An introduction to English sociolinguistics /
This textbook, aimed primarily at beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitativ...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
©2010.
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Colección: | Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- To readers
- 1 What is 8216;English?
- 2 Communities, networks and individuals
- 3 English and language planning
- 4 Regional and social variation
- 5 Change in English
- 6 English historical sociolinguistics
- 7 Language contact
- 8 Dialect contact
- 9 Sociolinguistics and linguistic theory
- 10 Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- Index.