ISBN:
9781441186003
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (265 p.))
Edition:
1 (Online-Ausg.)
Series Statement:
Guides for the Perplexed
Series Statement:
EBL-Schweitzer
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Gordon, Matthew J. Labov
DDC:
306.44092
Keywords:
Labov, William
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Language and languages
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Sociolinguistics
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Labov, William
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Linguistics
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Electronic books
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Einführung
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Online-Publikation
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Labov, William 1927-
Abstract:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Chapter 1: The challenges of Labov; A brief biography; Labov in perspective; Sociolinguistics within linguistics; The field(s) of sociolinguistics; Labovian sociolinguistics; Overview of Labov: A Guide for the Perplexed; Notes; Chapter 2: Linguistics and sociolinguistics before Labov; Linguistics as the "science of language"; Descriptivism; The structure of language; More about sounds; Phonetics; Phonology; Approaches to variation before labov; Dialect geography; Notes
Abstract:
Chapter 3: How to establish a field as a graduate studentThe Martha's vineyard study; The new York City study; The department store study; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: A variationist approach to language; Structured variation; Variables and variable rules; Speech communities; Socially realistic linguistics; Quantitative methods; Accountability principle; Labov and statistics; Summary; Notes; Chapter 5: Speech styles and discourse; The sociolinguistic interview; Isolating contextual styles; Insights from the study of style; Critiques and new directions; Labov's discourse analysis; Notes
Abstract:
Chapter 6: The "socio" of sociolinguisticsSocial class; Social networks; Gender; Ethnicity; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Labov as historical linguist; The study of change in progress; A variationist theory of language change; The life cycle of change; How do changes spread? Social factors; How do changes spread? Linguistic mechanisms; General patterns of sound change; The Atlas of North American English; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8: African American English: Lessons learned, lessons taught; What is African American (Vernacular) English?; The principle of error correction
Abstract:
AAVE in schools: Ann Arbor and OaklandAAVE and reading research; The past, present, and future of AAVE; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 9: The revolution at 50; Variationists united; Variationist study of language change; Perceptual aspects of variation; Variation and social meaning; Concluding remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Abstract:
William Labov (b. 1927) has been a driving force in linguistics for over four decades. Throughout North America, and in much of the rest of the world, his name is synonymous with sociolinguistics. This new Guide for the Perplexed summarizes Labov's work in a number of subfields, including historical linguistics, discourse analysis and not least sociolinguistics. It also sketches a broader context for appreciating Labov's major innovations. His considerable and growing legacy is discussed with comparative glances to other ways of approaching language within linguistics and in neighboring disciplines. Since the publication of The Social Stratification of English in New York City in 1966, Labov has pushed the boundaries of sociolinguistics decade after decade but there has been no one volume guide to his work. This is that guide
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