| Reviews |
| - 'Overall Romaine's work is a very thorough introduction to the study of sociolinguistics. Greg Watson, Language and Literature, Journal of the Poetics and Linguistics Association' -
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| Description | | - Second edition of successful textbook, revised and updated by distinguished and highly published scholar
- Features broad range of examples drawn from all over the world
- Ideal for non-linguistics majors
- One of the most accessible texts in this field
| Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect?
Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology generally overlooks the role of language in the constitution of society. In this book
Suzanne Romaine provides a clear, lively, and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics and emphasizes the constant interaction between society and language, discussing both traditional and recent issues including: language and social class, language and gender, language and education, and pidgins and creoles. The text shows how our linguistic choices are motivated by social
factors, and how certain ways of speaking come to be vested with symbolic value and includes examples drawing on studies of cultures and languages all over the world.
This new edition incorporates new material on current issues in the study of gender as well as other topics such as the linguistic dimension to the ethnic conflict in the Balkans, and the controversy over Ebonics in the United
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Readership: First-year students studying on introductory courses, both general introductions to Linguistics and to Sociolinguistics; also for undergraduate and graduate students of Anthropology, Sociology, and Education.
| Contents |
Language in Society/Society in Language
Language Choice
Sociolinguistic Patterns
Language and Gender
Language Change in Social Prespective
Pidgin and Creole Languages
Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems
Conclusions
References
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Suzanne Romaine, Merton Professor of English Language, Oxford University
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Sociolinguistics
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