The Handbook of Language Variation and Change,written by a
distinguished international roster of contributors, reflects the
vitality and growth of the discipline in its multifaceted pursuits.
It is a convenient, hand--held repository of the essential
knowledge about the study of language variation and change.
Written by a distinguished international roster of contributors,
'The Handbook of Language Variation and Change 'reflects
the vitality, diversity, and growth of the discipline. It is a
convenient, hand-held repository of the essential knowledge about
the study of language variation and change.
The volume presents views of linguistic variation in the diverse
contexts that give it meaning and significance, across generations,
social strata, and domains of interaction. It includes an extensive
examination of the methodologies employed by linguists working in
linguistic variation and change, addressing the levels of
linguistic structure that have been the main foci of work in the
field. Invaluable section introductions by the editors set out the
boundaries of the field, and place each of the chapters in
perspective.
This authoritative resource allows the next generation of academics
to perpetuate all of these fields of study and explore them with
the kind of depth unimaginable to their predecessors.
Reviews:
This is an addition to the invaluable 'Handbook' series
from Blackwell and will be an essential purchase for anyone wishing
to inform themselves about language variation and change Each
chapter is an interesting read in its own right, and it really can
be read from cover to cover It's a real achievement to maintain
this level of excellence in a collection.' 'British
Association of Applied Linguistics
The Handbook of Language Variation and Change' is a convenient,
hand-held repository of the essential knowledge about the study of
language variation and change. This 'Handbook' allows the
next generation of academics to perpetuate all of these fields of
study and explore them with the kind of depth unimaginable to their
predecessors.' 'Folia Linguistica'
The Handbook of Language Variation and Change' is a
long-awaited volume which aims to provide a comprehensive overview
of the 'socio-linguistic enterprise ... in its multifaceted
pursuits'. This is indeed a challenge, but one that the volume
thoroughly meets: it is an authoritative guide, which provides an
excellent contribution to the diverse field of variationist
studies.' 'Journal of Linguistics'
Languages do not exist but in space and time. Their variability is
what allows them to function as means of communication and social
interaction. The present Handbook presents an up-to-date and
in-depth account of how to study this aspect of language which is
at the interface of historical linguistics, dialectology, and
sociolinguistics. The editors and contributing authors are among
the most prolific scholars in the field. Their collective effort
shows us how the versatility of 'real' situated speech can
be made an object of rigorous scientific investigation and what can
be learned from it about language and society.' 'Florian
Coulmas, Gerhard Mercator University'
At last we have an authoritative place to go to discover the
impressive accomplishments of the research on linguistic variation
and change over the past forty years and to get a glimpse of the
future. The editors of this Handbook have put together an excellent
survey of what variationists do, produced by an admirable
combination of scholars who helped found the field along with
linguists from the next generation. This is an excellent volume.
Buy it!' 'Ralph Fasold, Georgetown University'
Table of contents:
List of Contributors
Preface
Studying Language Variation: An Informal Epistemology: J.K.
Chambers
Part I: Methodologies:
Field Methods
Introduction: Natalie Schilling-Estes
1. Entering the Community: Field Work: Crawford Feagin
2. Language with an Attitude: Dennis Preston
3. Investigating Variation and Change in Written Documents: Edgar
W. Schneider
4. Inferring Variation and Change from Public Corpora: Laurie
Bauer
Evaluation
Introduction: J.K. Chambers
5. The Quantitative Paradigm: Robert Bayley
6. Implicational Scales: John R. Rickford
7. Instrumental Phonetics: Erik R. Thomas
Part II: Linguistic Structure:
Introduction: Natalie Schilling-Estes
8. Variation and Phonological Theory: Arto Anttila
9. Investigating Chain Shifts and Mergers: Matthew Gordon
10. Variation and Syntactic Theory: Alison Henry
11. Discourse Variation: Ronald Macaulay
Part III: Social Factors:
Time
Introduction: Natalie Schilling-Estes
12. Real and Apparent Time: Guy Bailey
13. Child Language Variation: Julie Roberts
14. Patterns of Variation, Including Change: J.K. Chambers
Social Differentiation
Introduction: Peter Trudgill
15. Investigating Stylistic Variation: Natalie
Schilling-Estes
16. Social Class: Sharon Ash
17. Sex and Gender in Variationist Research: Jenny Cheshire
18. Ethnicity: Carmen Fought
Domains
Introduction: Peter Trudgill
19. Language and Identity: Norma Mendoza-Denton
20. The Family: Kirk Hazen
21. Communities of Practice: Miriam Meyerhoff
22. Social Networks: Lesley Milroy
23. The Speech Community: Peter L. Patrick
Part IV: Contact:
Introduction: Peter Trudgill
24. Space and Spatial Diffusion: David Britain
25. Linguistic Outcomes of Language Contact: Gillian Sankoff
26. Koineization and Accommodation: Paul Kerswill
Part V: Language and Societies:
Introduction: J.K. Chambers
27. Linguistic and Social Typology: Peter Trudgill
28. Comparative Sociolinguistics: Sali Tagliamonte
29. Language Death and Dying: Walt Wolfram
Index
Ausstattung/Bilder: 832 pages81 figures; 246 x 171 mm
Englisch
Abmessung: 48mm x 173mm x 246mm
Gewicht: 1633g
ISBN-13: 9781405116923
ISBN-10: 1405116927
Best.Nr.: 21072641
"This is an addition to the invaluable 'Handbook' series from Blackwell and will be an essential purchase for anyone wishing to inform themselves about language variation and change ! Each chapter is an interesting read in its own right, and it really can be read from cover to cover ! Ita s a real achievement to maintain this level of excellence in a collection." British Association of Applied Linguistics "The Handbook of Language Variation and Change is a convenient, hand--held repository of the essential knowledge about the study of language variation and change. This Handbook allows the next generation of academics to perpetuate all of these fields of study and explore them with the kind of depth unimaginable to their predecessors." Folia Linguistica "The Handbook of Language Variation and Change is a long--awaited volume which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the a socio--linguistic enterprise ... in its multifaceted pursuitsa . This is indeed a challenge, but one that the volume thoroughly meets: it is an authoritative guide, which provides an excellent contribution to the diverse field of variationist studies." Journal of Linguistics "Languages do not exist but in space and time. Their variability is what allows them to function as means of communication and social interaction. The present Handbook presents an up--to--date and in--depth account of how to study this aspect of language which is at the interface of historical linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics. The editors and contributing authors are among the most prolific scholars in the field. Their collective effort shows us how the versatility of a reala situated speech can be made an object of rigorous scientific investigation and what can be learned from it about language and society." Florian Coulmas, Gerhard Mercator University "At last we have an authoritative place to go to discover the impressive accomplishments of the research on linguistic variation and change over the past forty years and to get a glimpse of the future. The editors of this Handbook have put together an excellent survey of what variationists do, produced by an admirable combination of scholars who helped found the field along with linguists from the next generation. This is an excellent volume. Buy it!" Ralph Fasold, Georgetown University
J. K. Chambers is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Sociolinguistic Theory: Language Variation and Its Social Significance (second edition, Blackwell 2003), and co--author with Peter Trudgill of Dialectology (second edition, 1998), as well as other books and scores of articles. Peter Trudgill is Chair of English Linguistics at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He is author of Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society (1996), and Dialects of England (second edition, Blackwell 1999), and co--editor with Laurie Bauer of Language Myths (1999). He is editor of Blackwell's Language in Society series. Natalie Schilling--Estes is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is co--author of Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks: The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue (1997) and American English (Blackwell 1998), both with Walt Wolfram.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Contributors. Introduction. Studying Language Variation: An Informal Epistemology: J.K. Chambers. Part I: Methodologies:. Field Methods. Introduction: Natalie Schilling Estes. 1. Entering the Community: Field Work: Crawford Feagin. 2. Language with an Attitude: Dennis Preston. 3. Investigating Variation and Change in Written Documents: Edgar W. Schneider. 4. Inferring Variation and Change from Public Corpora: Laurie Bauer. Evaluation. Introduction: J.K. Chambers. 5. The Quantitative Paradigm: Robert Bayley. 6. Implicational Scales: John R. Rickford. 7. Instrumental Phonetics: Erik R. Thomas. Part II: Linguistic Structure:. Introduction: Natalie Schilling Estes. 8. Variation and Phonological Theory: Arto Anttila. 9. Investigating Chain Shifts and Mergers: Matthew Gordon. 10. Variation and Syntactic Theory: Alison Henry. 11. Discourse Variation: Ronald Macaulay. Part III: Social Factors:. Time. Introduction: Natalie Schilling Estes. 12. Real and Apparent Time: Guy Bailey. 13. Child Language Variation: Julie Roberts. 14. Patterns of Variation, Including Change: J.K. Chambers. Social Differentiation. Introduction: Peter Trudgill. 15. Investigating Stylistic Variation: Natalie Schilling Estes. 16. Social Class: Sharon Ash. 17. Sex and Gender in Variationist Research: Jenny Cheshire. 18. Ethnicity: Carmen Fought. Domains. Introduction: Peter Trudgill. 19. Language and Identity: Norma Mendoza Denton. 20. The Family: Kirk Hazen. 21. Communities of Practice: Miriam Meyerhoff. 22. Social Networks: Lesley Milroy. 23. The Speech Community: Peter L. Patrick. Part IV: Contact:. Introduction: Peter Trudgill. 24. Space and Spatial Diffusion: David Britain. 25. Linguistic Outcomes of Language Contact: Gillian Sankoff. 26. Koineization and Accommodation: Paul Kerswill. Part V: Language and Societies:. Introduction: J.K. Chambers. 27. Linguistic and Social Typology: Peter Trudgill. 28. Comparative Sociolinguistics: Sali Tagliamonte. 29. Language Death and Dying: Walt Wolfram. Index
