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Publication details [#13300]

Peyton, Joy Kreeft, Peg Griffin, Walt Wolfram and Ralph W. Fasold. 2000. Language in Action. New Studies of Language in Society. Essays in Honor of Roger W. Shuy. Hampton Press. Xv + 588 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
courtroom | education | language and society | language planning | profession | sociolinguistics
ISBN
1-57273-274-1

Annotation

The articles collected in this volume, referring to an 'applied' tradition within sociolinguistics, address such issues as language in courtrooms, language in education, language in the professions, language and inter-group communication, and similar topics.

Articles in this volume

Wolfram, Walt. Endangered Dialects and Social Commitment. 19–39
Lucas, Ceil. Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going? 40–51
Macías, Reynaldo F. Language Politics and the Sociolinguistic Historiography of Spanish in the United States. 52–83
Shnukal, Anna. Language Planning for Education: A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Torres Strait Region of Northeast Australia. 84–93
Wölck, Wolfgang and Peter H. Nelde. Sociolinguistic Prerequisites for a German-Hungarian Bilingual-Bicultural Educational Program. 94–109
Preston, Dennis R. A Renewed Proposal for the Study of Folk Linguistics. 113–138
Farr, Marcia. Literacy and Religion: Reading, Writing, and Gender Among Mexican Women in Chicago. 139–154
Stoller, Paul. Embodying Colonial Memories: Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa. 155–176
Ross, John Robert. The Greening of Language Studies: May Nouns and Verbs Interbe. 177–186
Tannen, Deborah F. Indirectness at Work. 189–212
Goodman, Kenneth S. Standard Language and Linguistic Conventions. 213–229
Christian, Donna. Reflections of Language Heritage: Choice and Chance in Vernacular English Dialects. 230–246
McClave, Evelyn. When You Means I: Manual and Nominal Gestures and Shifting Participation Frameworks. 247–259
Fraser, Bruce. Just in English. 260–268
Fasold, Ralph W. On Anaphora and Methodology. 269–286
Frankel, Richard M. 'Captain, I Was Trying to Tell You That You Made a Mistake': Deference and Demeanor at 30,000 Feet. 289–301
Dumas, Bethany K. Warning Labels and Industry Safety Information Standards: The Case of Loctite RC/609. 302–317
Leibold, Nora C. The Battle of Trenton: Pragmatic Strategies in Political Argument. 318–340
Wu, Weiping. Language and Law: A Data Approach to Sketching the field. 341–361
Butters, Ronald. 'What Is About to Take Place Is a Murder': Construing the Racist Subtext in a Small-Town Virginia Courtroom. 362–388
Temple Adger, Carolyn and Walt Wolfram. Demythologizing the Home-School Language Dichotomy: Sociolinguistic Reality and Instructional Practice. 391–407
Goodman, Yetta and Debra Goodman. 'I hate 'Postrophe s': Issues of Dialect and Reading Proficiency. 408–435
Tyndall, Belle. Tense Marking as a Distinguishing Factor in the Writing of Carribean Students in Secondary School. 436–452
Cahir, Stephen R. Transition in School: Activity Between Activities. 453–471
Griffin, Peg. Collaboration in School: 'I (Don't) Know' Answers and Questions. 472–491
Peyton, Joy Kreeft. Dialogue Journal Writing in Various Contexts: Some Issues to Consider. 492–501
Sajavaara, Kari. A Holistic View of Foreign Language Planning. 502–514
Horvath, Barbara M. Old Tools, New Uses: A VARBRUL Analysis of Class Placement. 515–523
Montes, Rosa Graciela. Mother-Child Interactions Over Time: Functions of Clarification Questions. 527–549
Jervay-Pendergrass, Debra. Conversational Prenarratives: The Emergence of Talk About Past Events. 550–576
Hamilton, Heidi. Dealing with Declining Health in Old Age: Identity Construction in the Oppen Family Letter Exchange. 577–588