Variationist Sociolinguistics

ebook ∣ Change, Observation, Interpretation · Language in Society

By Sali A. Tagliamonte

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Format

ebook

ISBN

9781405135900

Series

Language in Society

Author

Sali A. Tagliamonte

Publisher

Wiley

Release

26 August 2011

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Language Arts Nonfiction

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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

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9781405135900

    Series

    Language in Society

    Author

    Sali A. Tagliamonte

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    26 August 2011

    Share

    Subjects

    Language Arts Nonfiction
    Variationist Sociolinguistics