Language and Social Context

Selected Readings

Author: Pier Paolo Giglioli
ISBN: 9780140133035

Even the simplest of spoken statements may provide far more information about the speaker - his social standing, his immediate situation, his relationship with his audience - than he might ever suspect.sociolinguistics focuses on all the varied aspects of the social organization of speech. We share a linguistic repertoire with members of our social networks (and failure to "fit in" linguistically may have far-reaching consequences); we also alter our speech patterns according to the specific social situation.

Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: 1990

Subjects: Social Science / General

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