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Attitudes to Language
Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, …
Sociophonetics
Sociophonetics focuses on the relationship between phonetic or phonological form on the one hand, and social and regional factors on the other, working across fields as diverse as …
Politeness
During the fifteen years prior to the first publication of this book, existing models of linguistic politeness generated a huge amount of empirical research. Using a wide range of …
Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation
The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Until now, however, the actual tools and …
Language Maintenance and Shift
What motivates some linguistic minorities to maintain their language? Why do others shift away from it rather quickly? Are there specific conditions - environmental or personal - …
Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation
The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Until now, however, the actual tools and …
World Englishes
The spread of English around the world has been and continues to be both rapid and unpredictable. World Englishes: The Study of New Linguistic Varieties deals with this inescapable …
Writing and Society
How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and …
Writing and Society
How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and …