Speaking of words: a language reader

"But the Registrar said I have to take this course" : language in the classroom

"Let me give you a piece of my mind" : how language shapes our thoughts and reality

"How can I know what I think till I see what I say?" : language and belief ; how language reinforces racial, ethnic, and sexual discrimination

"I want to make one thing perfectly clear" : the misuse of language

"That's what I think too - Isn'it?" : the analysis of propaganda

"But that's not what the dictionary says" : language coinage and change.