Norms and the Study of Language in Social Life 9781501511882, 9781501519147

Norms and the Study of Language in Social Life 9781501511882, 9781501519147, 9781501511899, 2021950675

Sociolinguistics and the social sciences more generally tend to take an interest in norms as central to social life. The

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Law and Social Norms 9780674042308

Eric Posner argues that social norms are sometimes desirable yet sometimes odious, and that the law is critical to enhan

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Standards and Norms in the English Language 9783110206982, 9783110203981

The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are st

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Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms 0197574793, 9780197574799

We are all immersed in a sea of social norms, but they are sometimes tricky to observe with any clarity. They are often

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Retirement Timing and Social Stratification: A Comparative Study of Labor Market Exit and Age Norms in Western Europe 9788376560410, 9788376560403

The monograph disseminates the very topical issue of retirement and its timing as the key to one of the greatest challen

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Social Norms in Medieval Scandinavia 9781641892414

In the Viking Age and medieval Scandinavia, social values such as reputation, honour, and friendship, were integral to t

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The Social Life of Language [Reprint 2016 ed.] 9781512809589

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of

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Retirement Timing and Social Stratification: A Comparative Study of Labor Market Exit and Age Norms in Western Europe 9788376560410, 9788376560403

The monograph disseminates the very topical issue of retirement and its timing as the key to one of the greatest challen

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Apologies and Remedial Interchanges: A Study of Language Use in Social Interaction 9783110907728, 9789027933607

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Understanding Language: A Study of Theories of Language in Linguistics and in Philosophy 9783110805406, 9789027931115

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