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Language and Society

Language and Society

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics

Linguistics

ISBN10: 0521450462
ISBN13: 9780521450461
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 24 1998
Pages: 514
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.30 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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