Asif Agha “Language and Social Relations"
2007 | ISBN: 0521576857 | English | True PDF | 446 pages | 3 Mb
2007 | ISBN: 0521576857 | English | True PDF | 446 pages | 3 Mb
Language is closely linked to our social relationships and is the medium through which we participate in a variety of social activities. This original study explores the important role of language in various aspects of our social life, such as identity, gender relations, class, kinship, status, and hierarchies. Drawing on data from over thirty different languages and societies, it shows how language is more than simply a form of social action; it is also an effective tool with which we formulate models of social life and conduct.
