Language and Social Identity - Couverture rigide

Blot, Richard K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0897897838 ISBN 13 : 9780897897839

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Whenever we open our mouths to speak, we provide those who hear us, chosen interlocuters or mere bystanders, with a wealth of data, linguistic clues others use to position us within a specific social strata. Our particular uses of language mark us geographically, ethnically, by age or sex, and, especially in stratified societies, according to class or caste. This collection of papers by researchers in cultural and linguistic anthropology examine these concepts as well as many others.

Linguists, anthropologists, and others concerned with the formal study of the social uses and functions of language are concerned with documenting the implications of such judging on the lives of various peoples around the world and among the classes within their own societies. What linguistic features of speech are used to form stereotypical impressions about the social identity (as well as the character) of others? How are linguistic features linked to ethnicity, to gender, to race, and to class? This collection of papers by researchers in cultural and linguistic anthropology examine these concepts as well as many others.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

RICHARD K. BLOT is Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Program in Linguistics at Lehman College of the City University of New York, where he teaches anthropology, linguistics, and education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0897897838
• ISBN 13: 9780897897839
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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