Language in History: Theories and Texts
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In Language in History, Tony Crowley provides the analytical tools for answering such questions. Using a radical re-reading of Saussure and Bahktin, he demonstrates, in four case studies, the ways in which language has been used to construct social and cultural identity in Britain and Ireland. For example, he examines the ways in which language was employed to construct a bourgeois public sphere in 18th Century England, and he reveals how language is still being used in contemporary Ireland to articulate national and political aspirations and why the Irish language died.
By bringing together linguistic and critical theory with his own sharp historical and political consciousness, Tony Crowley provides a new agenda for language study; one which acknowledges the fact that writing about history has always been determined by the historical context, and by issues of race, class and gender. Language in History represents a major contribution to the field, and an essential text for anyone interested in language, discourse and communication.
ISBN
9780415072458
Publication Date
1995
Publisher
Routledge
City
London and New York
Keywords
language, history
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature | History
Recommended Citation
Crowley, Tony. Language in History: Theories and Texts. London And New York: Routledge, 1995.
