Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Name: Introduction to Sociolinguistics
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ISBN: 9781405186681

ISBN-10: 1405186682

ISBN-13: 9781405186681

Edition: 6th 2010

Authors: Ronald Wardhaugh

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Ronald Wardhaugh's An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been a cornerstone of courses in the field for over two decades, maintaining its popularity by combining clear and accessible coverage of a wide range of issues, with useful student study features. This comprehensive sixth edition retains these strengths, but has also been updated throughout to reflect developments in the field. New chapter-by-chapter "explorations" sections have been added which encourage students to actively engage with these key issues in sociolinguistics.The sixth edition includes greater focus on ideas of identity, solidarity and markedness, while the features that have made this work a classic - the balanced…

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List price: $53.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 458
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements



Introduction


Knowledge of Language


Variation


Language and Society


Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language


Methodological Concerns


Overview


Further Reading



Languages and Communities



Languages, Dialects, and Varieties


Language or Dialect?


Standardization


Regional Dialects


Social Dialects


Styles, Registers, and Beliefs


Further Reading



Pidgins and Creoles


Lingua Francas


Definitions


Distribution and Characteristics


Origins


From Pidgin to Creole and Beyond


Further Reading



Codes


Diglossia


Bilingualism and Multilingualism


Code-Switching


Accommodation


Further Reading



Speech Communities


Definitions


Intersecting Communities


Networks and Repertoires


Further Reading



Inherent Variety



Language Variation


Regional Variation


The Linguistic Variable


Social Variation


Data Collection and Analysis


Further Reading



Some Findings and Issues


An Early Study


New York City


Norwich and Reading


A Variety of Studies


Belfast


Controversies


Further Reading



Change


The Traditional View


Some Changes in Progress


The Process of Change


Further Reading



Words at Work



Words and Culture


Whorf


Kinship


Taxonomies


Color


Prototypes


Taboo and Euphemism


Further Reading



Ethnographies


Varieties of Talk


The Ethnography of Speaking


Ethnomethodology


Further Reading



Solidarity and Politeness


Tu and Vous


Address Terms


Politeness


Further Reading



Talk and Action


Speech Acts


Cooperation


Conversation


Further Reading



Understanding and Intervening



Gender


Differences


Possible Explanations


Further Reading



Disadvantage


Codes Again


African American English


Consequences for Education


Further Reading



Planning


Issues


A Variety of Situations


Further Examples


Winners and Losers


Further Reading



Conclusion


References


Index