An Introduction to Sociolinguistics - Couverture souple

Wardhaugh, Ronald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 063114272X ISBN 13 : 9780631142720

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1986

Synopsis

This book covers most of the topics dealt with in courses described as either "sociolinguistics" or "the sociology of language". Planned as a basic introduction, it requires little previous knowledge of such foundation disciplines as linguistics, sociology, anthropology and psychology, since all the concepts needed for understanding are introduced in the text.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Since it first appeared more than fifteen years ago, Ronald Wardhaugh′s An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been an immensely popular textbook for courses in sociolinguistics and the sociology of language.

Organized in four parts – Languages and Communities, Inherent Variety, Words at Work, and Understanding and Intervening – the book offers an accessible, comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics. Topics explored include language, dialects, pidgins and creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, and change. The book also covers words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning.

In the fourth edition, the text, further reading sections, exercises, and references have been revised and updated to reflect new developments in the field. In particular, the coverage of gender, disadvantage, and planning has been considerably revised and extended.

Quatrième de couverture

Since it first appeared more than ten years ago, Ronald Wardhaugh′s Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been an immensely popular choice of textbook for courses in sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. This third edition retains the basic structure of the original, but incorporates a wealth of new material reflecting the progress of the field since the start of the 1990s.

In particular, the coverage of pidgins and creoles, code switching, sociolinguistic variation, language change, discourse analysis and of language and gender have been considerably revised and extended, with coverage of some 150 recent books or papers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 063114272X
• ISBN 13: 9780631142720
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible