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In a lecture, Dr. Mary Morgan introduces areas comprising the sociolinguistics of language: language variation, ethnography of communication, language in social context, language change, and speech act theory. Identifies the people who do the studies, linguists, anthropologists and sociologists, by...

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Main Author: Morgan, Mary
Corporate Authors: Dallas Center Media (Firm), Insight Media (Firm), Summer Institute of Linguistics
Other Authors: Lyons, Jeff, Rudy, Ken
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York, NY : Insight Media, 1987.
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 1
Subjects:
Language and languages.
Sociolinguistics.
Langage et langues.
Sociolinguistique.
Encoded moving images.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In a lecture, Dr. Mary Morgan introduces areas comprising the sociolinguistics of language: language variation, ethnography of communication, language in social context, language change, and speech act theory. Identifies the people who do the studies, linguists, anthropologists and sociologists, by their point of view. Briefly demonstrates methods used in studying different languages.
Item Description:Presented by the Summer Institute of Linguistics. A Dallas Center Media Production, Dallas, Tex.
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.).
Playing Time:00:26:00