LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England]
Cambridge University Press
1998
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Cambridge approaches to linguistics
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Add Tag | Summary: | 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 new edition includes an up-to-date analysis of language standardization, language conflict and planning. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 503 pages illustrations 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-490) and index |
| ISBN: | 0521450462 0521456630 |
Language and society