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Sociolinguistic Variation: Critical Reflections

By Carmen Fought

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0195170393, 9780195170399, 9781423756668
LCC
P120.V37 S6 2004
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1219547 bytes)
Series
Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics
Pages
230\231
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Sociolinguistic Variation brings together a group of leading scholars in the field of language variation and change to address the directions that sociolinguistic research is taking in the new millennium. Among the main themes of the volume are the construction of identity, the nature of "place" as distinct from "community", and the role of attitudes in language variation. These themes are explored through a variety of types of data, from traditional sources such as narratives, to relatively new sources, such as postings on the Internet or television documentaries.Combining the voices of established scholars in the field with the perspectives of promising younger scholars this volume provides crucial guidance for anyone interested in doing research on sociolinguistic variation. Contributors include Guy Bailey, Penelope Eckert, Barbara Johnstone, William Labov, Ronald Macaulay, Lesley Milroy, Dennis Preston, John Rickford, Gillian Sankoff, Natalie Schilling-Estes, Jan Tillery, and Walt Wolfram.

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