Chapter 4: Toward a view of non-essentialist sociolinguistics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements VII
3. Contents IX
4. Preface XI
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1: On the forerunners of non-essentialism in linguistics and philosophy 5
7. Chapter 2: Prototype-oriented linguistics — a non-essentialist linguistics of today 19
8. Chapter 3: General semantics, Popper and prototype-oriented linguistics — an attempt at integration 33
9. Chapter 4: Toward a view of non-essentialist sociolinguistics 41
10. Chapter 5: Non-essentialist sociolinguistics — two examples 89
11. Chapter 6: On the social consequences of adopting some essentialist/ non-essentialist philosophical tenets 103
12. Conclusion 115
13. Notes 116
14. References 125
15. Index of names 133
16. Index of concepts 135