Isbn: 9781009306546 - language as hope (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 199 pages. 6.00x0.42x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 199 pages. 6.00x0.42x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Although it feels like we live in a time of seeming hopelessness, this pioneering book illustrates what language can teach us about the practice, logic, and feasibility of hope in the twenty-¿rst century. Silva and Lee highlight how people living in Brazilian urban peripheries, who have grown accustomed to unrelenting prejudice and violence on an everyday basis, use language to survive and imagine futures that are worth aspiring to. In so doing, this book foregrounds how language becomes a matter of survival for these communities. It provides a thorough theorization of how language can produce conditions of hope, moving away from the idea of language merely as a tool of communication and toward something that can meaningfully impact social realities. Innovative and engaging, it is essential reading for researchers and students in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Language as Hope | Daniel N Silva (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Cambridge University Press | EAN 9781009306546 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'Drawing on original research into marginalised communities in Brazil, this pioneering book illustrates what language can teach us about what it means to hope. It foregrounds the real-world effects of the study of language, making it essential reading for researchers and students in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology'-- Provided by publisher. 199 pp. Englisch.…