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Author : Peter Burke
Release : 1987-10-22
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 634/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Social History of Language by : Peter Burke
Download or read book The Social History of Language written by Peter Burke. This book was released on 1987-10-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays brings together work by social historians of Britain, France and Italy.
Author : Rajend Mesthrie
Release : 1995
Genre : Sociolinguistics
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Book Rating : 808/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Language and Social History by : Rajend Mesthrie
Download or read book Language and Social History written by Rajend Mesthrie. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mr Dick Leith
Release : 2005-08-18
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 441/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Social History of English by : Mr Dick Leith
Download or read book A Social History of English written by Mr Dick Leith. This book was released on 2005-08-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Social History of English is the first history of the English language to utilize the techniques, insights and concerns of sociolinguistics. Written in a non-technical way, it takes into account standardization, pidginization, bi- and multilingualism, the issues of language maintenance and language loyalty, and linguistic variation. This new edition has been fully revised. Additions include: * new material about 'New Englishes' across the world * a new chapter entitled 'A Critical Linguistic History of English Texts' * a discussion of problems involved in writing a history of English All terms and concepts are explained as they are introduced, and linguistic examples are chosen for their accessibility and intelligibility to the general reader. It will be of interest to students of Sociolinguistics, English Language, History and Cultural Studies.
Author : Len W. Lanham
Release : 1979-01-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 109/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Standard in South African English and Its Social History by : Len W. Lanham
Download or read book The Standard in South African English and Its Social History written by Len W. Lanham. This book was released on 1979-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the South African variety of English is an exercise in the sociology of language conducted mainly within the conceptual framework and methodology created by William Labov. It accepts that social process and social structure are reflected in patterns of covariation involving linguistic and social variables, and in attitudes to different varieties of speech within the community. This premise is pursued here in its historical implications: linguistuic evidence in present-day speech patterns of earlier states of the society and of the social, political and cultural changes that have brought about the present state. The second main focus in this volume is directed at the concept of standard variety, that is the social attributes and functions of a formal speech pattern for which the status of standard might be claimed.
Author : Steven Roger Fischer
Release : 2004-10-03
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 941/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis History of Language by : Steven Roger Fischer
Download or read book History of Language written by Steven Roger Fischer. This book was released on 2004-10-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. Steven Roger Fischer begins his book with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of "language" might be applied. As he charts the history of language from the times of Homo erectus, Neanderthal humans and Homo sapiens through to the nineteenth century, when the science of linguistics was developed, Fischer analyses the emergence of language as a science and its development as a written form. He considers the rise of pidgin, creole, jargon and slang, as well as the effects radio and television, propaganda, advertising and the media are having on language today. Looking to the future, he shows how electronic media will continue to reshape and re-invent the ways in which we communicate. "[a] delightful and unexpectedly accessible book ... a virtuoso tour of the linguistic world."—The Economist "... few who read this remarkable study will regard language in quite the same way again."—The Good Book Guide
