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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790086903321

Autore

Romaine Suzanne <1951->

Titolo

Language in society [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to sociolinguistics / / Suzanne Romaine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000

ISBN

1-383-03231-9

0-19-160702-9

1-283-09914-4

9786613099143

0-19-159387-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Language in Society/Society in Language; Chapter 2 Language Choice; Chapter 3 Sociolinguistic Patterns; Chapter 4 Language and Gender; Chapter 5 Language Change in Social Perspective; Chapter 6 Pidgin and Creole Languages; Chapter 7 Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems; Chapter 8 Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect? Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology generally overlooks the role of language in the constitution of society. In this book Suzanne Romaine provides a clear, lively, and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics and emphasizes the constant interaction between society and language, discussing both traditional and recent