 | Sociolinguistics: A Sociological Critique Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Humanities; Language & Literature; Social Sciences; Cultural Studies; Sociology & Social Policy; Psychological Science; Philosophy; Language & Linguistics; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Social Psychology; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Social Science; Language and Communication; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Social & Cultural Anthropology; Sociology of Culture; Sociology of Knowledge; Linguistics; Originally published in 1992. This provocative and controversial book calls for a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions underpinning sociolinguistics. Going back to the philosophical roots of the study of language in society, it argues that they lie in the consensual attitude to society derived from eighteenth and nineteenth-century social thought. The leading figures in the field are challenged for their unequivocal acceptance of the sociological theory on which they draw. For researchers of language in society, this book emphasises the sociological rather than the linguistic side of the subject. Glyn Williams is Professor Emeritus of History at Queen Mary & Westfield College, the University of London, & specializes in the history of exploration. He is the author of "The Voyages of Captain Cook," "The Great South Sea: English Voyages & Encounters 1570-1750," & "Ruling Britannia: A Political History of Britain 1688-1988." He lives in Kent, England. (Bowker Author Biography) |
