Sociolinguistics : An Introduction to Language and Society

Name: Sociolinguistics
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780140289213
Price: 2350 KES
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ISBN: 9780140289213

by Peter Trudgill

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0140289216

ISBN-13 9780140289213

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint Penguin Books Ltd

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 3rd, 2000

Print length 240 Pages

Weight 180 grams

Dimensions 19.60 x 12.90 x 0.80 cms

Product Classification: Sociolinguistics

KSh 2,350.00

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Examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. Ranging from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics, this work surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. It is suitable for sociolinguistics.

This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics. Trudgill''s book surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. He has added a fascinating chapter on the development of a language as a result of a non-native speaker''s use of it. Compelling and authoritative, this new edition of a bestselling book is set to redraw the boundaries of the study of sociolinguistics.

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