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An Introduction to Language and Society (Studies in Culture and Communication)

An Introduction to Language and Society (Studies in Culture and Communication)
By Martin Montgomery

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This book explores how our ways of seeing and engaging with the world may be shaped by the categories, systems and patterns of language.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #143968 in Books
  • Published on: 1995-12-07
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 304 pages

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'A uniquely broad but coherent coverage of sociolinguistics.' - The Modern Language Journal

'For those wanting an up to date source book ... this is it' - Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

From the Back Cover
In this new edition of a classic textbook, Martin Montgomery explores some of the ways in which the life of language intermingles with the life of society. He explores the ways in which children learn language in interaction with those around them, thereby developing a crucial resource for making sense of their world. He considers the function of language in everyday encounters and in shaping social relations. Finally he looks at the ways in which our habitual ways of seeing and engaging with the world may be shaped by the categories, systems and patterns of our language.
The second edition addresses the profound technological changes which have taken place since the book was first published and assesses their impact on the ways in which we communicate with each other - from sate communication systems to virtual reality and the `information superhighway'.
This new edition includes:
*a new chapter on gender and language
*new material on register, the speech community, language and subcultures and language and representation
*detailed suggestions for further reading and practical work.

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

Good book4
This book will be useful to all A level English language students and also for undergraduates doing language or linguistics. Very indepth, good examples, useful terminology and quite good on theory.Not the most academic but 1st years will definately like this.