Language, Society, and the State
| Author | : Gareth Price |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2019-06-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781614514640 |
| ISBN-13 | : 161451464X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (64X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Language, Society, and the State by : Gareth Price
Download or read book Language, Society, and the State written by Gareth Price and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Taiwan as a case study, this book constructs an innovative theory of a political sociology of language. Through documentary and ethnographic data and a comparative-historical method the book illustrates how language mediates interactions between society and the state and becomes politicized as a result; how language, politics and power are intertwined processes; and how these processes are not isolated in institutions but socially embedded.