Sociolinguistics

By: Hudson, Richard AMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xv, 279 pISBN: 0521563496; 9780521563499 ; 0521565146 (pbk.); 9780521565141Subject(s): SociolinguisticsDDC classification: 306.44 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Varieties of language -- 3. Language, culture and thought -- 4. Speech as social interaction -- 5. The quantitative study of speech -- 6. Linguistic and social inequality -- 7. Theoretical summary.
Summary: To reflect changes in the field since its first publication, Sociolinguistics contains new sections on politeness, prototypes and accommodation. It is a clear and helpful overview of the relationship between language and society.
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1. Introduction --
2. Varieties of language --
3. Language, culture and thought --
4. Speech as social interaction --
5. The quantitative study of speech --
6. Linguistic and social inequality --
7. Theoretical summary.

To reflect changes in the field since its first publication, Sociolinguistics contains new sections on politeness, prototypes and accommodation. It is a clear and helpful overview of the relationship between language and society.

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