This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Downes' textbook is an accessible introduction to the social aspects of language and their various explanations. Topics covered include domains of language use, language change, code-switching, speech as social action, and the nature of meaning and understanding. This second edition includes an analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning.
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'Downes's Language and Society is the clearest and most reliable introduction to the field of sociolinguistics available today.' William Labov
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'... a useful and original introduction, one which accomplishes the difficult task of being suitable for both the student of language and the general reader.' Jenny Cheshire
In this clear and reliable introduction to the field of sociolinguistics, Downes discusses the relationships between language variation and large-scale social factors. This thoroughly revised edition includes an analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning.
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Downes' textbook is an accessible introduction to the social aspects of language and their various explanations. Topics covered include domains of language use, language change, code-switching, speech as social action, and the nature of meaning and understanding. This second edition includes an analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR005081204
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Condizione: Como nuevo. : Este libro es una introducción clara y confiable al campo de la sociolingüística. En esta edición revisada y actualizada del libro de texto de Downes, se presenta un análisis actualizado de la estandarización del lenguaje, el conflicto y la planificación del lenguaje. Los temas cubiertos incluyen los dominios del uso del lenguaje, el cambio de idioma, el cambio de código, el habla como acción social y la naturaleza del significado y la comprensión. EAN: 9780521456630 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: Language and Society Autor: William Downes Editorial: Cambridge University Press Idioma: en Páginas: 516 Formato: tapa blanda. Codice articolo Happ-2023-11-22-c1de7830
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