A brief and lively introduction to the main issues, debates and ideas that have emerged in language study over the last fifty years. Designed for the non-specialist reader with an interest in language as well as the intending student, this book concisely conveys an overview of exciting topics and research in the core areas of linguistics. RONALD K. S. MACAULAY is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Pitzer College, USA. He is the author of 'Language, Social Class and Education' (1997), Generally Speaking (1980), 'Locating Dialect in Discourse' (1991), 'Standards and Variation in Urban Speech' (1997), 'Talk that Counts: Age, Gender, and Social Class Differences in Discourse' (2005), 'The Social Art' (2006) 'Quantitative Methods in Sociolinguistics' (2009). INDICE: Introduction - Language as Meaning - Language as Sound - Language as Form - Language as Communication - Language as Identity - Language as History - Language as Symbol - Afterword - Glossary - References - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27931-5
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 24/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido