Contemporary sociolinguistics : theory, problems, methods / by A.D. Švejcer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shveĭt︠s︡er, A. D. (Aleksandr Davidovich)

Series:

Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe ; v. 15.

Linguistic & literary studies in Eastern Europe (LLSEE), 0165-7712 ; v. 15

Standardized Title:

Sovremennai͡a sot͡siolingvistika. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The "common core" of different sociolinguistic schools includes a number of general problems such as the social differentiation of language, the sociolinguistic aspects of bilingualism and diglossia, the typology of linguistic situations, language engineering, national and standard languages and their social functions, etc. Still urgent to the sociolinguists of all countries and all trends is the problem of developing their own methodology and the application of research methods developed by other disciplines to sociolinguistics. The above-mentioned problems constitute the major thrust of this book. It is not merely a summary of studies by a certain sociolinguistic school or even several schools; the main goal of the author is to elucidate a number of major philosophical and theoretical questions, fundamental problems of sociolinguistics and methods of sociolinguistic analysis.

Contents:

CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLINGUISTICS THEORY, PROBLEMS, METHODS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I. Philosophical foundations of contemporary Sociolinguistics; 1. Marxist Sociology and Sociolinguistic Theory; 2. Behaviouristic model of speech behaviour; 3. Social Anthropology and Sociolinguistics; 4. The Theory of Isomorphism of Linguistic and Sociocultural Systems; 5. Symbolic-Interactionist Sociology and Its Influence on Sociolinguistics; 6. Ehtnomethodology and its relation to sociolinguistics

7. Sociolinguistics and generative grammarCHAPTER II. THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS; 1. The Subject-Matter of Sociolinguistics; 2. On the conceptual framework of sociolinguistics; 3. Sociolinguistics and semiotics; 4. Sociolinguistics and Stylistics; CHAPTER III. Some Problems of Sociolinguistics; 1. Bilingualism and Diglossia; 2. Typology of language situations; 3. Language policy and language engineering; CHAPTER IV. Methods of Sociolinguistic Studies; 1. Methods of Obtaining Sociolinguistic Data; 2. Methods of Sociolinguistic Analysis; REFERENCES; INDEX OF NAMES

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Translation of: Sovremennai͡a sot͡siolingvistika.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-32853-4

9786613328533

90-272-7935-7

OCLC:

769341962