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9780195065008: English in Its Social Contexts: Essays in Historical Sociolinguistics (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)
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ISBN 10 : 019506500X ISBN 13 : 9780195065008
Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1992

Synopsis

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.

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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

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
019506500X
ISBN 13 
9780195065008
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Éditeur
Machan Tim William
Coordonnées du fabricant
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