Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

AvCarmen Llamas,Louise Mullany,Peter Stockwell

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Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity.The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics includes articles by leading scholars in the field on:methods of observation and analysissocial correlatessocio-psychological factorssocio-political factorslanguage change.With a substantial A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts, directions for further study, and detailed cross-referencing with links to the glossary, The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics is both an essential broad-based introduction for those new to the field, and a highly useful reference for the more advanced linguist.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-09-14
Mått156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Companions
Antal sidor294
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415338493

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'This ''Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics'' is certainly a useful manual. Its clear short chapters, the glossary and the transparent structure of the whole compilation make it an accessible reference work for beginners. The suggestions for further readings and the extensive bibliographical list of references allow more advanced readers to check sources and to search for detailed information on the topics they are interested in.' - Catharina Peersman, LINGUIST LIST'This Companion to Sociolinguistics is a useful reference book for anyone interested in language variation and change, from the layman who first approaches linguistic matters to the more advanced sociolinguist' - Silvia Bruti, TESL-EJ