Hertzler, Joyce O.
A Sociology of Language

"A Sociology of Language" is the first comprehensive analysis, in English, of the reciprocal relationship between language and human society. Its emphasis is thus twofold: on the functions of language in human society and on the sociocultural effects of groups, communities, societies, and cultures upon the history, structure, and uses of language. Professor Hertzler brings together previously unrelated historical, sociological, anthropological, and psychological data in a theoretical synthesis, enriching his analysis with extensive empirical and illustrative materials. The main linguistic frame of the book is the English language; readers and speakers of English are shown the principles of the sociology of language as these have emerged from and apply to their own language. Analyses and interpretations are cast in terms of such major sociological concepts as social stratification and mobility, group identity and integration, enculturation and socialization, social interaction and cultural exchange, and social change. XII,559 Seiten, Leinen (Random House 1965) textsauber, Schutzumschlag leicht berieben und teilweise eingerissen, Buchrücken leicht bestoßen/clean text pages, dust jacket slightly rubbed and partially torn, spine slightly bumped