ISBN:
9780511619496
,
9780521691819
,
9780521871273
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (424 Seiten)
Edition:
First published
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sociolinguistic variation
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Language and languages Variation
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Language and languages Variation
;
Language and languages ; Variation
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Soziolinguistik
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Soziolinguistik
;
Soziolinguistik
;
Sprachvariante
Abstract:
Why does human language vary from one person, or one group, to another? In what ways does it vary? How do linguists go about studying variation in, say, the sound system or the sentence structure of a particular language? Why is the study of language variation important outside the academic world, in say education, the law, employment or housing? This book provides an overview of these questions, bringing together a team of experts to survey key areas within the study of language variation and language change. Covering both the range of methods used to research variation in language, and the applications of such research to a variety of social contexts, it is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics, communication, linguistic anthropology and applied linguistics.
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Editors and contributors; Introduction; PART 1 Theories; 1 Variation and phonological theory; 2 Syntactic variation; 3 The psycholinguistic unity of inherent variability: old Occam whips out his razor; 4 The study of variation in historical perspective; 5 Style in dialogue: Bakhtin and sociolinguistic theory; 6 Variation and historical linguistics; 7 Second language acquisition: a variationist perspective; 8 Variation and modality; PART 2 Methods; 9 Sociolinguistic fieldwork; 10 Quantitative analysis
Description / Table of Contents:
11 SociophoneticsPART 3 Applications; 12 Sociolinguistic variation and education; 13 Lessons learned from the Ebonics controversy: implications for language assessment; 14 Variation, versatility, and Contrastive Analysis in the classroom; 15 Social-political influences on research practices: examining language acquisition by African American children; 16 Sociolinguistic variation and the law; 17 Attitudes toward variation and ear-witness testimony; Afterword: Walt Wolfram and the study of sociolinguistic variation; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-392) and index
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511619496
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