Introduction to sociolinguistics / by A.D. Švejcer and L.B. Nikolʹskij ; translated by A.D. Švejcer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shveĭt︠s︡er, A. D. (Aleksandr Davidovich)

Contributor:

Nikolʹskiĭ, L. B.

Series:

Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe ; v. 14.

Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe (LLSEE), 0165-7712 ; v. 14

Standardized Title:

Vvedenie v sot͡siolingvistiku. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Translation from the original Russian edition. The first Soviet text-book on sociolinguistics, the book introduces the reader to some of its basic problems, such as language and social structure, language as a social factor, language and nation, language and culture, language and the sociology of an individual, sociolinguistics and Marxist sociology. It focuses on such theoretical issues as the subject-matter of sociolinguistics, the functioning of sociocommunicative systems, language policy and social aspects of verbal behavior.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTIS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PART ONE. THE PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLINGUISTIS; Marxist Sociology and Sociolinguistics; Language and Social Structure; Language as a Social Factor; Social functions of language.; Language and Nation; Language and Culture; Language and the Sociology of an Individual; PART TWO. THE THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS; The Subject-Matter of Sociolinguistics; The Conceptual Framework of Sociolinguistics; Communities and Unities; Sociocommunicative Systems

Stratificational and Situational Variation of LanguageThe Functioning of Sociocommunicative Systems; Language Situation; Linguistic Communication, Communicative Function and Functional Types of Idioms; Linguistic Communication and Communicative Domains; The concept of ""Function"" and Functional Types of Idioms; Definitions of a Language Situation; Toward a Typology of Language Situations; Exoglossic Balanced Language Situations; Exoglossic Unbalanced Language Situations; Endoglossic Balanced Language Situations; Endoglossic Unbalanced Language Situations; Bilingualism and Diglossia

Language PolicyTypology of Language Policy; Language Policy Stages; Social Aspects of Verbal Behaviour; Toward a Sociolinguistic Theory of Verbal Behaviour; Social Determinants of Verbal Behaviour; Sociolinguistic Models of Verbal Behaviour; PART THREE. METHODS OF SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDIES; Methods of Collecting Sociolinguistic Data; Methods of Sociolinguistic Analysis; SUMMARY; FOOTNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; POSTSCRIPT

Notes:

Translation of: Vvedenie v sot͡siolingvistiku.

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. [157]-171.

ISBN:

1-283-32854-2

9786613328540

90-272-7936-5

OCLC:

627010805