Publication

1997 - Routledge, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

71,500 words, Guess

Page Count

286 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC306.4/4/0973
  • LCCPE2808.8 .L57 1997

Description

In English with an Accent, Rosina Lippi-Green scrutinizes American attitudes towards language. Using examples drawn from a variety of contexts: the classroom, the court, the media, and corporate culture, she exposes the way in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate unequal social structures and unequal power relations. English with an Accent focuses on language variation linked to geography and social identity; looks at how the media and the entertainment industry work to promote linguistic stereotyping; examines how employers discriminate on the basis of accent; reveals how the judicial system protects the status quo and reinforces language subordination.

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  • English with an accent: language, ideology, and discrimination in the United StatesRoutledge1997-01-01
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