Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Translation from the original Russian edition. The first Soviet text-book on sociolinguistics, the book introduces the reader to some of its basic problems, such as language and social structure, language as a social factor, language and nation, language and culture, language and the sociology of an individual, sociolinguistics and Marxist sociology. It focuses on such theoretical issues as the subject-matter of sociolinguistics, the functioning of sociocommunicative systems, language policy and social aspects of verbal behavior.
[Linguistic and Literary Studies in Eastern Europe, 14] 1986. xii, 181 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Foreword
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vii
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Part One: The Philosophical Problems of Sociolinguistics
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1
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Marxist Sociology and Sociolinguistics
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1
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Language and Social Structure
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6
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Language as a Social Factor
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10
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Language and Nation
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15
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Language and Culture
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22
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Language and the Sociology of an Individual
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29
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Part Two: The Theoretical Problems of Sociolinguistics
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33
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The Subject-Matter of Sociolinguistics
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33
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The Conceptual Framework of Sociolinguistics
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49
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Communities and Unities
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50
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Sociocommunicative Systems
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53
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Stratificational and Situational Variation of Language
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57
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The Functioning of Sociocommunicative Systems
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63
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Language Situation
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63
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Linguistic Communication, Communicative Function and Functional Types of Idioms
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67
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The Concept of “Function” and Functional Types of Idioms
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70
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Definition of a Language Situation
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75
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Toward a Typology of Language Situations
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76
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Exoglossic Balanced Language Situations
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76
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Exoglossic Unbalanced Language Situations
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77
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Endoglossic Balanced Language Situations
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80
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Endoglossic Unbalanced Language Situations
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80
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Bilingualism and Diglossia
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83
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Language Policy
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87
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Typology of Language Policy
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94
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Language Policy Stages
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109
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Social Aspects of Verbal Behaviour
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111
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Toward a Sociolinguistic Theory of Verbal Behaviour
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111
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Social Determinants of Verbal Behaviour
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116
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Sociolinguistic Models of Verbal Behaviour
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123
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Part Three: Methods of Sociolinguistic Studies
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135
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Methods of Collecting Sociolinguistic Data
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135
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Methods of Sociolinguistic Analysis
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141
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Summary
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153
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Footnotes
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155
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Bibliography
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157
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Subject Index
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173
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Author Index
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177
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Postscript
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181
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General