This highly engaging textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. It discusses the many languages and forms of language that have been used in the US including standard and nonstandard forms of English, creoles, Native American languages, and immigrant languages from across the globe and shows how this distribution and diversity of languages has helped shape and define America as well as an American identity. The volume introduces the basic concepts of sociolinguistics and the politics of language through cohesive, up-to-date and accessible...
This highly engaging textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. It discusses the many languages...
This textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. It discusses the many languages and forms of language that have been used in the US - including standard and nonstandard forms of English, creoles, Native American languages, and immigrant languages from across the globe - and shows how this distribution and diversity of languages has helped shape and define America as well as an American identity.
This textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. It discusses the many languages and forms of langu...
