Language and Society: Anthropological Issues

General Editor’s Preface......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Section One: Introductory......Page 15
Introduction......Page 16
Section Two: Social Meaning Of Language......Page 37
A Transactional View Of Speech Functions And Codeswitching......Page 38
Extralinguistic Variables And Linguistic Description......Page 65
Sociolinguistic Aspects Of Pronoun Usage In Middle English......Page 70
Codeswitching As A “Safe Choice” In Choosing A Lingua Franca......Page 79
Other People’S Words: An Aspect Of Style In Ga Songs......Page 96
How Role-Relationships, Domains, And Speech Situations Affect Language Use Among Bilinguals......Page 118
Correlational Sociolinguistics And The Ethnography Of Communication......Page 134
Section Three: Survey Techniques......Page 141
Sociological Aspects Of Black English Dialects In The United States......Page 142
Communication In Culture Spaces......Page 149
Sociolinguistic Variation And Semantic Structure: The Case Of Tamil Kari......Page 166
Perspectives On Sociolinguistics In India......Page 174
A Demographic Typology For Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi Speakers In South Asia......Page 186
Social Mobility And Specialization In Language Use......Page 198
Modal And Modish Pronunciations: Some Sex Differences In Speech......Page 209
The Effects Of Marital Status And Age On Sex Differences In Language Style......Page 223
Sampling, Elicitation, And Interpretation: Orléans And Elsewhere......Page 232
Social Differences In White Speech......Page 249
Language Choice And Socialization In A Multilingual Community: Language Use Among Primary School Teachers In Ghana......Page 262
Relational Bilingualism: A Socioeducational Approach To Studying Multilingualism Among Mexican-Americans......Page 283
Section Four: Language And Cultural Identity......Page 304
The Future Of The Oppressed Languages In The Andes......Page 305
A Comparative Study Of Language Contact: The Influence Of Demographic Factors In Wales And The Soviet Union......Page 327
Linguistic Contacts And Elements Of Ethnic Identification......Page 355
Region, Religion, And Language: Parameters Of Identity In The Process Of Acculturation......Page 362
Sociopsychological Bases Of Language Choice And Use: The Case Of Swahili Vernaculars And English In Kenya......Page 371
Cree-English Bilingualism In Northern Alberta......Page 383
Bilingualism And Language Maintenance In Two Communities In Santa Catarina, Brazil......Page 395
Cherokee: A Flourishing Or Obsolescing Language?......Page 416
Chicano Bilingual/Bicultural Education......Page 426
Helping Africans To Speak For Themselves: The Role Of Linguistics......Page 437
Section Five: Modernization......Page 452
A Typology Of Language Education In Nigeria......Page 453
Social And Linguistic Structures Of Burundi, A Typical “Unimodal” Country......Page 498
The Sociolinguistic Structure Of The Danube Basin......Page 521
Language Unification In Taiwan: Present And Future......Page 529
The Persistence Of The Ideographic Script In The Far East: Its Competitive Values Versus The Alphabet......Page 567
Prestige Speech Styles: The Imposed Norm And Inherent Value Hypotheses......Page 576
Attitudes Toward The Adoption Of An International Language......Page 584
East Europeans And The Politics Of Multiculturalism In Alberta......Page 592
Universal Literacy Of The Formerly Backward Peoples Of The Soviet Union: A Factor Of Their Social Self-Awareness......Page 603
Communication In An Indian Village......Page 613
Emerging Patterns Of Communication Networks In A Developing Society......Page 623
Network Concepts In The Sociology Of Language......Page 642
Problems Of Language Standardization In India......Page 658
Universals Of Language Planning In National Development......Page 678
The Dimensionality And Predictability Of Responses To Language Planning Activities......Page 687
Section Six: Discussion......Page 708
Summary Of Discussion......Page 709
Biographical Notes......Page 725
Index Of Names......Page 738
Index Of Subjects......Page 743