Chapter 4 Conveying Social Information Through English

Chapters in this book

1. I-IV I
2. Preface V
3. Table of Contents VII
4. List of Figures and Tables XI
5. Chapter 1 Language and Life in Monrovia 1
6. Chapter 2 New Krutown 19
7. Chapter 3 Linguistic Diversity and Sociolinguistic Patterns 39
8. Chapter 4 Conveying Social Information Through English 71
9. Chapter 5 Social Situations and the Choice of English 95
10. Chapter 6 Civilized Values, Civilized Language 115
11. Chapter 7 Structural Constraints and Individual Differences in the Use of English 143
12. Chapter 8 Systemic Inequality and the Social Meaning of English 181
13. Notes 197
14. Glossary of Key Names and Kru Terminology 207
15. Bibliography 209
16. Index 225