Introduction to classical sociological approaches to Language at Work and Occupations

(...) The aim of this special issue is to discuss and create new knowledge about how language skills relate to occupations. Although the centrality of the division of labor to social structure has been a major concern in Sociology since the very beginning of the discipline, the relations between language and work have received relatively little attention in comparison to other social institutions. Even less attention has been given to the most concrete but sociologically relevant case of language skills and occupations. Moreover, the Special Issue incorporates knowledge from linguistics, business organizations, migration, culture and economy, which enrich the debates on language at work. (...)

https://doi.org/10.17345/rio23