{"product_id":"9781119881032","title":"The Social Life of Words A Historical Approach","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLanguage in Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Social Life of Words\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Historical Approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaura Wright | David Hornsby\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Sociolinguistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new approach to sociolinguistics, introducing the study of the social meaning of English words over time, and offering an engaging and entertaining demonstration of lexical sociolinguistic analysis \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Words: A Historical Approach\u003c\/i\u003e explores the rise and fall of the social properties of words, charting ways in which they take on new social connotations. Written in an engaging narrative style, this entertaining text matches up sociolinguistic theory with social history and biography to discover which kind of people used what kind of word, where and when. Social factors such as class, age, race, region, gender, occupation, religion and criminality are discussed in British and American English. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom familiar words such as \u003ci\u003epopcorn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eporridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecafé\u003c\/i\u003e, to less common words like \u003ci\u003eburgoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecalifont\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eetna\u003c\/i\u003e, and phrases like \u003ci\u003ekiss me quick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emonkey parade, slap-bang shop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Words\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates some of the many ways a new word or phrase can develop social affiliations. Detailed yet accessible chapters cover key areas of historical sociolinguistics, including concepts such as social networks, communities of practice,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eindexicality and enregisterment, prototypes and stereotypes, polysemy, onomasiology, language regard, lexical appropriation, and more. The first book to take a focused look at lexis as a topic for sociolinguistic analysis, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Words:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces sociolinguistic theories and shows how they can be applied to the lexicon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how readers can apply sociolinguistic theory to their own analyses of words in English and other languages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an engaging and amusing new look at many familiar words, inviting students to explore the sociolinguistic properties of words over time for themselves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of Wiley Blackwell’s acclaimed \u003ci\u003eLanguage in Society \u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Words \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and linguists working in sociolinguistics, lexical semantics, English lexicology, and the history and development of modern English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of English Language at the University of Cambridge. She is a historical sociolinguist who tracks the social history of English. Her books include \u003ci\u003eSunnyside: A Sociolinguistic History of British House Names, The Multilingual Origins of Standard English, Southern English Varieties Then and Now, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Multilingual Practices in Language History: New Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 December 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119881032\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314276626572,"sku":"9781119881032","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119881032.jpg?v=1780172051","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119881032","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}