First published in 1992, Vocabularies of Public Life explores the revolution that has taken place in our understanding of contemporary culture and decodes a number of the symbols which now dominate public life. Wuthnow divides the essays collected here into three distinct 'vocabularies.' Part I examines the ways in which religious and scientific languages function as vocabularies of conviction in public life, Part II focuses on music and art as vocabularies of expression, and Part III considers law, ideology, and public policy as vocabularies of persuasion. The contributors discuss such diverse subjects as American spiritualism, the syntax of modern dance and the social contexts of number one songs. What unifies the book is the common concern with the concrete, everyday manifestations of culture and the importance of understanding its basic structure. This book will be of interest to specialists and scholars of various disciplines such as linguistics, literature, media studies, popular culture, and sociology.
| ISBN: | 9781032383804 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2024 |
| Author: | Robert Wuthnow |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Sociolinguistics Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Grammar, syntax and morphology Sociology |
First published in 1992, Vocabularies of Public Life explores the revolution that has taken place in our understanding of contemporary culture and decodes a number of the symbols which now dominate public life. Wuthnow divides the essays collected here into three distinct 'vocabularies.' Part I examines the ways in which religious and scientific languages function as vocabularies of conviction in public life, Part II focuses on music and art as vocabularies of expression, and Part III considers law, ideology, and public policy as vocabularies of persuasion. The contributors discuss such diverse subjects as American spiritualism, the syntax of modern dance and the social contexts of number one songs. What unifies the book is the common concern with the concrete, everyday manifestations of culture and the importance of understanding its basic structure. This book will be of interest to specialists and scholars of various disciplines such as linguistics, literature, media studies, popular culture, and sociology.
Vocabularies of Public Life features in the following genres: Sociolinguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Sociology
Vocabularies of Public Life is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Vocabularies of Public Life was written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Vocabularies of Public Life has 280 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Revivals series
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