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Observing and Analysing Natural Language

A Critical Account of Sociolinguistic Method

Lesley Milroy author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:13th Aug '87

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Social networks -- those informal and formal social relationships of which any human society is composed -- are distinguished by their own patters of language use. Lesley Milroy is concerned with the manner in which patterns of linguisitic variation characterize particular groups (social and cultural, geographic, male and female) within a complex urban community.

"An impressive book by any standards, and is likely to take its place as a "classic" of sociolinguistics." R.A. Hudson, Journal of Linguistics (of the first edition)

ISBN: 9780631136231

Dimensions: 233mm x 153mm x 18mm

Weight: 397g

248 pages