Language and social relations
By: Asif Agha
Series: Studies in the social and cultural foundations of language -- no. 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780521571760; 9780521576857
Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Interpersonal communication
Description: "Language connects people to each other in social relationships and allows them to participate in a variety of activities in everyday life. This original study explores the role of language in various domains of our social life, including identity, gender, class, kinship, deference, status, hierarchy, and others. Drawing on materials from over thirty languages and societies, this book shows that language is not simply a tool of social conduct but the effective means by which human beings formulate models of conduct."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 408-418) and index