ERIC Number: EJ432986
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Language as a Cultural Commodity.
Joseph, John E.
Polylingua, v1 n3 p175-85 Fall 1990
Explores language as a cultural commodity through examination of the different values of rhetoric in Arabic- and English-speaking cultures, as evidenced by the language of the war against Iraq, and through examination of the role of language in determining economic status in France, the United States, and England. (18 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Cultural Context, English, French, Linguistic Theory, Oral Language, Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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