ISBN:
9781408276747
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIX, 489 S.)
Edition:
4. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Learning about Language
Parallel Title:
Print version An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Lehrbuch
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Lehrbuch
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Lehrbuch
Abstract:
Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes examines the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Written with Holmes' customary enthusiasm, the book is divided into three sections which explain basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches as well as introducing more recent research.This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout using key concepts and e
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Brief Contents; Table of Contents; Preface to Fourth Edition; Preface to Third Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Author's Acknowledgements; Publisher's Acknowledgements; 1 What do sociolinguists study?; What is a sociolinguist?; Why do we say the same thing in different ways?; What are the different ways we say things?; Social factors, dimensions and explanations; Section I Multilingual Speech Communities; 2 Language choice in multilingual communities; Choosing your variety or code; Diglossia
Description / Table of Contents:
Code-switching or code-mixing3 Language maintenance and shift; Language shift in different communities; Language death and language loss; Factors contributing to language shift; How can a minority language be maintained?; Language revival; 4 Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations; Vernacular languages; Standard languages; Lingua francas; Pidgins and creoles; 5 National languages and language planning; National and official languages; Planning for a national official language; Developing a standard variety in Norway; The linguist's role in language planning
Description / Table of Contents:
Section II Language Variation: Focus on Users6 Regional and social dialects; Regional variation; Social variation; Social dialects; 7 Gender and age; Gender-exclusive speech differences: highly structured communities; Gender-preferential speech features: social dialect research; Gender and social class; Explanations of women's linguistic behaviour; Age-graded features of speech; Age and social dialect data; Age grading and language change; 8 Ethnicity and social networks; Ethnicity; Social networks; 9 Language change; Variation and change; How do changes spread?
Description / Table of Contents:
How do we study language change?Reasons for language change; Section III Language Variation: Focus on Uses; 10 Style, context and register; Addressee as an influence on style; Accommodation theory; Context, style and class; Style in non-Western societies; Register; 11 Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication; The functions of speech; Politeness and address forms; Linguistic politeness in different cultures; 12 Gender, politeness and stereotypes; Women's language and confidence; Interaction; Gossip; The linguistic construction of gender
Description / Table of Contents:
The linguistic construction of sexualitySexist language; 13 Language, cognition and culture; Language and perception; Whorf; Linguistic categories and culture; Discourse patterns and culture; Language, social class and cognition; 14 Analysing discourse; Pragmatics and politeness theory; Ethnography of speaking; Interactional sociolinguistics; Conversation Analysis (CA); Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA); 15 Attitudes and applications; Attitudes to language; Sociolinguistics and education; Sociolinguistics and forensic linguistics; 16 Conclusion; Sociolinguistic competence
Description / Table of Contents:
Dimensions of sociolinguistic analysis
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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