An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics:

This textbook, aimed primarily at beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitativ...

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1. Verfasser: Trousdale, Graeme (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language : ETELA
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Zusammenfassung:This textbook, aimed primarily at beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociolinguistic variation, the book provides a systematic overview of such topics as: 'English' as a social and as a linguistic conceptThe relationship between regional and social dialectology, and their application to the study of EnglishEnglish historical sociolinguistics, from Old English to late Modern EnglishSociolinguistics and change in EnglishOutcomes of contact involving varieties of EnglishEnglish and language planningEnglish, sociolinguistics and linguistic theory.The book contains data drawn from studies of English as it is used around the world. Throughout, there is an emphasis on facilitating a deeper understanding of linguistic variation in English and the social, political and cultural contexts in which speakers and writers of English operate
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (168 pages) 4 B/W halftones 2 Maps
ISBN:9780748630004
DOI:10.1515/9780748630004

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