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Language and Society

William Downes · ISBN 9780521456630
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Publisher Cambridge University Press
Author(s) William Downes
Edition 2
Published 24th September 1998
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This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Downes' textbook is an accessible introduction to the social aspects of language and their various explanations. Topics covered include domains of language use, language change, code-switching, speech as social action, and the nature of meaning and understanding. This second edition includes an analysis of language standardisation, language conflict and planning.
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