Language: Contexts and ConsequencesAims to synthesize work in social psychology, communication science, sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. Begins with theory, and proceeds to a consideration of actual contexts, such as ethnolinguistic expression, bilingualism, health and ageing, where language and social forces interact. |
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LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT | 1 |
A model of speech as a reflection of situational | 18 |
Further complexities and directions | 26 |
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