Language And Social Context
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Language and Social Context
Author | : Pier Paolo Giglioli |
Publisher | : Penguin (Non-Classics) |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780140133035 |
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Even the simplest of spoken statements may provide far more information about the speaker - his social standing, his immediate situation, his relationship with his audience - than he might ever suspect.sociolinguistics focuses on all the varied aspects of the social organization of speech. We share a linguistic repertoire with members of our social networks (and failure to "fit in" linguistically may have far-reaching consequences); we also alter our speech patterns according to the specific social situation.