On the Interdependence of Sociology and Linguistics

Speaker	Prof K K Luke Chair—School of Social Sciences, NTU Singapore
Date	26 March 2021 (Friday)
Time	4pm – 5:30pm
Venue	Zoom Meeting ID: 593 535 7050 Passcode: 981107 Register here:

Abstract

Linguist William Labov famously equated sociolinguistics with linguistics, on the grounds that the prefix ‘socio-‘ is superfluous as there is no serious alternative to the systematic study of language other than as a fundamentally social phenomenon. Sociologist Harold Garfinkel, on the other hand, sought to build sociology on the foundation of language. Through Harvey Sacks and Emanuel Schegloff’s ground breaking work we now know that talk and social interaction are inextricably intertwined, and that the place where ‘language’ and ‘society’ meet is where meanings are dialogically construction in a moment-by-moment fashion.

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