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Introducing Sociolinguistics (PDF eBook) 2nd Revised edition


Introducing Sociolinguistics (PDF eBook) 2nd Revised edition

eBook by Mesthrie, Rajend/Swann, Joan/Deumert, Ana;

Introducing Sociolinguistics (PDF eBook)

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ISBN:
9780748632497
Publication Date:
29 May 2009
Edition:
2nd Revised edition
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Pages:
528 pages
Format:
eBook
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Introducing Sociolinguistics (PDF eBook)

Description

Sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. This introductory textbook expertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject.

Contents

1. Clearing the Ground: Basic Issues, Concepts and Approaches; 2. Regional Dialectology; 3. Social Dialectolog; 4. Language Variation and Chang; 5. Language Choice and Code-Switching; 6. Language in Interactio; 7. Gender and Language Use; 8. Language Contact 1: Maintenance, Shift and Death; 9. Language Contact 2: Pidgins, Creoles and 'New Englishes; 10. Critical Sociolinguistics: Approaches to Language and Power; 11. Sociolinguistics and Education; 12. Language Planning and Policy; 13. The Sociolinguistics of Sign Language; Epilogue; Further Reading; Next Steps; Bibliography; Glossary.

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