Language : the social mirror

Type

Book

Authors

Elaine Chaika

ISBN 10

1424004322

ISBN 13

9781424004324

Tags

Foreign Language Study & Reference, Linguistics, Semantics, Study & Teaching, English as a Second Language, Instruction Methods, Education, Foreign Languages

Description

Language: The Social Mirror focuses on the ways language is used and how this use affects the individual as well as society. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition presents a modern study of sociolinguistics through updated case studies and current research findings. Elaine Chaika gives a detailed explanation of the complexity of language and its uses. She also explores some of the most controversial issues surrounding social language including dialects, bilingualism, and gender. - from Amzon

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