Subject: sociolinguistics & anthropological linguistics

codes and consequences : choosing linguistic varieties edited by carol myers - scotton , university of south carolina carol myers - scotton has edited a collection of essays that covers the choice of one style of english over another in everything from bible translations to " surprise in poetry " to supervisor-worker interactions on the automobile assembly line . an important theme developed to varying degrees in these papers is the notion that speakers and writers , as rational actors , exploit the unmarked-marked opposition regarding audience expectations so as to convey messages of intentionality charged with social or psychological import . august 1998 232 pp . ; 4 linecuts 0-19 - 511523 - 6 paper $ 24 . 95 0-19 - 511522 - 8 cloth $ 49 . 95 oxford university press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for more information about linguistics titles from oxford : visit the oxford university press usa web site at http : / / www . oup-usa . org or e-mail : linguistics @ oup-usa . org
