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Sociolinguistic Theory
J. K. Chambers
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Description for Sociolinguistic Theory
Paperback. This revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory brings together the most important descriptive and theoretical findings on linguistic variation and change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
The revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change.
The revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change.
- A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field
- Provides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field
- Shows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the
contemporary study of language
- Discusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex,
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Language in Society
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405152464
SKU
V9781405152464
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About J. K. Chambers
J. K. Chambers is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is co-editor of The Handbook of Language Variation and Change (with Peter Trudgill and Natalie Schilling-Estes, Wiley-Blackwell, 2002), co-author (with Peter Trudgill) of Dialectology (2nd edition, 1998), and also author of other books and scores of articles. He works extensively as a forensic consultant, and maintains a ... Read more
Reviews for Sociolinguistic Theory
“Chambers offers a lucid introduction to the basic issues that relate language and society, and leads the reader directly to the quantitative data that define the field. At each turn, we benefit from his personal and insightful weighing of the evidence on why we speak the way we do.” William Labov, University of Pennsylvania ... Read more