{"product_id":"languages-and-their-status-9780812212495","title":"Languages and Their Status","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Timothy Shopen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Sociolinguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction both to languages themselves and to their social role, \u003ci\u003eLanguages and Their Status\u003c\/i\u003e gives insight into the meaning, value, and function of language within culture and into the ways language behavior varies and changes. It examines the part languages play in the evolution and structure of communities and, in turn, the ways languages are shaped by the social forces impinging on their speakers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter discusses what it means to be a speaker of a particular language and puts that language in context among the languages of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume is complemented by a second volume entitled \u003ci\u003eLanguages and Their Speakers\u003c\/i\u003e, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45511432142999,"sku":"9780812212495","price":3083.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780812212495.webp?v=1767462256","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/languages-and-their-status-9780812212495","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}