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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Wardhaugh, Ronald. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Hoboken : Wiley, ©2009 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ronald Wardhaugh |
ISBN: | 9781405150217 1405150211 |
OCLC Number: | 1058394098 |
Description: | 1 online resource (426 pages) |
Contents: | Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Knowledge of Language; Variation; Scientific Investigation; Language and Society; Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language; Methodological Concerns; Overview; Further Reading; Part I Languages and Communities; 2 Languages, Dialects, and Varieties; Language and Dialect; Regional Dialects; Social Dialects; Styles, Registers, and Beliefs; Further Reading; 3 Pidgins and Creoles; Lingua Francas; Definitions; Distribution and Characteristics; Origins; From Pidgin to Creole; Further Reading; 4 Codes; Diglossia; Bilingualism and Multilingualism. Code-SwitchingFurther Reading; 5 Speech Communities; Definitions; Intersecting Communities; Networks and Repertoires; Further Reading; Part II Inherent Variety; 6 Language Variation; Regional Variation; The Linguistic Variable; Linguistic and Social Variation; Data Collection and Analysis; Further Reading; 7 Some Findings and Issues; An Early Study; New York City; Norwich and Reading; A Variety of Studies; Belfast; Controversies; Further Reading; 8 Change; The Traditional View; Changes in Progress; The Process of Change; Further Reading; Part III Words at Work; 9 Words and Culture; Whorf. KinshipTaxonomies; Color; Prototypes; Taboo and Euphemism; Further Reading; 10 Ethnographies; Varieties of Talk; The Ethnography of Speaking; Ethnomethodology; Further Reading; 11 Solidarity and Politeness; Tu and Vous; Address Terms; Politeness; Further Reading; 12 Talk and Action; Speech Acts; Cooperation; Conversation; Further Reading; Part IV Understanding and Intervening; 13 Gender; Differences; Possible Explanations; Further Reading; 14 Disadvantage; Codes Again; African American Vernacular English; Consequences for Education; Further Reading; 15 Planning; Issues. A Variety of SituationsFurther Examples; Winners and Losers; Further Reading; 16 Conclusion; References; Index. |
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"As in earlier editions of this book, Wardhaugh aims here to cover the main topics for an introductory course while keeping pace with contemporary research... Wardhaugh maintains an informed, critical and thought-provoking discussion throughout the book [and] incorporates some 130 new references, accompanying discussions of quantitative methodology, English as a global language and even 'queer linguistics'... The inclusion of more recent scholarship, combined with his own transparency, make this latest edition an engaging introduction to sociolinguistics." Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Praise for previous editions... "The standard text in advanced undergraduate courses and introductory graduate courses." Language "Among the various introductions to sociolinguistics, this one certainly stands out in its comprehensiveness... it offers a wealth of relevant and correct information." Sociolinguistica Read more...

