|  | Tagliamonte, Sali A.
Variationist Sociolinguistics
Change, Observation, Interpretation
Language in Society
 1. Edition September 2011
83.90 Euro
2011. 424 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4051-3590-0 - John Wiley & Sons
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Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language.
* Represents the most up-to-date coverage of the history, developments, and methodologies of variationist sociolinguistics
* Addresses all aspects of linguistic variation, including areas not usually covered in introductory texts, e.g. the phonological, morpho-syntactic, discourse/pragmatic
* Outlines comparative sociolinguistic approach, data collection, methodological issues; and addresses state-of-the-art contemporary quantitative methods and statistical practice
* Features cutting-edge research at an appropriate level to facilitate student learning
* Engages students throughout with a variety of pedagogical features, including Mini Quizzes to test comprehension, extensive Exercises at the end of each chapter, the opportunity to do hands-on quantitative analysis of a never-before published data set, and Notes and Tips that offer insight into conducting sociolinguistic research. Extra materials and answers to the exercises are available at www.wiley.com/go/tagliamonte
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