An Introduction to Language and Society

by Martin Montgomery (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $141.75

  Explores the key connections between language and social life. Guiding the student through discussions on child language, accent and dialect, social class and gender, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the function of language in modern society. It is suitable for students and teachers of communication studies and language studies.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  An Introduction to Language and Society explores how our ways of seeing and engaging with the world may be shaped by the categories, systems and patterns of language. This second edition includes new material on gender, register, the speech community, language and subcultures, and language and representation.