Sociolinguistics, Language and Society (Language and Development series)

The study of languages with a bias towards the written form, Sociolinguistics, Language, and Society serves as a corrective by highlighting speech variations, dialects, signs, and by generally exploring the relationship between language and society in a wide sociolinguistics framework. The eleven original papers present empirical research from various countries including Malta, Germany, the Channel Islands, the United States, and Britain. The topics discussed cover a wide and exciting range such as the importance of the phenomenological approach in sociolinguistics; the study of the 18th century Welsh gravestones as a way of rediscovering forgotten dialect features; the use of different forms of address in Malta to establish relationships; the role of fingerspelling in British Sign Language; and the retention of mother tongue among immigrant groups. This collection enlarges the context of traditional sociolinguistic research and presents linguists with a variety of challenges by raising issues which are relevant to an understanding of the constant interaction between language and society. Sociolinguistics, Language, and Society will be of interest to practitioners and students of sociolinguistics, linguistic theory, cultural studies, and communication studies. Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE SOUTH ASIA

Gunnstein Akselberg University of Bergen

G M Awberyi University of Wales Cardiff

Mary Brennan University of Durham

David Brien University of Durham

G Tucker Childs Portland State University

Judith M Collins University of Durham

F A Elton University of Durham

Mari C Jones University of Cambridge

Corey A Miller Motorola, Schaumberg, USA

Heinrich Ramisch University of Bamberg

Lydia Sciriba University of Malta

Rachel Sutton-Spence Bristol University

Patrick Stevenson University of Southampton

Graham Turner University of Central Lancashire

Bencie Woll City University London





























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