Download or read book The Integration of Language and Society written by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume explores the integration of language and society as reflected in the grammar of a language. It draws on data from a range of diverse languages to examine how aspects of grammar such as honorifics and possessives relate to societal practices. It will be a valuable resource for typologists, anthropologists, and sociolinguists