Sociolinguistics and Social Theory Contributor(s): Coupland, Nikolas (Author), Sarangi, Srikant (Author), Candlin, Christopher N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582327830 ISBN-13: 9780582327832 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 306.44 |
LCCN: 00067387 |
Series: Language in Social Life |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 416 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The empirical and descriptive strengths of sociolinguistics, developed over more than 40 years of research, have not been matched by an active engagement with theory. Yet, over this time, social theorising has taken important new turns, linked in many ways to linguistic and discursive concerns. Sociolinguistics and Social Theory is the first book to explore the interface between sociolinguistic analysis and modern social theory. The book sets out to reunite sociolinguistics with the concepts and perspectives of several of the most influential modern theorists of society and social action, including Bakhtin, Foucault, Habermas, Sacks, Goffman, Bourdieu and Giddens. In eleven newly commissioned chapters, leading sociolinguists reappraise the theoretical framing of their research, reaching out beyond conventional limits. The authors propose significant new orientations to key sociolinguistic themes, including- |