the study of speakers' choices Coulmas, Florian. creator text bibliography nyu New York Cambridge University Press 2005 monographic eng

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viii, 263 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. 1. Introduction: notions of language; Part I. Micro Choices: 2. Standard and dialect: social stratification as a factor of linguistic choice; 3. Gendered speech: sex as a factor of linguistic choice; 4. Communicating across generations: age as a factor of linguistic choice; 5. Choice and change; 6. Politeness: cultural dimensions of linguistic choice; Part II. Macro Choices: 7. Code-switching: linguistic choices across boundaries; 8. Diglossia and bilingualism: functional restrictions on language choice; 9. Language spread, shift and maintenance: how groups choose their language; 10. Language and identity: individual, social, national; 11. Language planning: communication demands, public choice, utility; 12. Select letters: a major divide; 13. The language of choice. Florian Coulmas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-253) and index. Sociolinguistics P40 .C63 2005 306.44 COU 9780521543934 (pbk.) 0521543932 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2004054220 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam051/2004054220.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam051/2004054220.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2004054220-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam051/2004054220.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam051/2004054220.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2004054220-b.html DLC 040715 20190828113124.0 13655433