In this new edition of the bestselling classic textbook, Martin Montgomery explores the key connections between language and social life. Guiding the student through discussions on child language, accent and dialect, social class andgender, as well as a number of other topics, Montgomery provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the function of language in modern society.This new edition includes: new sections on dialect leveling and estuary English; hip-hop and rapping as anti-language and 'crossing' between Creole, Panjabi and South Asian English; new material on the Gulf War and the 'War on Terror'; discussions on language in internet usage and new technologies; and, updated examples and references. With detailed suggestions for further reading and practical work for each chapter, "An Introduction to Language and Society" is the ideal resource for students and teachers of Communication Studies and Language Studies. INDICE: Part One: The Development of Language 1. The beginnings of language development 2. Dialogue and language development Part Two : Linguistic Diversity and the Speech Community 3. Language and regional variation: accent and dialect 4. Language and ethnic identity: British Black English 5. Language and subcultures: anti-language 6. Language and situation: register 7. Language andsocial class: restricted and elaborated speech variants 8. Language and Gender 9. Linguistic diversity and the speech community
- ISBN: 978-0-415-38274-8
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 24/06/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés