Language in social reproduction: Sociolinguistics and sociosemiotics

This paper focuses on the semiotic foundations of sociolinguistics. Starting from the definition of “sociolinguistics” given by the philosopher Adam Schaff, the paper examines in particular the notion of “critical sociolinguistics” as theorized by the Italian semiotician Ferruccio Rossi-Landi. The...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patrizia Calefato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2009-12-01
Series:Sign Systems Studies
Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/15566