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1 online resource (396 pages). |
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text file |
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Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; v. 122
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Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of figures; List of tables; Transcription conventions; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Methodology and fieldwork; 2 Regionalism; 2.1 A survey of earlier studies; 2.2 Conversational evidence; 3 Social factors; 3.1 Ethnicity; 3.2 Status; 3.3 Style, slang, register, and taboo; 3.4 Gender; 4 Language acquisition and applied linguistics; 4.1 First language acquisition; 4.2 Language and education; 4.3 Second language acquisition; 5 General and descriptive linguistics; 5.1 Phonology; 5.2 Lexicon; 5.3 Syntax; 6 The last words; 6.1 Metalanguage 1; 6.2 Metalanguage 2. |
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6.3 The discourse prospectAppendix: Fieldworker and respondent identifications and indent recording data; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index. |
| Summary |
"Folk knowledge of language has not engaged linguists very often in the history of that field. Introductory texts often disparage folkbelief in contrast to 'scientific truth'. In fact, language is a ubiquitous topic of discussion and general concern of the folk. They talk about grammar, pronunciation, first and second language learning, language disabilities, dialects, gender and language, and a host of other topics. This book approaches such beliefs as one of most important aspects of ethnography. Surely what a people believe about their language is as important as any other key to an underst. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Language awareness.
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Language awareness. |
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Linguistics.
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Linguistics. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Preston, Dennis Richard.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Niedzielski, Nancy A. Folk Linguistics. Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2000 9783110162516 |
| ISBN |
9783110803389 electronic book |
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3110803380 electronic book |
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