Endorsements
"Language is at the very heart of who we are, what we believe, how we behave, and how we relate to others, as Keith Walters and Michal Brody demonstrate beautifully in this new book. This book will be a must for all those who want students not only to understand the power that language exerts in the world (especially in allowing some to speak and be heard while silencing many others) but also to take responsibility for their own language use."
—Andrea Lunsford, Stanford University
"A smart book that I’d certainly recommend to my colleagues. English classes, after all, are language classes…this textbook properly brings our attention back to language and its many rhetorical and sociolinguistic issues."
—Jaime MejÌa, Texas State University
"An exciting book that covers many topics I haven’t seen covered in other language readers—globalization and language, language and nation states, the languages of Deaf communities, and more. The readings are provocative and accessible—and will generate good discussion and topics for writing."
—LuMing Mao, Miami University of Ohio
"An excellent reader for courses in freshman composition, mass media, and language and culture. It both forces and allows students to appreciate the significance of the way that language affects the way we think about subjects ranging from ethnicity to sexuality, globalization to newspaper ads. The readings provide students with a breadth of critical perspectives that they can engage and examine."
—Peter Murphy, Murray State University
"This is an exciting textbook with an especially attractive design and creative editorial features. The many prompts for writing assignments and the companion web site allow for a variety of research activities.
—Patrick Brown, Indiana University NW
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