商品簡介
In proposing the use of an alternative method for generating knowledge in the field of sociolinguistics, this book presents a fresh point of view. To introduce his argument, the author gives a well-considered critique of some of the guiding principles of traditional sociolinguists. Then, conducting a small-scale study involving seven participants, he shows how a qualitative narrative approach can renew the theorisation of the relationship between language and society.
作者簡介
Rada Tirvassen, a Mauritian national, is the Head of the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages at the University of Pretoria. He has published extensively in French on Mauritius and on the Islands of the Indian Ocean. In his research, he adopts both a sociolinguistic and a psycholinguistic perspective.
