Applied Studies Towards a Sociology of Language

<p>The papers in this second volume show some of the results of the empirical exploration of Bernstein's hypothesis. The volume represents a significant contribution not only to the study of the sociology of language, but also to education and the social sciences. <br><strong>"This collection demonstrates the magnitude of Bernstein's pioneering contribution to socio-linguistic studies"</strong> - <em>S. John Eggleston, Times Educational Supplement</em></p> Acknowledgments, Foreword, Introduction, Part I Maternal orientations to communication, Part II Aspects of the speech of five-year-old children, Part III Aspects of the speech of seven-year-old children, Part IV Two thcoretical issues, Index