Variationist Sociolinguistics
Change, Observation, Interpretation
Language in Society
1. Auflage September 2011
424 Seiten, Softcover
Lehrbuch
Kurzbeschreibung
Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of systematic variation in language, both present and past. The textbook, aimed at students taking intermediate and advanced courses in sociolinguistics, outlines the methodologies of research and data collection in the field, with explanations that go beyond the facts and into the philosophy of the field. The first real textbook of its kind, Variationist Sociolinguistics is an ambitious and exciting work that will be a must-have for students and researchers alike.
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
Series Editor's Preface
Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. Sociolinguistics as Language Variation and Change
2. Social Patterns
3. Linguistic Patterns
4. Data and Method
5. Quantitative Analysis
6. Comparative Sociolinguistics
7. Phonological Variables
8. Morpho-Syntactic Variables
9. Discourse/Pragmatic Features
10. Tense/Aspect Variables
11. Other Variables
12. Sociolinguistic Explanations
Appendix A: Corpora Cited
Appendix B: Time Periods in the History of English
References
Subject Index
Index of Linguistic Variables
