William Downes,
William (University of East Anglia) Downes
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1998
9780521456630
Language and Society
Specificaties
Paperback, 516 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1998
ISBN13: 9780521456630
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Cambridge Approaches
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Downes' textbook is an accessible introduction to the social aspects of language and their various explanations. Topics covered include domains of language use, language change, code-switching, speech as social action, and the nature of meaning and understanding. This second edition includes an analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521456630
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:516
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Cambridge Approaches
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements; 1. Linguistics and sociolinguistics; 2. A tapestry in space and time; 3. Language varieties: processes and problems; 4. Discovering the structure in variation; 5. Rhoticity; 6. At the intersection of social factors; 7. Change, meaning and acts of identity; 8. The discourse of social life; 9. Communication: words and world; 10. Action and critique; 11. Language and social explanation; Further reading; References; Index.