A 28-chapter up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics. Reflecting the main division within the discipline, the two key sections of the text deal with the social dimensions of language and the linguisti...
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A clear introduction to sociolinguistics, the study of the social factors influencing our linguistic choices. Illustrations...
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This textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling. 65 tables...
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This textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling. 65 tables...
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A clear introduction to sociolinguistics, the study of the social factors influencing our linguistic choices. Illustrations...
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Language Adaptation examines the process by which a speech community is forced to adopt an active role in making its language suitable for changing functional requirements. 12 b/w illus....
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This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writ...
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