An Introduction to Language and Society
1st Edition
Published on 15. April 2013
336 pages
978-1-136-01022-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this third 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 and gender, as well as a number of other topics, Montgomery provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the function of language in modern society.
This third edition includes:
new sections on dialect levelling 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
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.
This third edition includes:
new sections on dialect levelling 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
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.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an excellent, comprehensive examination of the field of language andsociety...The writing is clear and concise; understandable for a novice student and
without unnecessary technical words. In addition, with the recently updated
information and examples in this edition (specifically hip-hop and rap language,
and material on the language of the 'war on terror') this could very well
provide new information to more advanced students. The author provides a fair
and balanced examination of many issues in the field of sociolinguistics."
-- Linguist List, June 2009
'... this book is very engaging, with fascinating in-depth examples.' - The Journal of Language and Society 'Compulsive reading for both students and language-enthusiasts alike.' - Language International
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 17 to 18 years
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen, 2 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 10 s/w Zeichnungen
5 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white
File size
2,00 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-01022-4 (9781136010224)
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Person
Martin Montgomery is director of the Programme on Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde where he is also a member of the John Logie Baird Centre for film and television.
Content
Part 1: The Development of Language 1. The Beginnings of Language Development 2. Dialogue and Language Development Part 2: 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 and Social Class: Restricted and Elaborated Speech Variants 8. Language and Gender 9. Linguistic Diversity and the Speech Community
