A precise formulation of the notion of linguistic capital, advocating for greater attention to the symbolic, normative, and material stakes involved in language use.

From the relationships between languages and cultures to the cognitive dimension of language, via the production of linguistic norms and their power dynamics, this book offers a rare synthesis of knowledge about language. It thus proposes a personal and critical extension of the Bourdieusian notion of linguistic capital, or a plea for a veritable sociology of language.