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Sociolinguistic Perspectives: Papers on Language in Society, 1959-1994

By Charles A. Ferguson

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
9780195092905, 9781423765073, 0195092902, 9780195357707
LCC
P40 .F47 1996
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23374397 bytes)
Series
Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics
Pages
360\359
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The work of the linguist Charles A. Ferguson spans more than three decades, and is remarkable for having been consistently at the forefront of scholarship on the relationship between language and society. This volume collects his most influential and seminal papers, each having expanded the parameters of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. Taken together, they cover a wide range of topics and issues, and, more importantly, reflect the intellectual progress of a founder of the sociolinguistic field. The volume is divided thematically into four sections, and an introduction by Thom Huebner outlines the evolution of Ferguson's ideas and the impact they have had on other scholars. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the field of sociolinguistics.

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