Challenges in the social life of language
By: John Edwards
Series: Language and globalization
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9780230500310
Subjects: Sociolinguistics
Description: "The first book to highlight the most pressing sociology-of-language themes of our times. All of which have to do with the twin issues of power and identity. Important evidence and illustrations bearing upon these matters are provided and supplemented by an extensive bibliography"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; title: PART I: PERCEPTUAL UNDERPINNINGS; title: The Study of Attitudes: Reculer pour mieux sauter; title: Are Attitudes Important?; title: Language Attitudes: Contexts and Features; title: PART II: IDENTITY MATTERS; title: Language, Group, Identity: General Considerations; title: Language, Group, Identity: Secular and Spiritual Allegiances; title: Language, Group, Identity: Gender; title: PART III: LANGUAGE CONTACT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES; title: Language and Imperialism; title: No Good Past Dover; title: Language Learning in Anglophone Settings; title: Language Contact: Present and Future; title: References; title: Index.