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Book SynopsisThe volume explores the integration of language and society as reflected in the grammar of a language. It draws on data from a range of diverse languages to examine how aspects of grammar such as honorifics and possessives relate to societal practices. It will be a valuable resource for typologists, anthropologists, and sociolinguists.
Trade ReviewOverall this is a very welcome book, and it contains abundant references to other writings by the co--editors and by others which evidently give fuller information on some of the phenomena discussed. I very much hope that these and other publications in a similar vein may represent a wider reorientation of linguistics towards the study of the real differences between human languages, and away from the vain efforts of linguists of the recent past to portray all languages as "underlyingly" alike. * Geoffrey Sampson, University of Sussex, Linguist List *
a very welcome book * Geoffrey Sampson, The LINGUIST List *
Table of Contents1: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, R. M. W. Dixon, Nerida Jarkey: The integration of language and society: A cross-linguistic view 2: Nerida Jarkey: The grammatical expression of social relations in Japanese 3: Stephen Watters: Honorification in Dzongkha 4: Pema Wangdi: Identifying who is who in Brokpa 5: R. M. W. Dixon: The semantics of the Dyirbal avoidance style: Adjectives 6: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald: The ways of speaking and the means of knowing: The Tariana of northwest Amazonia 7: Katarzyna I. Wojtylak: Links between language and society among the Murui of Northwest Amazonia 8: Luca Ciucci: How grammar and culture interact in Zamucoan 9: Dineke Schokkin: The integration of languages and society: A view from multilingual Southern New Guinea 10: Maarten Mous: The Iraqw society reflected in their language 11: Anne Storch: Waiting: On language and hospitality
