Book: Language And Society 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 standardization, language conflict and planning.
Details of Book: Language And Society Book: Language And Society
Author: William Downes, Jean Aitchison
ISBN: 0521456630
ISBN-13: 9780521456630
, 978-0521456630
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 24091998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number of Pages: 516
Language: English