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Fern L. Johnson, Speaking culturally: Language diversity in the United States. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2000. Pp. xviii + 365. Hb $59.95, pb $28.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2002

Karen L. Adams
Karen L. Adams
Affiliation:
English, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302, KLAdams@asu.edu
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Abstract

Speaking culturally is designed as a language-oriented introduction to ethnic and gender issues in the United States, concentrating on what the author perceives to be widely unrecognized intercultural communication problems. The text is divided into three sections, with the first – “Language in demographic and cultural perspective” – providing theoretical background on the relationship of speech to community. The second, “Locating cultural discourses,” provides overviews of language and gender and of three ethnic communities: African American, Hispanic and Asian American. The last section, “Language consequences and controversies,” addresses the consequences of linguistic and cultural diversity and current language policy designed to deal with this diversity.

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Language in Society , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 143 - 146
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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