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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
3110162512
ISBN-13
9783110162516
Edition
Reprint 2010
Publisher
De Gruyter
Imprint
De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 19th, 1999
Print length
395 Pages
Weight
809 grams
Product Classification:
LinguisticsSociolinguisticsDialect, slang & jargonDialect, slang and jargon
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This text provides an overview and analysis of what nonlinguists believe about language across a wide range of topics. It provides rationale for the importance of such study, not only in its own ethnographic right, but also in its importance to general and applied linguistics.
"Folk knowledge of language has not engaged linguists very often in the history of that field. Introductory texts often disparage folkbelief in contrast to ''scientific truth''. In fact, language is a ubiquitous topic of discussion and general concern of the folk. They talk about grammar, pronunciation, first and second language learning, language disabilities, dialects, gender and language, and a host of other topics. This book approaches such beliefs as one of most important aspects of ethnography. Surely what a people believe about their language is as important as any other key to an understanding of their culture. This fascinating book investigates how non-linguists think and talk about language, an area overlooked by linguists, as the authors show."Joseph Salmons in: Diachronica
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