Language in society : an introduction to sociolinguistics /
Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific islands of Melanesia? Why do Danes understand Norwegian better than Norwegians understand Danish? Why is a Cornish accent rated higher than Cockney speech but lower than Oxford English? Are British and American English different languages? Li...
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Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2000.
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT |