English in Its Social Contexts: Essays in Historical Sociolinguistics - Couverture rigide

Machan, Tim William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195064992 ISBN 13 : 9780195064995

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1992

Synopsis

The essays in this volume address each of the traditional periods of the English language. Topics discussed include the social status and use of English, the relationship between English and co-existent languages, language as a political instrument and attitudes towards varieties of English.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a collection of contributed essays on the social history of the English language. It will be the second volume in the Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics series, edited by Edward Finegan. Linguists are increasingly aware that external social contact can be as significant as internal grammatical structure in instigating and determining the direction of changes within a language's syntax, phonology, and lexicon. Despite this fact, however, existing textbooks on the history of English give scant attention to this sociolinguistic perspective. The present work is designed to serve as a much needed supplement to such texts. The essays in the volume, written by recognized authorities in their fields, address each of the traditional periods of English. Topics covered include: the social status and uses of English, the relations between English and co-existent languages, the relations between varieties of spoken and written language, language as a political and socio-economic instrument, and attitudes towards varieties of English. The book should attract supplementary use in courses in applied linguistics and sociolinguistics as well as in the history of the English language.

Revue de presse

`A useful contribution towards a sorely needed revision of the traditional approaches to the history of the language.' Geoffrey Nunberg, Stanford

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195064992
• ISBN 13: 9780195064995
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 281
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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