An introduction to sociolinguistics
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Harlow, England :
Pearson Longman
c2008
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| Edition: | Thirt edition |
| Series: | Learning about language
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Table of Contents:
- 1. What do sociolinguists study?
- 1-Multilingual speech communities: 2. Language chioce in multilingual communities
- 3. Language maintenance and shift
- 4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations
- 5. National languages and language planning
- 2-Language variation: focus on users: 6. Regional and social dialects
- 7. Gender and age
- 8. Ethnicity and social networks
- 9. Language change
- 3-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. Conclusions