Sociolinguistics

An Introduction to Language and Society

By: Peter Trudgill

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Paperback | 3 August 2000 | Edition Number 4

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The way we talk is deeply influenced by our class, sex and ethnic background. It can also have a profound effect on how we are perceived by others. In this fully updated new edition of a classic text, Peter Trudgill explores the evidence - and the huge implications for social and educational policy. Why do men swear more than women? How do speech styles of most Black Americans, and whites growing up in "Black areas" differ from those of other whites? Does it makes sense to defend a language against "contamination" from foreign words and phrases? Why are languages dying out at a catastrophic rate and what can we do about it? Should Serbo-Croat now be called Serbian, Croatian or even Bosnian? And in what sense, if any, is standard French "better" than Quebecois or High German "better" than Schweizerdeutsch? Such questions illuminate many fascinating aspects of human communication, but they also lie at the heart of fierce political debates about how states should deal with their linguistic minorities, when teachers should correct their pupils' grammar and pronunciation, and whether language promotes racial and sexual stereotypes. Only socio-linguistics can provide objective answers: their key conclusions are set out in this celebrated book.

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Non-Fiction Language & Linguistics Linguistics Sociolinguistics Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography

List of Figures, Maps and Tables	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Phonetic Symbols	p. xi
Sociolinguistics--Language and Society	p. 1
Language and Social Class	p. 23
Language and Ethnic Group	p. 42
Language and Sex	p. 61
Language and Context	p. 81
Language and Social Interaction	p. 105
Language and Nation	p. 119
Language and Geography	p. 147
Language and Contact	p. 165
Language and Humanity	p. 185
Annotated Bibliography and Further Reading	p. 205
Index	p. 211
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