Language and Social Identity (Hardcover, New)

Whenever we open our mouths to speak, we provide those who hear us, chosen interlocuters or mere bystanders, with a wealth of data, linguistic clues others use to position us within a specific social strata. Our particular uses of language mark us geographically, ethnically, by age or sex, and, especially in stratified societies, according to class or caste. This collection of papers by researchers in cultural and linguistic anthropology examine these concepts as well as many others. Linguists, anthropologists, and others concerned with the formal study of the social uses and functions of language are concerned with documenting the implications of such judging on the lives of various peoples around the world and among the classes within their own societies. What linguistic features of speech are used to form stereotypical impressions about the social identity (as well as the character) of others? How are linguistic features linked to ethnicity, to gender, to race, and to class? This collection of papers by researchers in cultural and linguistic anthropology examine these concepts as well as many others.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Authors:	Richard K Blot
Dimensions:	243 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	320
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-89789-783-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	0-89789-783-8
Barcode:	9780897897839

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