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LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY
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| By: |
William Downes |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521456630 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521456630 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
24 September, 1998 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics |
| Pages: |
516 |
| Description: |
This book is a clear and reliable introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. |
| Synopsis: |
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 second edition includes an analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning. |
| Illustrations: |
6 b/w illus. 9 maps 15 tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |