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Sociolinguistics 2e
About the Book
A resource book for students
‘This textbook is enormously enabling. Not only does it comprehensively provide the basic theory and method at the right level, but beginners have the means and the models so that they can get their 'hands dirty' with real data and real problems in doing Sociolinguistics.’ — William Downes, University of East Anglia, UK
‘Meets the need for a coherent and developmental introduction to the subject. Provides up-to-date material, practical exercises, new first-hand data and relevant questions.’ — Clive Grey, Edge Hill College of Higher Education, UK
Sociolinguistics:
- provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics
- draws on a wide range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to articles in international newspapers such as the Calcutta Telegraph and classroom discourse
- uses real studies designed and conducted by students
- provides classic readings by the key names in the discipline: Deborah Cameron; John Edwards; Norman Fairclough; Andrew Hamer; Janet Holmes; Braj Kachru; Rosina Lippi-Green; James Milroy; Harvey Sacks; Emmanuel Schegloff; Ronald Wardhaugh
Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English Language and Linguistics