| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Permissions; Newspapers; Transcription conventions; Contributors; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 What is language?; CHAPTER 2 Language thought and representation; CHAPTER 3 Language and politics; CHAPTER 4 Language and the media; CHAPTER 5 Language and gender; CHAPTER 6 Language and ethnicity; CHAPTER 7 Language and age; CHAPTER 8 Language and social class; CHAPTER 9 Language and identity; CHAPTER 10 Language standardi[s/z]ation; CHAPTER 11 Projects |
| Summary |
The essential introductory text for students studying language, this book examines the ways in which language functions in a variety of social contexts: how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages.
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Sociolinguistics.
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Language
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sociolinguistics.
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Language and languages.
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Sociolinguistics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Peccei, Jean Stilwell
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LaBelle, Suzanne
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Engøy Henriksen, Berit
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Eppler, Eva
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Irwin, Anthea
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Pichler, Pia
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Preece, Siân
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Soden, Satori
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| ISBN |
9780203836545 |
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0203836545 |
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9781136864230 |
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1136864237 |
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