Language and Power

Informationen zum Autor By Creel Froman Klappentext In this second volume! Book III looks at another irreal language! that of games/sports! and discusses how it functions metaphorically (and in other ways) to serve power's interests (including such formulations as language games and! in general! understanding "life" as a "game"). Book IV offers an analysis of language as multiple forms of oppression (racism! sexism! classism! ageism! speciesism [humanism]}. It reveals how such a language is constructed! both in formal as well as in individual language. It also shows how power is a consequence of structured inequalities built into language itself! producing! in its "wake!" languages of resistance. Book V brings together a number of themes! including play! language as commanding! institutional power! and proper names. Zusammenfassung Develops a way of looking at games/sports as another irreal language! a language that! when used as a metaphor or analogy for life! serves certain interests as opposed to others. This work offers an analysis of language as multiple forms of oppression and shows how power is a consequence of structured inequalities built into language itself.

Product details

• Authors: Creel Froman, Froman Creel
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.1992
• EAN: 9781573925020
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-502-0
• No. of pages: 227
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms