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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Publication date
July 1, 1992
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780582060623
ISBN-10
0582060621
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
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Great Britain
Original list price
$39.26
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foreign language
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Techniques & Principles in Language Teaching | How Languages Are Learned | An Introduction to Sociolinguistics | Explaining English Grammar | Readings on Second Language Acquisition
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: This introductory book considers the question "What is sociolinguistics?", and explains sociolinguistic concepts through a wide range of examples. It draws from both 'classic' approaches to the subject as well as from more recent research, introducing terms like 'code-switching' and 'social dialect'. It is conveniently divided into three sections. In the first, Janet Holmes shows how language is used in multilingual speech communities and explains how and why languages change within society and highlights the factors that lead to the displacement of one language by another, and sometimes the death of a language. The central section gives a comprehensive and well-illustrated exploration of social reasons for language change, exploring language change in monolingual communities and the features of a variety of dialects. The author shows how and why differing racial and social groups develop and maintain speech variations. In the final section, Janet Holmes assesses how attitudes to language affect speech and shows that linguistic responses depend upon a variety of contextual factors - for example, the status of the person being addressed and our reasons for speaking. Our attitudes to language have strong implications for our community. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics describes how language usage reflects the values of society, how society's view of women is reflected in language and how women are linguistically more polite than men.
Editions
Paperback
4th edition from Taylor & Francis (January 28, 2013)
9781408276747 | details & prices | 489 pages | 7.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 2.16 lbs | List price $42.95
3 edition from Allyn & Bacon (March 16, 2008)
9781405821315 | details & prices | 504 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $54.60
2 edition from Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd (October 1, 2000)
9780582328617 | details & prices | 406 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $41.33
About: What is sociolinguistics?
About: What is sociolinguistics?
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from Addison-Wesley (July 1, 1992)
9780582060623 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $39.26
About: This introductory book considers the question "What is sociolinguistics?
About: This introductory book considers the question "What is sociolinguistics?
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