Reflections on Class and Language.

Ohmann, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ256282

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Jan

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Reflections on Class and Language.

Ohmann, Richard

College English, v44 n1 p1-17 Jan 1982

Compares the language usage of a working-class couple and a small-town mayor. Uses a Marxian rhetorical perspective to connect language styles and class distinctions. Considers the educational implications of this connection. (RL)

Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Language Research, Language Styles, Marxian Analysis, Rhetoric, Social Class, Social Differences, Sociolinguistics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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