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ISBN-10: 0415430836

ISBN-13: 9780415430838

Edition: 2011

Authors: Annabelle Mooney, Jean Stilwell Peccei, Suzanne LaBelle, Berit Eng�y Henriksen, Eva Eppler

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This book provides an introduction to social and political issues such as language use in politics and the media, how language affects and constructs our identities and language use according to gender, age and class.
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List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/25/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 378
Size: 6.89" wide x 9.69" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Annabelle Mooney is a Reader in English Language and Linguistics at Roehampton University, UK.Jean Peccei was formerly a Visiting Lecturer in the English Language & Linguistics programme at Roehampton University, UK.Suzanne LaBelle is a Lecturer in English Language and Communication at Kingston University, UK.Berit Engøy Henriksen attended The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She then studied at Roehampton University, graduating with an MRes in Sociolinguistics in 2009.Eva Eppler is Senior Lecturer and convenor of the MRes in Sociolinguistics at Roehampton University, UK.Satori Soden has taught at both Roehampton and Goldsmiths College, UK.Pia Pichler is a…    

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