Language: The Social Mirror / by Elaine Chaika.

By:

Chaika, Elaine, 1934-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : Heinle & Heinle, c2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 436 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781424004324

Subject(s):

Sociolinguistics

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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Books	Library First Floor	P40 .C45 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		11870
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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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