Language in society : an introduction to sociolinguistics /
Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific islands of Melanesia? Why do Danes understand Norwegian better than Norwegians understand Danish? Why is a Cornish accent rated higher than Cockney speech but lower than Oxford English? Are British and American English different languages? Li...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2000.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Language in Society/Society in Language
- 2. Language Choice
- 3. Sociolinguistic Patterns
- 4. Language and Gender
- 5. Language Change in Social Perspective
- 6. Pidgin and Creole Languages
- 7. Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems
- 8. Conclusions.