On the Subject of English

On the Subject of EnglishThe globalized use of language calls into question conventional ways of thinking in linguistics,applied linguistics and language pedagogy. This book critically examines this thinking from an historical, at times satirical, perspective and proposes an alternative conceptualization. The first section defines a number of key concepts about communication which are taken up in subsequent sections and shown to be relevant to the different but related areas

including pollution and pesticide misuse

‚Fahnenwort‘ sowie für erhellende Analysen zu zentralen „brisanten Wörtern“ wie Arbeit

and children suspected of having leprosy were removed from their families

At the end of each chapter

and myth and ritual

the book illuminates the ways in which religious values and symbols informed political organization and social integration

Indem nicht die Welt vom Menschen her

Drinking: Behavior and Belief in Modern History is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the social

Returning to his native Chicago after World War II

A Womb of One’s Own underscores the surprising influence of medicine in politics

and laboring for the preservation of the Jewish faith and heritage in an unfamiliar environment

fostering the modernization of language