Folk Linguistics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783110162516)

"Folk knowledge of language has not engaged linguists very often in the history of that field. Introductory texts often disparage folkbelief in contrast to 'scientific truth'. In fact, language is a ubiquitous topic of discussion and general concern of the folk. They talk about grammar, pronunciation, first and second language learning, language disabilities, dialects, gender and language, and a host of other topics. This book approaches such beliefs as one of most important aspects of ethnography. Surely what a people believe about their language is as important as any other key to an understanding of their culture. This fascinating book investigates how non-linguists think and talk about language, an area overlooked by linguists, as the authors show."Joseph Salmons in: Diachronica

Author: Nancy a. Niedzielski, Dennis R. Preston
ISBN-10: 3110162512
ISBN-13: 9783110162516
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 11/19/1999
Pages: 395
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.84lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.22d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2000 pg. 171