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050 00 $aP40$b.R59 1994
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100 1 $aRomaine, Suzanne,$d1951-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81082238
245 10 $aLanguage in society :$ban introduction to sociolinguistics /$cSuzanne Romaine.
260 $aOxford ;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1994.
263 $a9401
300 $axii, 235 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a1. Language in Society/Society in Language -- 2. Language Choice -- 3. Sociolinguistic Patterns -- 4. Language and Gender -- 5. Linguistic Change in Social Perspective -- 6. Pidgin and Creole Languages -- 7. Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems -- 8. Conclusions.
520 $aWhy have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific islands of Melanesia? Why do Danes understand Norwegian better than Norwegians understand Danish? Why is a Cornish accent rated higher than Cockney speech but lower than Oxford English? Are British and American English different languages?
520 8 $aLinguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology generally overlooks the role of language in the constitution of society. Suzanne Romaine provides a clear, lively, and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics, emphasizing the constant interaction between society and language.
520 8 $aShe discusses both traditional and more recent issues such as language and social class, language and gender, language in education, pidgins and creoles, and language change. She shows how our linguistic choices are motivated by social factors, and how certain ways of speaking come to be vested with symbolic value. In her examples she draws on studies of cultures all over the world, including her own extensive field work in Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and Britain
650 0 $aSociolinguistics.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124195
852 00 $boff,glx$hP40$i.R59 1994