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But how often do we think about exactly what language is and how we actually use it?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage, society and communication\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eintroduces established and new linguistic concepts and theories, and links these to contemporary issues in society and the media, including new social media, with a particular focus on southern Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage, society and communication\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eexplores how language is intricately bound up with issues of power, status and identity. It explores the tension between the diverse nature of everyday language practices, on the one hand, and the societal pressures towards managing and containing this diversity, on the other. It also demonstrates the relevance of linguistic study (e.g. phonology and syntax) to real-world problems (e.g. analysis of a child’s acquisition of language), within a southern African context. 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