The sociolinguistics of society / Ralph Fasold.
This is an introduction to those aspects of sociolinguistics broadly described as the sociology of language; the effect of language and dialect differences on society. Beginning with a general description of the social consequences of several languages being used in one society, Ralph Fasold moves o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, England ; New York, NY, USA :
B. Blackwell,
1984.
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| Series: | Fasold, Ralph W. Introduction to sociolinguistics.
Language in society (Oxford, England) ; 5. |
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| Summary: | This is an introduction to those aspects of sociolinguistics broadly described as the sociology of language; the effect of language and dialect differences on society. Beginning with a general description of the social consequences of several languages being used in one society, Ralph Fasold moves on to discuss "diglossia", the phenomena by which social functions are assigned to languages and dialects in a predictable manner. Other aspects of the subject covered here include social attitudes towards various languages and dialects, the social forces which influence multilingual people to use different language sin different situations, and wholesale shifts by social groups from one language to another (and the converse, retention of particular languages. The theory and practice of language planning, and the significance of language in education, are examined and explained. In addition, the book deals with qualitative and quantitative methods of analysing multilingualism and includes a helpful chapter on statistical techniques. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-331) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0631133852 9780631133858 063113462X 9780631134626 |