An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics Paperback / softback
by Graeme Trousdale
Part of the Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language series
Paperback / softback
Description
Designed for beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, this textbook provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present.
Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociolinguistic variation, the book provides a systematic overview such topics as: *'English' as a social and as a linguistic concept *English speech communities *Social and regional dialectology in relation to varieties of English *English historical sociolinguistics, from Old English to late Modern English *Sociolinguistics and change in English *Outcomes of contact involving varieties of English *English and language planning *English, sociolinguistics and linguistic theory.
The book contains data drawn from studies of English as it is used around the world.
Throughout, there is an emphasis on facilitating a deeper understanding of linguistic variation in English and the social, political and cultural contexts in which speakers and writers of English operate.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:19/04/2010
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- ISBN:9780748623259
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:168 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:19/04/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780748623259
