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Janet Holmes, Professor of Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Publisher: Longman
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Description Examining the way people use language in different social contexts provides a wealth of information about the way language works, as well as about the social relationships in a community. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics explores both these aspects of sociolinguistic study. This updated, expanded third edition is the number one introduction to socio-linguistics on the market. |
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Table Of Contents Preface Author’s Acknowledgements Publisher’s Acknowledgements
1. What do sociolinguists study?
Section A: Multilingual speech communities 2. Language choice in multilingual communities 3. Language maintenance and shift 4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations 5. National languages and language planning
Section B: Language variation: focus on users 6. Regional and social dialects 7. Gender and age 8. Ethnicity and social networks 9. Language change
Section C: Language variation: focus on uses 10. Style, context and register 11. Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication 12. Gender, politeness and stereotypes 13. Language, cognition and culture 14. Analysing Discourse 15. Attitudes and applications 16. Conclusion
References Appendix I: phonetic symbols Appendix II: preface to first edition Appendix III: preface to second edition Glossary Index |
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