语言学导论-第8章LanguageSociety7课件.pptVIP

Language and society Language and society Sociolinguistics 社会语言学 to study the relation between language and society, between the uses of language and the social structures in which the users of language live Two approaches Macro sociolinguistics 宏观社会语言学 (a bird’s-eye view) To consider how language functions in the society and how it reflects the social differentiations. Micro sociolinguistics 微观社会语言学 (a worm’s-eye view) From the point of view of an individual member within it How language functions in the communication between members of the society Two main subjects Speech community 言语社区