Sociolinguistics: A Very Short Introduction

by John R. Edwards

Book Overview

Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words--morphology or phonology--and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us--for instance, how the accent or the dialect we use has been shaped by where we come from or which social class we belong to.

In this Very Short Introduction, John Edwards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199858616
• ISBN13: 9780199858613
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.6" x 6.9"