Publications

Publication details [#4103]

Gumperz, John J. 1964. Linguistic and social interaction in two communities. American Anthropologist 66 (6-2) : 137–153.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language choice | language variety | social context

Annotation

A description of verbal repertoires and social constraints on language choice in relation to the social organization of the communities of Khalapur (80 miles north of Delhi) and Hemnesberget (in the Rana Fjord of Northern Norway).

Reprints

Gumperz, John J. 1971. In Gumperz, John J., ed. Language in social groups. Selected and introduced by Anwar S. Dil. Stanford UP. pp. 151–176.