Language and social contexts /
Coultas, Amanda.
Language and social contexts / created by Amanda Coultas - xi,99 pages : illustrations ; 24cm.
Book Cover Title Contents List of figures Preface Acknowledgements Skills and Concepts Social Contexts and Conventions Socialisation Right and wrong/appropriate and inappropriate Formality Social contexts and speech Transcripts and the Contexts of Speech 'Real' conversation/live data Some things to consider when analysing speech Transcripts The importance of contextual information Representation Representation of older people Representation of teenagers Representation of young children Social Topics. Introduction: the Role of Research Your own research and ideas Power Power and domination What do we mean by 'language and power'? Socially recognised positions of power Language and manipulation Language, standards and power Non-standard language and power Identity: Gender Ways of approaching 'gender' as a topic Use of research ideas Representation/stereotypes The importance of context Identity: Regional Talk Dialects and boundaries Representing regional talk Regional talk and identity Attitudes to regional talk Suggestions for answer. Further reading Glossary
Explores how social contexts affect language use, based around the skills specified in the assessment objectives for AS and A2 Level English
041528628X
Sociolinguistics.
P40 COU
Language and social contexts / created by Amanda Coultas - xi,99 pages : illustrations ; 24cm.
Book Cover Title Contents List of figures Preface Acknowledgements Skills and Concepts Social Contexts and Conventions Socialisation Right and wrong/appropriate and inappropriate Formality Social contexts and speech Transcripts and the Contexts of Speech 'Real' conversation/live data Some things to consider when analysing speech Transcripts The importance of contextual information Representation Representation of older people Representation of teenagers Representation of young children Social Topics. Introduction: the Role of Research Your own research and ideas Power Power and domination What do we mean by 'language and power'? Socially recognised positions of power Language and manipulation Language, standards and power Non-standard language and power Identity: Gender Ways of approaching 'gender' as a topic Use of research ideas Representation/stereotypes The importance of context Identity: Regional Talk Dialects and boundaries Representing regional talk Regional talk and identity Attitudes to regional talk Suggestions for answer. Further reading Glossary
Explores how social contexts affect language use, based around the skills specified in the assessment objectives for AS and A2 Level English
041528628X
Sociolinguistics.
P40 COU