Language and Situation: Language Varieties and Their Social Contexts

ISBN-13: 9781138352889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 124 str.

Michael Gregory; Susanne Carroll

Opis

Originally published in 1978. This book provides and explains a framework for understanding and describing variations of style of language in relation to the social context in which it is used. Studying variety in language from sociological and linguistic aspects this book is also interesting for psycholinguistics and literary study.

Spis treści

General Editor’s Preface  1. Introduction  2. Dialect  3. Fields of Discourse  4. Modes of Discourse  5. Tenors of Discourse  6. Register  7. Code  8. Conclusion: Textual Varieties, Meaning and Social Context.  Appendix

O autorze

Michael Gregory, Susanne Carroll