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Introduction to Language and Society

Martin Montgomery
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      In this third edition of the bestselling classic textbook, Martin Montgomery explores the key connections between language and social life. Guiding the student through discussions on child language, accent and dialect, social class and gender, as well as a number of other topics, Montgomery provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the function of language in modern society.This third edition includes: new sections on dialect levelling and estuary English; hip-hop and rapping as anti-language and ‘crossing’ between Creole, Panjabi and South Asian English new material on the Gulf War and the 'War on Terror'discussions on language in internet usage and new technologiesupdated examples and references.With detailed suggestions for further reading and practical work for each chapter, An Introduction to Language and Society is the ideal resource for students and teachers of Communication Studies and Language Studies.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Martin Montgomery EAN: 9780415382748 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 372 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-06-24 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Sociolinguistics

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      Martin Montgomery is director of the Programme on Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde where he is also a member of the John Logie Baird Centre for film and television.
      In this third edition of the bestselling classic textbook, Martin Montgomery explores the key connections between language and social life. Guiding the student through discussions on child language, accent and dialect, social class and gender, as well as a number of other topics, Montgomery provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the function of language in modern society.This third edition includes: new sections on dialect levelling and estuary English; hip-hop and rapping as anti-language and ‘crossing’ between Creole, Panjabi and South Asian English new material on the Gulf War and the 'War on Terror'discussions on language in internet usage and new technologiesupdated examples and references.With detailed suggestions for further reading and practical work for each chapter, An Introduction to Language and Society is the ideal resource for students and teachers of Communication Studies and Language Studies.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Martin Montgomery EAN: 9780415382748 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 372 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-06-24 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Sociolinguistics

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      Martin Montgomery is director of the Programme on Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde where he is also a member of the John Logie Baird Centre for film and television.

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