| Description |
vi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 4 |
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Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 4
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Languages and Communities -- 2. Languages, Dialects, and Varieties -- 3. Pidgins and Creoles -- 4. Codes -- 5. Speech Communities -- Pt. II. Inherent Variety -- 6. Language Variation -- 7. Findings and Issues -- 8. Change -- Pt. III. Words at Work -- 9. Words and Culture -- 10. Ethnographies -- 11. Solidarity and Politeness -- 12. Talk and Action -- Pt. IV. Understanding and Intervening -- 13. Gender -- 14. Disadvantage -- 15. Planning -- 16. Conclusion |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sociolinguistics.
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| LC no. |
2001025979 |
| ISBN |
0631225390 alkaline paper |
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0631225404 pb. alkaline paper |
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