Key Topics in Sociolinguistics – serie
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32 produkter
Politeness
Av Richard J. Watts, Rajend Mesthrie
Häftad, 2003
827 kr
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During the fifteen years prior to the first publication of this book, existing models of linguistic politeness generated a huge amount of empirical research. Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this introduction to politeness breaks away from the limitations of those models …
World Englishes
The Study of New Linguistic Varieties
Av Rajend Mesthrie, Rakesh M. Bhatt
Häftad, 2008
737 kr
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The spread of English around the world has been and continues to be both rapid and unpredictable. World Englishes: The Study of New Linguistic Varieties deals with this inescapable result of colonisation and globalisation from a social and linguistic perspective. The main focus of the book is on …
Attitudes to Language
Häftad, 2010
737 kr
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Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate. Even the speed at …
Style
Language Variation and Identity
Inbunden, 2007
1005 kr
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Style refers to ways of speaking - how speakers use the resource of language variation to make meaning in social encounters. This 2007 book develops a coherent theoretical approach to style in sociolinguistics, illustrated with copious examples. It explains how speakers project different social …
Style
Language Variation and Identity
Häftad, 2007
653 kr
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Style refers to ways of speaking - how speakers use the resource of language variation to make meaning in social encounters. This 2007 book develops a coherent theoretical approach to style in sociolinguistics, illustrated with copious examples. It explains how speakers project different social …
Language Policy
Häftad, 2003
3,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
685 kr
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Language policy is an issue of critical importance in the world today. In this introduction, Bernard Spolsky explores many debates at the forefront of language policy: ideas of correctness and bad language; bilingualism and multilingualism; language death and efforts to preserve endangered …
Sociolinguistic Fieldwork
Häftad, 2013
491 kr
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Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field', including: • How to select and enter a community • How to design a research sample • …
Languages in Contact
Häftad, 2015
502 kr
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Introducing new findings from popular culture, the globalised new economy and computer-mediated communication, this is a fascinating study of contact between languages in modern societies. Ansaldo and Lim bring together research on multilingualism, code-switching, language endangerment, and …
Discourse
A Critical Introduction
Häftad, 2005
838 kr
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This engaging 2005 introduction offers a critical approach to discourse, written by an expert uniquely placed to cover the subject for a variety of disciplines. Organised along thematic lines, the book begins with an outline of the basic principles, moving on to examine the methods and theory of …
Language and Ethnicity
Häftad, 2006
838 kr
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What is ethnicity? Is there a 'white' way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group's language? Why do we sometimes hear an accent that isn't there? This lively overview, first published in 2006, reveals the fascinating relationship between language and ethnic …
Language and Identity
An introduction
Av John Edwards
Häftad, 2009
737 kr
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The language we use forms an important part of our sense of who we are - of our identity. This book outlines the relationship between our identity as members of groups - ethnic, national, religious and gender - and the language varieties important to each group. What is a language? What is a …
Language Attrition
Häftad, 2011
737 kr
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'Language attrition' describes the loss of, or changes to, grammatical and other features of a language as a result of declining use by speakers who have changed their linguistic environment and language habits. In such a situation there may, for example, be simplification in the tense system or in …
Language Attrition
Inbunden, 2011
1022 kr
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'Language attrition' describes the loss of, or changes to, grammatical and other features of a language as a result of declining use by speakers who have changed their linguistic environment and language habits. In such a situation there may, for example, be simplification in the tense system or in …
Sociolinguistic Fieldwork
Inbunden, 2013
1148 kr
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Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field', including: • How to select and enter a community • How to design a research sample • …
Attitudes to Language
Inbunden, 2010
1224 kr
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Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate. Even the speed at …
Languages in Contact
Inbunden, 2015
863 kr
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Introducing new findings from popular culture, the globalised new economy and computer-mediated communication, this is a fascinating study of contact between languages in modern societies. Ansaldo and Lim bring together research on multilingualism, code-switching, language endangerment, and …
