A framework for cognitive sociolinguistics

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A framework for cognitive sociolinguistics

Francisco Moreno-Fernández

Routledge, 2017

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Sociolingüística cognitiva : proposiciones, escolios y debates

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A Framework for Cognitive Sociolinguistics attempts to lay out the epistemological system for a cognitive sociolinguistics-the first book to do so in the English language. The intention of this volume is not to provide a simple catalog of sociolinguistic principles or of theoretical postulates of a cognitive nature, but rather it aims to build a verifiable metatheoretical basis for cognitive sociolinguistics. This book is articulated through a series of propositions, accompanied by annotations and commentaries that develop, qualify and exemplify these propositions. As for the research questions that would be central to a cognitive sociolinguistic endeavor, the following incomplete catalog could be enumerated: What do speakers know about their language? What do they know about communicative interaction? What do speakers know about sociolinguistic variation? Where does that knowledge reside and how is it configured? How does social reality influence the origin and processing of language? How does language use affect the configuration, evolution and variation of language? What do speakers know about their socio-communicative context? How do speakers perceive sociolinguistic reality? What are speakers' attitudes and beliefs regarding linguistic variation? How does sociolinguistic perception influence speakers' communicative behavior at all levels? How does language contribute to the construction of identity? Offering a fresh perspective on the frequently taught and studied topic of cognitive linguistics, A Framework for Cognitive Sociolinguistics can easily be incorporated into existing courses in the areas of both cognitive and sociocultural linguistics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The dynamic and complex nature of language Chapter 2. Social reality and perception Chapter 3. Worldview, discourse and society Chapter 4. Cognitive foundations of linguistic variation Chapter 5. Sociosemantics and cognition Chapter 6. Sociogrammar and cognition Chapter 7. Sociophonology and cognition Chapter 8. Methodology for a cognitive sociolinguistics Chapter 9. The sociolinguistic interview Chapter 10. The perceptual dynamics of the sociolinguistic interview Chapter 11. The perception of linguistic variation Chapter 12. The perception of linguistic contact Epilogue

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  • NCID
    BB22406724
  • ISBN
    • 9781138681972
    • 9781138681989
  • LCCN
    2016008739
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    spa
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 239 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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