Language and Situation: Language Varieties and their Social Contexts provides a framework for understanding and describing language variation in relation to the social situations in which language is used. The book examines how the temporal, geographical, and social backgrounds of language users influence language varieties and explores dialect as well as other forms of variation. It discusses the effects of the medium of communication, the roles and relationships of participants, recurring situations, and cultural practices on language style. The book also introduces important concepts such as fields, modes, and tenors of discourse, register, and code. By examining language from both linguistic and sociological perspectives, it explains how textual varieties, meaning, and social context are interconnected. The book is also relevant to studies in sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and literary studies.

Ngôn ngữ:	eng
Tác giả:	Gregory, Michael, Carroll, Susanne
Thông tin nhan đề:	Language and Situation: Language Varieties and their Social Contexts
Nhà xuất bản:	Routledge
Loại hình:	Giáo trình sách, tham khảo / Bộ sưu tập: Ngoại ngữ
Mô tả vật lý:	174p.
Năm xuất bản:	2019