{"product_id":"languages-and-their-speakers-paperback-softback-9780812212501","title":"Languages and Their Speakers (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812212501","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguages and Their Speakers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy Shopen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812212501\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 May 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 17 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguages and Their Speakers\u003c\/i\u003e provides an introduction both to languages themselves and to their social functions. Written especially for nonlinguistic majors, the book gives insight into the meaning, value, and function of language within a culture and into the ways language behavior varies and changes. Each chapter of the book discusses what it means to be a speaker of a particular language, and puts the language in context among the languages of the world.\u003cbr\u003e The book explores how people know their languages-know them as grammatical systems and know them as part of a cultural fabric. The authors discuss the ways speakers, as opposed to linguists, view a language. They consider what one must know in order to be a good speaker of a particular language; the constraints placed on communication by the culture in which it takes place; how social relationships influence language; and how the use of language can, in turn, influence social relationships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLanguages and Their Speakers\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students of linguistics, anthropology, and those concerned about the use of language in its cultural context.\u003cbr\u003e This volume is complemented by a second volume entitled \u003ci\u003eLanguages and Their Status\u003c\/i\u003e, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the 1987 Edition\u003cbr\u003e I. JACALTEC: FIELD WORK IN GUATEMALA\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Field Methods\u003cbr\u003e The Jacaltec Language\u003cbr\u003e The Linguistic Horizons of Jacaltec Speakers\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e II. MANINKA\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Maninka Language and Society\u003cbr\u003e Maninka Grammar\u003cbr\u003e The Use of Language in Maninka Culture\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e III. BECOMING A COMPETENT SPEAKER OF MALAGASY\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Background\u003cbr\u003e Forming Sentences in Malagasy\u003cbr\u003e Malagasy Subjects and Complex Structures\u003cbr\u003e Conditions on the Use of Speech\u003cbr\u003e Behavioral Norms and Speech Usage\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e IV. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW IN GUUGU YIMIDHIRR\u003cbr\u003e Embedded Speech\u003cbr\u003e The Language of Cooktown\u003cbr\u003e The Guugu Yimidhirr Language\u003cbr\u003e The Social Context of Speech in Traditional Guugu Yimidhirr Society\u003cbr\u003e Language in the Modern Guugu Yimidhirr Community\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e V. JAPANESE: A STORY OF LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A History of Japan\u003cbr\u003e The Structure of Japanese\u003cbr\u003e Japanese and Its Relation to the Environment\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555677794584,"sku":"9780812212501","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/languages-and-their-speakers-paperback-softback-9780812212501","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}