Introducing Sociolinguistics 3rd edition

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann, Rebecca Lurie Starr, University of Cape Town) Mesthrie, Rajend (Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, Open University) Swann, Joan (Senior Lecturer

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Written by teachers with first-hand experience of sociolinguistic developments on four continents, this textbook has introduced thousands of students worldwide to the central topics in sociolinguistics. Now fully updated to reflect the new debates, approaches, and findings within the field, this is the perfect resource for those taking introductory courses in Sociolinguistics, Language and Society, Identity and Power and Language Variation and Change.The book covers multilingualism, code-choice, language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, language contact, language and inequality, and language and power. Brand new additions include: an innovative new chapter exploring globalisation and language, a new chapter on writing and multimodality and new sections exploring areas such as migration, gender and identity, the sociolinguistics of writing, new modes of communication and youth languages.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-30
Mått170 x 244 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor480
Upplaga3
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474498371

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Rajend Mesthrie is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Senior Research Scholar at the University of Cape Town. He was Head of the Linguistics Section (1998 – 2009), and holder of an NRF research chair in migration, language, and social change. He was President of the Linguistics Society of Southern Africa (2002-2009) and President of the International Congress of Linguists (2013-2018). He is an elected honorary life member of SALALS (South African Linguistic and Applied Linguistics Society) and the LSA (Linguistic Society of America). He is a past co-editor of English Today (2008-2012). Amongst his book publications are Language in Indenture: a Sociolinguistic history of Bhojpuri-Hindi in South Africa (1992, reprinted. 2019), Introducing Sociolinguistics (with Swann, Deumert & Leap, Edinburgh University Press 2009), Language in South Africa (ed., 2002) and Youth Language Practices & Urban Language Contact in Africa (ed., with Hurst-Harosh & Brookes, 2021). Joan Swann is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Language and Communication in the School of Education at the Open University, UK.

List of Tables, Maps and FiguresAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsNote to Readers1. Clearing the Ground: Basic Issues, Concepts and Approaches2. Regional Dialectology3. Social Dialectology4. Language Variation and Change5. Style and Stylistic Variation6. Language Choice and Code-switching7. Language in Interaction8. Modes, Media, Mobilities9. Gender and Language Use10. Language Contact and its Outcomes11. Globalisation and Language12. Language and PowerBibliographyGlossaryIndex