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This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. Clearly written by a leading authority in the field, this glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology, including the relatively new areas within sociolinguistics of sign language, gay language and cross-cultural communication. Key features: * An ideal companion to courses in sociolinguistics, language variation and change, dialectology, English language and language and gender * Contains illustrations, dialect maps and a bibliography * Provides linguistic examples of the terms defined * Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms.

A Glossary of Sociolinguistics

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    Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
    Publication Date: 06/02/2003
    ISBN13: 9780748616237, 978-0748616237
    ISBN10: 0748616233

    Number of Pages: 160

    Non Fiction , Dictionaries, Reference & Language

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    This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. Clearly written by a leading authority in the field, this glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology, including the relatively new areas within sociolinguistics of sign language, gay language and cross-cultural communication. Key features: * An ideal companion to courses in sociolinguistics, language variation and change, dialectology, English language and language and gender * Contains illustrations, dialect maps and a bibliography * Provides linguistic examples of the terms defined * Supplies numerous cross-references to related terms.

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