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Edwards, John. 1989. Language and disadvantage: Second edition. Cole and Whurr. xiv + 189 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
disadvantage | language | power | sociolinguistics
ISBN
1-871381-02-9
Edition
2

Annotation

This book argues that the problems of 'disadvantaged' or 'powerless' speakers are mainly of sociolinguistic origin, but that the discussion must be founded in theoretical approaches to the causes of disadvantage.

Reviewed by

Edwards, Viv. 1991. Review of $Language and disadvantage: Second edition.