English historical sociolinguistics:
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Main Author: Millar, Robert McColl 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2012]
Series:Edinburgh textbooks on the English language
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index
Sociolinguistics provides a powerful instrument by which we can interpret the contemporary and near-contemporary use of language in relation to the society in which speakers live. Almost since the beginning of the discipline, however, attempts have been made to extrapolate backwards and interpret past linguistic change sociolinguistically. Some of these findings have influenced the discussion of the history of the English language as portrayed in the many textbooks for undergraduate courses. A consistent application of sociolinguistic theory and findings has rarely been attempted, however, des
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 220 Seiten)
ISBN:9780748664382
0748664386
1299105629
9781299105621
9780748664399
0748664394
9780748664405
0748664408

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