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Language in society : an introduction to sociolinguistics

Author:Suzanne Romaine

Summary:Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific islands of Melanesia? Why do Danes understand Norwegian better than Norwegians understand Danish? Why is a Cornish accent rated higher than Cockney speech but lower than Oxford English? Are British and American English different languages?

Print Book, English, ©2000

Edition:2nd ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, ©2000

Genre:Einführung

Physical Description:xi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780198731924, 0198731922

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:43458125

Subjects:

Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistique

Sociolinguïstiek

Soziolinguistik

sociolinguistics

Additional Physical Form Entry:

Online version:

Language in society.

Romaine, Suzanne, 1951-

Contents:

1. Language in Society/Society in Language

2. Language Choice

3. Sociolinguistic Patterns

4. Language and Gender

5. Language Change in Social Perspective

6. Pidgin and Creole Languages

7. Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems

8. Conclusions

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