Publications

Publication details [#3344]

Fishman, Joshua A. 1971. The sociology of language. Pensiero e Linguaggio 2 : 113–127.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | code-switching | language choice | sociolinguistics

Annotation

F. reviews some topics in the sociology of language (defined as the study of the interaction between the use of language and the social organization of behavior) such as situational shifting, metaphorical switching, and bilingualism.

Reprints

Fishman, Joshua A. 1972. In Fishman, Joshua A., ed. Language in sociocultural change. Essays selected and introduced by Anwar S. Dil. Stanford UP. pp. 1–15.