Sali A. Tagliamonte

Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Until now, however, the actual tools and methods have been largely passed on through 'word of mouth', rather than being formally documented. This is the first comprehensive 'how to' guide to the formal analysis of sociolinguistic variation. It shows step-by-step how the analysis is carried out, leading the reader through every stage of a research project from start to finish. Topics covered include fieldwork, data organization and management, analysis and interpretation, presenting research results, and writing up a paper. Practical and informal, the book contains all the information needed to conduct a fully-fledged sociolinguistic investigation, and includes exercises, checklists, references and insider tips. It is set to become an essential resource for students, researchers and fieldworkers embarking on research projects in sociolinguistics.

Produktdetails

• Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780521778183
• ISBN-10: 0521778182
• Artikelnr.: 20807280

Autorenporträt

Sali Tagliamonte is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; 2. Data collection; 3. The sociolinguistic interview; 4. Data, data and more data; 5. The linguistic variable; 6. Formulating hypothesis/operationalizing claims; 7. The variable rule program: theory and practice; 8. The 'how to's of a variationist analysis; 9. Distributional analysis; 10. Multivariate analysis; 11. Interpreting your results; 12. Finding the story.

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1. Introduction
2. Data collection
3. The sociolinguistic interview
4. Data, data and more data
5. The linguistic variable
6. Formulating hypothesis/operationalizing claims
7. The variable rule program: theory and practice
8. The 'how to's of a variationist analysis
9. Distributional analysis
10. Multivariate analysis
11. Interpreting your results
12. Finding the story.

Rezensionen

'Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation will be of most use to graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are already familiar with the ideas and goals of sociolinguistics, and who need to know how to conduct their own research, or participate in larger collaborative research projects. I am sure that the offices and labs of variationists everywhere will soon be identifiable by the presence of well-thumbed copies of this book.' Canadian Journal of Linguistics