Language and Power
This Web page gives recommendations of resources to use and the terms to search in them for topics related to language and power. These terms focus on some aspect of power and language (e.g. who has control over discourse, what language aspects determine who has power in a relationship or conversation, how is language used for political power, "English only" laws, language policy, etc.). Language Research Topics has links to pages with suggestions for other language topics.
Books, in call number ranges P 95 (political, media)
Search the online catalog SAGE using:
- language and power
Search Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (print index) using:
- Power (Social Sciences)
- Communication (Social Aspects)
- English Language
Search Business Periodicals Index (print index) using:
- English-only rules in the workplace
- English Language
Search Social Sciences Index (print index) using:
- Language Policy
- Communication in politics
- Power (Social Sciences)
Search Academic Search Premier using:
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Search PsycINFO using:
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Search Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts using:
- language
- power
- policy
Search Social Science Abstracts using:
- Language policy
- Communicaion in politics
- Power social sciences
Be sure to evaluate the sources you find. Use How to Evaluate Books and How to Evaluate Articles for suggestions of things to examine.
Note: CSU no longer subscribes to the indexes listed below, but the terms should work if your library has them:
Search Periodical Abstracts using:
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Search Readers' Guide Abstracts using:
- Power social sciences
- Communication social aspects