An Introduction to Sociolinguistics/
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2012ISBN: 9781315833057Subject(s): LinguisticsOnline resources: Click here to access onlineItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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e-Books | Central Library, Sikkim University | Not for loan | E-453 |
What do sociolinguists study?
Section I Multilingual Speech Communities
Language choice in multilingual communities
Language maintenance and shift
Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations
National languages and language planning
Section II Language Variation: Focus on Users
Regional and social dialects
Gender and age
Ethnicity and social networks
Language change
Section III Language Variation: Focus on Uses
Style, context and register
Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication
Gender, politeness and stereotypes
Language, cognition and culture
Analysing discourse
Attitudes and applications
Conclusion
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