LEADER 02688nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910790086903321 005 20230422031613.0 010 $a1-383-03231-9 010 $a0-19-160702-9 010 $a1-283-09914-4 010 $a9786613099143 010 $a0-19-159387-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000083373 035 $a(EBL)694048 035 $a(OCoLC)726735444 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12162593 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10542763 035 $a(PQKB)11375624 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL694048 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10469436 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL309914 035 $a(PPN)272913278 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC694048 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000083373 100 $a20000426d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLanguage in society$b[electronic resource] $ean introduction to sociolinguistics /$fSuzanne Romaine 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-873192-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aWhy 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 606 $aSociolinguistics 615 0$aSociolinguistics. 676 $a306.44 700 $aRomaine$b Suzanne$f1951-$0132418 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790086903321 996 $aLanguage in society$9182832 997 $aUNINA