Language and Society
An Introduction
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 21 February 2019
- ISBN 9780190210663
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages488 pages
- Size 178x251x33 mm
- Weight 862 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Intended for non-majors, this introductory textbook covers a broad and exciting array of topics in the interaction of language and society. It focuses in particular on the complex political and sociological roles of the world's dominant language groups and nationalized languages, and the rapid extinction of minority languages.
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Language and Society is a broad introduction to the interaction of language and society, intended for undergraduate students majoring in any academic discipline. The book discusses the complex socio-political roles played by large, dominant languages around the world and how the growth of major national and official languages is threatening the continued existence of smaller, minority languages. As individuals adopt new ways of speaking, many languages are disappearing, others are evolving into hybrid languages with distinctive new forms, and even long-established languages are experiencing significant change, with young speakers creating novel expressions and innovative pronunciations. Making use of a wide range of case studies selected from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, Andrew Simpson describes and explains key factors causing language variation and change which relate to societal structures and the expression of group and personal identity. The volume also examines how speakers' knowledge of language acts as an important force controlling access to education, advances in employment and the development of social status. Additional topics discussed in the volume focus on the global growth of English, gendered patterns of language use, and the influence of language on perception.
a behemoth undertaking ... a suitable textbook with a copious amount of captivating language-oriented examples and illustrations for students not yet familiar with studies concerned with language and society.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Chapter 1: Languages and Dialects
Chapter 2: Languages with Special Roles/functions: National and Official Languages
Chapter 3: Languages Under Pressure: Minority Groups and Language Loss
Chapter 4: Diglossia and Code-Switching
Chapter 5: Pidgins and Creoles: The Birth and Development of New Languages
Chapter 6: The Globalization of English
Chapter 7: Language(s) in the USA
Chapter 8: Bilingualism
Chapter 9: Language and Thought: The Linguistic Relativity Controversy
Chapter 10: Language and Gender
Chapter 11: Language Variation and Change
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Subject Index
