
|||||
|
534 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
539 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
543 | (12) | |||
11. Cybertalk | 555 | (56) | |||
|
|||||
|
556 | (4) | |||
|
|||||
|
560 | (10) | |||
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
570 | (5) | |||
|
|||||
|
575 | (11) | |||
|
|||||
|
586 | (9) | |||
|
|||||
|
595 | (3) | |||
|
|||||
|
598 | (3) | |||
|
|||||
|
601 | (10) | |||
Glossary of Rhetorical and Linguistic Terms | 611 | (8) | |||
Index of Authors and Titles | 619 | (3) | |||
Index | 622 |
What is included with this book?
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.