Publications

Publication details [#1330]

Bernstein, Basil. 1959. A public language: Some sociological implications of a linguistic form. British Journal of Sociology 10 : 311–326.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

sociolect

Annotation

B. examines the behavioral implications of individuals who are limited to a 'public' language (as opposed to those who control both a 'public' and a 'formal' language).

Reprints

Bernstein, Basil. 1971. In Bernstein, Basil, ed. Class, codes and control, vol.1: Theoretical studies towards a sociology of language. Routledge and Kegan Paul. pp. 42–60.