Observing and Analysing Natural Language
A Critical Account of Sociolinguistic Method
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-631-13623-1 (ISBN)
Description
Social networks -- those informal and formal social relationships of which any human society is composed -- are distinguished by their own patters of language use. Lesley Milroy is concerned with the manner in which patterns of linguisitic variation characterize particular groups (social and cultural, geographic, male and female) within a complex urban community.
Reviews / Votes
"An impressive book by any standards, and is likely to take its place as a "classic" of sociolinguistics." R.A. Hudson, Journal of Linguistics (of the first edition)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
397 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-13623-1 (9780631136231)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lesley Milroy is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Content
Preface. Acknowledgments.
1. Language, Class and Community.
2. Obtaining Data in the Speech Community: Major Principles.
3. Studying Language in teh Community: The Fieldworker and the Social Network.
4. The Social Context of Speech Events.
5. The Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Data.
6. The Language of the Individual Speaker: Patterns of Variation and Network Structure.
7. Conclusions and Theoretical Implications.
Appendix.
References.
Index.
1. Language, Class and Community.
2. Obtaining Data in the Speech Community: Major Principles.
3. Studying Language in teh Community: The Fieldworker and the Social Network.
4. The Social Context of Speech Events.
5. The Quantitative Analysis of Linguistic Data.
6. The Language of the Individual Speaker: Patterns of Variation and Network Structure.
7. Conclusions and Theoretical Implications.
Appendix.
References.
Index.