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Article: Talbot, Mary, Karen Atkinson, and David Atkinson. (2003): Language and Power in the Modern World.(Book review)
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- Communication Research Trends
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- March 1, 2006
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Talbot, Mary, Karen Atkinson, and David Atkinson. (2003): Language and Power in the Modern World. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press. Pp. ix, 342. ISBN 0-8173-1384-2 (hb.) $75.00; 0-8173-5069-1 (pb.) $29.95.
The fundamental premise of Language and Power is pretty simple: any product of language, regardless of the context in which it was produced, represents the interests of its producer. Upon this premise, however, lie the great complexities of power as it is generated and maintained in the interactions of human beings through the media, public discourse, and individuals in conversation. Talbot, Atkinson, and Atkinson explore the phenomenon of language ...