Language and Social Context

by Pier Paolo Giglioli (Editor)

399p paperback, index, bibliography, very good, annotation to a few pages

Genres: Linguistics, Language, Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic readings by Fishman, Searle, Labov, Gumperz, and Ferguson.

[Eliane M · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is very obvious that this book was written over half a century ago (it contains many outdated and, in other times, offensive words that academics and the general public would not use to describe people). This book would only be helpful in the sense that it provides insight into how philosophers and those psycholinguists thought at the time. The current academic literature has moved on from the discussions found in this book.

[Michael Vawser]

First edition 1972

[Borislav Gueorguiev · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best reader on sociolinguistics & linguistic anthropology ever. Even on pragmatics with John Searle's 'What is a speech act'. Strongly recommended to my students.

[Niaz]

Language and Social Context: Selected Readings