{"title":"Dwight Bolinger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDwight Bolinger\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that explore the intricate relationship between language and communication. His writing delves into the power, nuance, and influence of language in everyday life, uncovering how meaning is shaped and conveyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in linguistics, semantics, and the study of language as a dynamic cultural tool will find his books both engaging and thought-provoking. These works provide valuable perspectives within the field of education and reference, inviting deeper reflection on how language impacts human interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"language-the-loaded-weapon-by-dwight-bolinger-9781032048956","title":"Language – The Loaded Weapon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1980 and now reissued for the first time as a Routledge Linguistics Classic, \u003cem\u003eLanguage – The Loaded Weapon\u003c\/em\u003e is at once an introduction to and a critique of everything we know, or think we know, about language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic text explains in simple terms the essentials of linguistic form and meaning, and applies them to illuminate questions touching on issues related to: correctness; truth; class and dialect; manipulation through advertising and propaganda; sexual and other discrimination; and official obfuscation and the maintenance of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBolinger notes that our deepest societal problems are entangled with language, raising questions such as: What kind of English should be taught, or should there be no standard at all? What are the verbal persuasions of technology doing to our children? Which way does information flow, what are its biases, when does it inform and when conceal, and who benefits? Are the people who consider themselves experts in these matters as expert as they pretend to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this seminal work, Bolinger addresses all of these concerns in a way which remains as relevant to us today as it was when it was first written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by James Paul Gee, situating and contextualising the text in the present day, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in understanding how language has shaped the world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606347038956,"sku":"9781032048956","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032048956-language-the-loaded-weapon.jpg?v=1778152512"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dwight-bolinger.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}