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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-354) and index
I. Language in Demographic and Cultural Perspective. 1. The Linguistic Environment of the United Sates. 2. The Language System in Its Communicative Contexts. 3. Cultural Dimensions of Discourse -- II. Locating Cultural Discourses. 4. Gendered Discourses. 5. African American Discourse in Cultural and Historical Context. 6. Hispanic Peoples and Their Language Patterns. 7. Language and Cultural Complexity in Asian American Identities -- III. Language Consequences and Controversies. 8. Discourse Consequences: Where Language and Culture Matter. 9. Bilingual Education, Ebonics, and the Ideology of "Standard English"
Speaking Culturally examines the changing cultural demographics of the United States from a linguistic perspective. The author highlights the discourses associated with gender and with African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans