Towards a critical sociolinguistics / edited by Rajendra Singh.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 125.
Other Authors: Singh, Rajendra, 1943-2012
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., [1996], ©1996.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 125.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics.
Physical Description:x, 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Where does the sociolinguistic variable stop? / B. R. Lavandera
  • Syntactic variation and dialect divergence / J. Harris
  • Autonomy of social variables : the Indian evidence revisited / R. Singh and J. K. Lele
  • Quiet demise of variable rules / R. Fasold
  • Status of sociological models and categories in explaining language variation / S. Romaine
  • Descriptive and explanatory power of rules in sociolinguistics / N. Dittmar
  • Report from an underdeveloped country : toward linguistic competence in the United States / D. Hymes
  • Language death / W. U. Dressler
  • Sex roles, interruptions and silences in conversation / D. H. Zimmermann and C. West
  • Communication in a multilingual society : some missed opportunities / R. Singh, J. K. Lele and G. Martohardjono
  • Political topography of Spanish and English : the view from a New York Puerto Rican neighborhood / B. Urciuoli
  • Language planning as discourse / G. Williams.