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Language and Social Identity
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Language and Social Identity Whenever we open our mouths to speak, we provide those who hear us, chosen interlocuters or mere bystanders, with a wealth of data, linguistic clues others use to position us within a specific social strata. Our particular uses of language mark us geographically, ethnically, by age or sex, and, especially in stratified societies, according to class or caste. This collection of papers by researchers in cultural and linguistic anthropology examine these concepts as well as many others.
 
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Aldous Huxley "Brave New World"
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Aldous Huxley "Brave New World"Aldous Huxley"Brave New World"
PDF | ISBN not applicable | Year 1932 | 170 pages | English | 1.18MB
Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" is both one of the best science fiction books and one of the most brilliant pieces of satire ever written. BNW takes place on a future Earth where human beings are mass-produced and conditioned for lives in a rigid caste system. As the story progresses, we learn some of the disturbing secrets that lie underneath the bright, shiny facade of this highly-ordered world.
 
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Tags: World, Brave, system, story, caste