This engagingly written textbook provides a unique hands-on introduction to sociolinguistics which equips readers with the tools to start their own sociolinguistic research project. The book begins by outlining the historical theoretical and cultural space in which... Lees meer.

How is our language affected by our ethnicity gender and region. How are our conversations and other interactions structured. How does society view and regulate language. How do we use language to present ourselves to others. In this revised and updated second edi... Lees meer.

This work presents a concise account of the history of the English language from the point of view of current theories of language variation and change. It provides a socio-historical background for each period followed by a discussion of its major linguistic developm... Lees meer.

How is our language affected by our ethnicity gender and region. How are our conversations and other interactions structured. How does society view and regulate language. How do we use language to present ourselves to others. In this revised and updated second ed... Lees meer.

What is Sociolinguistics. is a tour through the major issues that define the field such as region status gender time language attitudes interaction and style while also exploring the sociolinguistics of multilingualism culture and ethnicity language contact... Lees meer.

Revisions to the social network model are proposed allowing the effects of various social factors operating simultaneously on the individual to be considered in evaluating the process of resistance to language change. This sociolinguistic study offers a new theoreti... Lees meer.

Beyond Yellow English is the first edited volume to examine issues of language identity and culture among the rapidly growing Asian Pacific American APA population. The distinguished contributors-who represent a broad range of perspectives from anthropology socioli... Lees meer.

Sociolinguistics is the study of the different ways in which different groups of people use language. This book provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the field making links with related disciplines such as history politics and gender studies.... Lees meer.

The new eighth edition of An Introduction to Sociolinguistics brings this valuable bestselling textbook up to date with the latest in sociolinguistic research and pedagogy providing a broad overview of the study of language in social context with accessible coverage o... Lees meer.

This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh s textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date whilst maintaining the features that made the book so popular with lecturers and students. acc... Lees meer.

AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS The new eighth edition of An Introduction to Sociolinguistics brings this valuable bestselling textbook up to date with the latest in sociolinguistic research and pedagogy providing a broad overview of the study of language in so... Lees meer.

Orelus valuable study draws on the scholarly work of sociocultural and postcolonial theorists as well as testimonies collected from study participants to explore accentism the systemic form of discrimination against speakers whose accents deviate from a socially con... Lees meer.

Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence intelligence friendliness trustworthiness social status group memberships and so on are often judged from the way we commu... Lees meer.

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts considering both how language works and how it can be used to sig... Lees meer.

This engagingly written textbook provides a unique hands-on introduction to sociolinguistics which equips readers with the tools to start their own sociolinguistic research project. The book begins by outlining the historical theoretical and cultural space in which... Lees meer.