Publications

Publication details [#4257]

Halliday, M.A.K. 1971. Language in social perspective. Educational Review 23 (3) : 165–188.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language | social context | socialization

Annotation

What is the nature of language, as seen from the point of view of a social theory? More particularly, what aspects of language are highlighted in order to understand its functions in the socialization of the child, and in the process of education; and what do we learn about language when it is approached in this way?

Reprints

Halliday, M.A.K. 1973. In Halliday, M.A.K., ed. Explorations in the functions of language. E. Arnold. pp. 48–71.