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This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics. Trudgill's book surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. He has added a fascinating chapter on the development of a language as a result of a non-native speaker's use of it. Compelling and authoritative, this new edition of a bestselling book is set to redraw the boundaries of the study of sociolinguistics.

Table of Contents
List of Figures, Maps and Tables
Acknowledgments
Phonetic Symbols
1. Sociolinguistics—Language and Society
2. Language and Social Class
3. Language and Ethnic Group
4. Language and Sex
5. Language and Context
6. Language and Social Interaction
7. Language and Nation
8. Language and Geography
9. Language and Humanity
Annotated Bibliography and Further Reading
Index

Sociolinguistics An Introduction to Language and

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/08/2000
      ISBN13: 9780140289213, 978-0140289213
      ISBN10: 0140289216
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics. Trudgill's book surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. He has added a fascinating chapter on the development of a language as a result of a non-native speaker's use of it. Compelling and authoritative, this new edition of a bestselling book is set to redraw the boundaries of the study of sociolinguistics.

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures, Maps and Tables
      Acknowledgments
      Phonetic Symbols
      1. Sociolinguistics—Language and Society
      2. Language and Social Class
      3. Language and Ethnic Group
      4. Language and Sex
      5. Language and Context
      6. Language and Social Interaction
      7. Language and Nation
      8. Language and Geography
      9. Language and Humanity
      Annotated Bibliography and Further Reading
      Index

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