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Language: The Social Mirror / by Elaine Chaika.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Heinle & Heinle, c2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 436 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781424004324
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P40 .C45 2008
Summary: Language: The Social Mirror focuses on the ways language is used and how this use affects the individual as well as society. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition presents a modern study of sociolinguistics through updated case studies and current research findings. Elaine Chaika gives a detailed explanation of the complexity of language and its uses. She also explores some of the most controversial issues surrounding social language including dialects, bilingualism, and gender.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language: The Social Mirror focuses on the ways language is used and how this use affects the individual as well as society. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition presents a modern study of sociolinguistics through updated case studies and current research findings. Elaine Chaika gives a detailed explanation of the complexity of language and its uses. She also explores some of the most controversial issues surrounding social language including dialects, bilingualism, and gender.

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