Challenges in the social life of language /

"The first book to highlight the most pressing sociology-of-language themes of our times. All of which have to do with the twin issues of power and identity. Important evidence and illustrations bearing upon these matters are provided and supplemented by an extensive bibliography"--Provide...

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Main Author: Edwards, John, 1947 December 3-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Language and globalization.
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505 8 |a Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: PERCEPTUAL UNDERPINNINGS -- The Study of Attitudes: Reculer pour mieux sauter -- Are Attitudes Important? -- Language Attitudes: Contexts and Features -- PART II: IDENTITY MATTERS -- Language, Group, Identity: General Considerations -- Language, Group, Identity: Secular and Spiritual Allegiances -- Language, Group, Identity: Gender -- PART III: LANGUAGE CONTACT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES -- Language and Imperialism -- No Good Past Dover -- Language Learning in Anglophone Settings -- Language Contact: Present and Future -- References -- Index. 
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