ISBN10: 0140289216, ISBN13: 9780140289213, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover Paperback. The way we talk is deeply influenced by our class, sex and ethnic background. It can also have a profound effect on how we are perceived by others. In this fully updated new edition of a classic text, Peter Trudgill explores the evidence - and the huge implications for social and educational policy .Why do men swear more than women? How do speech styles of most Black Americans, and whites growing up in 'Black areas' differ from those of other whites? Does it make sense to defend a language against 'contamination' from foreign words and phrases?Such questions illuminate many fascinatin g aspects of human communication, but they also lie at the heart of fierce political debates about how states should deal with their linguistic minorities, when teachers should correct their pupils' grammar and pronunciation, and whether language promotes racial and sexual stereotypes. Only sociolinguists can provide objective answers- their key conclusions are set out in this celebrated book. Examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. Ranging from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics, this work surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. It is suitable for sociolinguistics. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW ...
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ISBN10: 0140289216, ISBN13: 9780140289213, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Softcover Paperback. The way we talk is deeply influenced by our class, sex and ethnic background. It can also have a profound effect on how we are perceived by others. In this fully updated new edition of a classic text, Peter Trudgill explores the evidence - and the huge implications for social and educational policy .Why do men swear more than women? How do speech styles of most Black Americans, and whites growing up in 'Black areas' differ from those of other whites? Does it make sense to defend a language against 'contamination' from foreign words and phrases?Such questions illuminate many fascinatin g aspects of human communication, but they also lie at the heart of fierce political debates about how states should deal with their linguistic minorities, when teachers should correct their pupils' grammar and pronunciation, and whether language promotes racial and sexual stereotypes. Only sociolinguists can provide objective answers- their key conclusions are set out in this celebrated book. Examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. Ranging from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics, this work surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. It is suitable for sociolinguistics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in ...
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ISBN10: 0140289216, ISBN13: 9780140289213, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd 2000-08-03, London] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN10: 0140289216, ISBN13: 9780140289213, [publisher: Penguin Books] Softcover pp. xii + 222, Maps 4th Edition
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

Penguin Books , pp. xii + 222, Maps 4th Edition . Papeback. New. Penguin Books ISBN 0140289216 9780140289213 [US]

ISBN10: 0140289216, ISBN13: 9780140289213, [publisher: Penguin Publishing Group] Softcover Peter Trudgill is currently Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He is the author of: English Accents and Dialects (with Arthur Hughes) International English (with Jean Hannah) Applied Sociolinguistics Language in .
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
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