Politeness
Inbunden, 2003
1761 kr
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During the fifteen years prior to the first publication of this book, existing models of linguistic politeness generated a huge amount of empirical research. Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this introduction to politeness breaks away from the limitations of those models …
World Englishes
The Study of New Linguistic Varieties
Av Rajend Mesthrie, Rakesh M. Bhatt
Inbunden, 2008
1005 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The spread of English around the world has been and continues to be both rapid and unpredictable. World Englishes: The Study of New Linguistic Varieties deals with this inescapable result of colonisation and globalisation from a social and linguistic perspective. The main focus of the book is on …
Language Policy
Inbunden, 2003
1628 kr
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Language policy is an issue of critical importance in the world today. In this introduction, Bernard Spolsky explores many debates at the forefront of language policy: ideas of correctness and bad language; bilingualism and multilingualism; language death and efforts to preserve endangered …
Discourse
A Critical Introduction
Av Jan Blommaert, Rajend Mesthrie
Inbunden, 2005
1307 kr
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This engaging 2005 introduction offers a critical approach to discourse, written by an expert uniquely placed to cover the subject for a variety of disciplines. Organised along thematic lines, the book begins with an outline of the basic principles, moving on to examine the methods and theory of …
Language and Ethnicity
Inbunden, 2006
1274 kr
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What is ethnicity? Is there a 'white' way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group's language? Why do we sometimes hear an accent that isn't there? This lively overview, first published in 2006, reveals the fascinating relationship between language and ethnic …
Language and Identity
An introduction
Av John Edwards
Inbunden, 2009
1744 kr
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The language we use forms an important part of our sense of who we are - of our identity. This book outlines the relationship between our identity as members of groups - ethnic, national, religious and gender - and the language varieties important to each group. What is a language? What is a …
Writing and Society
An Introduction
Inbunden, 2013
792 kr
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How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and tradition? This book is a general account of the place of writing in society. Drawing on contemporary and historical …
Language Maintenance and Shift
Av Anne Pauwels
Inbunden, 2016
1761 kr
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What motivates some linguistic minorities to maintain their language? Why do others shift away from it rather quickly? Are there specific conditions - environmental or personal - influencing these dynamics? What can families and communities do to pass on their 'threatened' language to the next …
Multilingualism
Av Anat Stavans, Charlotte Hoffmann
Inbunden, 2015
1022 kr
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How do children and adults become multilingual? How do they use their languages? What influence does being multilingual have on their identities? What is the social impact of multilingualism today and how do societies accommodate it? These are among the fascinating questions examined by this book. …
Sociophonetics
Av Tyler Kendall, Valerie Fridland
Inbunden, 2021
1761 kr
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Sociophonetics focuses on the relationship between phonetic or phonological form on the one hand, and social and regional factors on the other, working across fields as diverse as sociolinguistics, phonetics, speech sciences and psycholinguistics. Covering methodological, theoretical and …
Multilingualism
Av Anat Stavans, Charlotte Hoffmann
Häftad, 2015
394 kr
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How do children and adults become multilingual? How do they use their languages? What influence does being multilingual have on their identities? What is the social impact of multilingualism today and how do societies accommodate it? These are among the fascinating questions examined by this book. …
Writing and Society
An Introduction
Häftad, 2013
491 kr
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How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and tradition? This book is a general account of the place of writing in society. Drawing on contemporary and historical …
Language Maintenance and Shift
Av Anne Pauwels
Häftad, 2016
491 kr
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What motivates some linguistic minorities to maintain their language? Why do others shift away from it rather quickly? Are there specific conditions - environmental or personal - influencing these dynamics? What can families and communities do to pass on their 'threatened' language to the next …
Historical Sociolinguistics
Av Gijsbert Rutten, Rik Vosters
Inbunden, 2026
1526 kr
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Historical Sociolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and society in its historical dimension. This is the first textbook to introduce this vibrant field, based on examples and case studies taken from a variety of languages. Chapters begin with clear explanations of core …
