Sociolinguistics & status people, politics, power & prestige /
Sandra Colly-Durand.
- Oakville, ON : Society Publishing, 2018.
- x, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- From structural linguistics to sociolinguistics -- In the beginning: creoles and language genesis -- Englishes of the world -- The rise of sociolinguistics in education -- A space for language & a space for culture: Jamaican teachers negotiating with representations of identify and globalization -- Sociolinguistics and poetry: posture and imposture -- From lingua franca to a globalized culture trope -- Language as commodity -- Language as a belief system and a representation -- Conclusion.