Sociolinguistic Typology: Social Determinants of Linguistic Complexity

by Peter Trudgill

Book Overview

Peter Trudgill looks at why human societies at different times and places produce different kinds of language. He considers how far social factors influence language structure and compares languages and dialects spoken across the globe, from Vietnam to Nigeria, Polynesia to Scandinavia, and from Canada to Amazonia.

Modesty prevents Pennsylvanian Dutch Mennonites using the verb wotte ('want'); stratified society lies behind complicated Japanese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199604355
• ISBN13: 9780199604357
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: OUP UK
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"