Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics

Name: Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics
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ISBN: 9780415338509

ISBN-10: 0415338506

ISBN-13: 9780415338509

Edition: 2007

Authors: Carmen Llamas, Louise Mullany, Peter Stockwell

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Providing a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic methods and areas of investigation, this engaging and practical text covers every issue of major concern in the field. Made up of a series of short essays written by renowned international experts and presented in thematic groups, key topics discussed include: - language, sex and gender - multilingualism - language and ideology - language and education - language and ethnicity - pidgins and creoles. With a substantial A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts, directions for further study, and detailed cross-referencing with links to the glossary, The "Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics" is both an essential broad-based introduction…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.54" wide x 9.25" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Carmen Llamas lectures in sociolinguistics at the University of York. She is co-editor (with Dominic Watt) of Language and Identities (2010) and (with Peter Stockwell and Louise Mullany) of The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics (2007). Her research deals primarily with phonological variation and change in the North East and the Scottish-English border region.



List of illustrations and tables


Notes on the contributors


Acknowledgements


Introduction




Methods of observation and analysis



Variation and the variable




Field methods




Techniques of analysis (I) Phonological variation




Techniques of analysis (II) Morphosyntactic variation




Techniques of analysis (III) Discourse




Social correlates



Social class




Gender




Age




Ethnic varieties




Speech communities




Socio-psychological factors



Style and the linguistic repertoire




Language and identity




Mobility, contact and accommodation




Language attitudes




Politeness and power




Socio-political factors



The ideology of the standard language




The influence of the media




Multilingualism




Language and education




Language policy and language planning




Language change



Creoles and pidgins




Koineization




Colonial and postcolonial varieties




Language death



Glossary


References


Index