"From technobabble to weasel words ,from language acquisition to language extinction, thiscollection of provocative selections explores language issues of current and enduring interest. Essays, poems, advertisements. and speechesprovide a rich variety of genresand topics, all chosen to help students appreciate the power of language and become moreconfident.skilled writers. New chapter on Technology and Langguage includes Nathan Cobb on gender wars in cyberspace and Ellen Ullman on herbelief that