Language, Mind, and Power: Why We Need Linguistic Equality by Boisvert, Daniel R.

Language, Mind, and Power: Why We Need Linguistic Equality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780367224400)

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Language, Mind, and Power: Why We Need Linguistic Equality by Boisvert, Daniel R.

Language, Mind, and Power: Why We Need Linguistic Equality

$48.95
Language, Mind, and Power: Why We Need Linguistic Equality by Boisvert, Daniel R.

Language, Mind, and Power: Why We Need Linguistic Equality

$48.95
Format: Paperback
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Language is a natural resource: Power and vulnerability are associated with access to language, just as to food and water. In this new book, a linguist and philosopher elucidate why language is so powerful, illuminate its very real social and political implications, and make the case for linguistic equality--equality among languages and equality in access to/knowledge of language and its use--as a human right and tool to prevent violence and oppression. Students and instructors will find this accessible, interdisciplinary text invaluable for courses that explore how language reflects power structures in linguistics, philosophy/ethics, and cognitive science/psychology.



Author: Daniel R. Boisvert, Ralf Thiede
ISBN-10: 0367224402
ISBN-13: 9780367224400
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2020
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.10w x 0.50d
By Daniel R. Boisvert
By Daniel R. Boisvert
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Daniel R. Boisvert is Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His main areas of research are philosophy of language and ethics, especially their intersections and relations to broader issues in philosophy of mind and logic. He has authored or co-authored articles that have appeared in outlets such as Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, The Philosophical Quarterly, and The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Language.

Ralf Thiede is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research interests include interfacing formal linguistics and cognition, including brain development. His book Children's Literature, Brain Development, and Language Acquisition appeared with Routledge (2019).

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