John Edwards

Sociolinguistics

A Very Short Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Very Short Introduction deals with the social life of language, presenting a succinct account of the most important aspects - both micro and macro - of sociolinguistics, such as language variation, language attitudes, and the relationship between language and identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 108mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 120g
• ISBN-13: 9780199858613
• ISBN-10: 0199858616
• Artikelnr.: 38078302

Autorenporträt

John Edwards is professor of psychology at St. Francis Xavier University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and editor of the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Chapter 1: Coming to Terms
Chapter 2: Variation and Change
Chapter 3: Perceptions of Language
Chapter 4: Protecting Language
Chapter 5: Languages Great and Small
Chapter 6: Loyalty, Maintenance, Shift, Loss and Revival
Chapter 7: In a World of Language
Chapter 8: Name, Sex and Religion
References
Further Reading
Index