Introduction to sociolinguistics - Shveĭt͡ser, A. D., (Aleksandr Davidovich) (J. Benjamins, 1986)
Translation of: Vvedenie v sot͡siolingvistiku. - Includes indexes. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-171)
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTIS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLINGUISTIS; Marxist Sociology and Sociolinguistics; Language and Social Structure; Language as a Social Factor; Social functions of language.; Language and Nation; Language and Culture; Language and the Sociology of an Individual; PART TWO. THE THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS; The Subject-Matter of Sociolinguistics; The Conceptual Framework of Sociolinguistics; Communities and Unities; Sociocommunicative Systems
Translation from the original Russian edition. The first Soviet text-book on sociolinguistics, the book introduces the reader to some of its basic problems, such as language and social structure, language as a social factor, language and nation, language and culture, language and the sociology of an individual, sociolinguistics and Marxist sociology. It focuses on such theoretical issues as the subject-matter of sociolinguistics, the functioning of sociocommunicative systems, language policy and social aspects of verbal behavior