Language and Society
ISBN: 9780521456630
作者: William Downes
出版社: Cambridge University Press
出版年: 1998-10-28
页数: 516
定价: USD 58.00
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Downes' textbook is an accessible introduction to the social aspects of language and their various explanations. Topics covered include domains of language use, language change, code-switching, speech as social action, and the nature of meaning and understanding. This new edition includes an up-to-date analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning.