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Language and Society (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): William Downes

Language and Society (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

William Downes

Series: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics

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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.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics
Release date: September 1998
First published: 1998
Authors: William Downes
Dimensions: 203 x 127 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 514
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-45046-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
LSN: 0-521-45046-2
Barcode: 9780521450461

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