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Language and Society 2ed

Language and Society 2ed

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Series: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics

Linguistics

ISBN10: 0521456630
ISBN13: 9780521456630
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 24 1998
Pages: 516
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
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 new edition includes an up-to-date analysis of language standardization, language conflict and planning.

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