| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Author: |
EdwardsJohn, 1947 December 3- |
| Place of Publication: |
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2011 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Series: |
Language and globalization |
| Subject: |
Sociolinguistics. - |
| Subject: |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES - Linguistics - |
| Subject: |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES - Linguistics - |
| Subject: |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES - General. - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230302204 |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
"The first book to highlight the most pressing sociology-of-language themes of our times. All of which have to do with the twin issues of power and identity. Important evidence and illustrations bearing upon these matters are provided and supplemented by an extensive bibliography"-- |
| ISBN: |
9780230302204electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230302203electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction PART I: PERCEPTUAL UNDERPINNINGS The Study of Attitudes: Reculer pour mieux sauter Are Attitudes Important? Language Attitudes: Contexts and Features PART II: IDENTITY MATTERS Language, Group, Identity: General Considerations Language, Group, Identity: Secular and Spiritual Allegiances Language, Group, Identity: Gender PART III: LANGUAGE CONTACT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Language and Imperialism No Good Past Dover Language Learning in Anglophone Settings Language Contact: Present and Future References Index. |