Use Your Voice: Discussing Identity (Idioms for Inclusivity)

Informed by sociolinguistic research, yet written accessibly, Use Your Voice challenges readers to investigate the concept of identity as it relates to both language-use and inclusivity. This engaging and delightfully illustrated book invites students to engage with concepts such as: the cultural meaning of the idiom "use your voice" Indexicality, a framework that linguists use to research and understand how our identities are encoded in language why the expectation to "use your voice" can make someone feel excluded and how understanding the way language works can help us learn to be more inclusive For students aged 7-14.

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