Language and society
M. A. K. Halliday.
- London: Continuum, 2007.
- 304 p. ;
Hardcover.
The tenth volume in Professor M.A.K. Halliday's collected works consist of papers focusing on Language and Society. The chapters provide a framework for understanding the social meaning of language, and the relation of language to other social phenomena. The volume begins with Professor Halliday's ground-breaking work on the users and uses of language. Subsequent chapters are organized around a discussion of sociolinguistic theory, and the relation between language, social class and social structure.
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Language & Linguistics. Language-Study and teaching Sociology, Social studies. Language Arts Linguistics Semantics Sociology-General