Introduction to Sociolinguistics
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ISBN 9789027215161
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.
[Linguistic and Literary Studies in Eastern Europe, 14] 1986. xii, 181 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 31 October 2011
Published online on 31 October 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Foreword | p. vii
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Part One: The Philosophical Problems of Sociolinguistics | p. 1
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Marxist Sociology and Sociolinguistics
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Language and Social Structure
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Language as a Social Factor
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Language and Nation
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Language and Culture
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Language and the Sociology of an Individual
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Part Two: The Theoretical Problems of Sociolinguistics | p. 33
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The Subject-Matter of Sociolinguistics
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The Conceptual Framework of Sociolinguistics
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Communities and Unities
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Sociocommunicative Systems
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Stratificational and Situational Variation of Language
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The Functioning of Sociocommunicative Systems
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Language Situation
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Linguistic Communication, Communicative Function and Functional Types of Idioms
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The Concept of “Function” and Functional Types of Idioms
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Definition of a Language Situation
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Toward a Typology of Language Situations
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Exoglossic Balanced Language Situations
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Exoglossic Unbalanced Language Situations
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Endoglossic Balanced Language Situations
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Endoglossic Unbalanced Language Situations
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Bilingualism and Diglossia
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Language Policy
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Typology of Language Policy
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Language Policy Stages
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Social Aspects of Verbal Behaviour
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Toward a Sociolinguistic Theory of Verbal Behaviour
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Social Determinants of Verbal Behaviour
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Sociolinguistic Models of Verbal Behaviour
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Part Three: Methods of Sociolinguistic Studies | p. 135
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Methods of Collecting Sociolinguistic Data
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Methods of Sociolinguistic Analysis
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Summary | p. 153
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Footnotes | p. 155
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Subject Index | p. 173
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Author Index | p. 177
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Postscript | p. 181
Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General