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.