Hardback: ISBN: 0415320550 Pages: 112 Price: U.S. $ 65.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0415320569 Pages: 112 Price: U.S. $ 17.95
Abstract:
Language Change examines the way external factors have influenced and
are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social
contexts are reflected in language use
Language Change:
*explores the attitudes, values and assumptions that shape the way we
use language
*looks at how language change operates within different genres, such
as problem pages, sports reports and recipes
*provides lively examples from everyday communication, including
letters, emails, postcards and text messages
*includes a unit on how new words are formed and features a full
glossary.
Linguistic Field(s):
Historical Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
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