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An Introduction to Language and Society

2nd Edition

By Martin Montgomery

Published December 7th 1995 by Routledge – 304 pages

Series: Studies in Culture and Communication

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Description

An Introduction to Language and Society explores how our ways of seeing and engaging with the world may be shaped by the categories, systems and patterns of language. This second edition includes new material on gender, register, the speech community, language and subcultures, and language and representation.

Reviews

'Compulsive reading for both students and language-enthusiasts alike.' - Language International

Author Bio

Martin Montgomery is director of the Programme on Literary Linguistics at the University of Strathclyde where he is also a member of the John Logie Baird Centre for film and television.