Miriam Meyerhoff

Broschiertes Buch

Introducing Sociolinguistics

Beschreibung

Equipping students with the necessary tools for an excellent command of the subject, this book explores a range of topics, including language attitudes, gender and social dialects. Exercises help readers to critically engage with the text.

Autor

Miriam Meyerhoff has taught sociolinguistics in places as diverse as New Zealand, Hawai'i, the mainland United States, Vanuatu and Scotland. She has consulted on sociolinguistic issues for the print and broadcast media and published books and articles on language variation, language and gender, and language contact. She is currently Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh.
University of Edinburgh

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 684g
• ISBN-13: 9780415399487
• ISBN-10: 0415399483
• Artikelnr.: 20890795

Rezensionen

'Fizzing with examples from around the world and presenting cutting-edge theoretical wisdom, this book is an absolute must for all students of sociolinguistics.'
David Britain, University of Bern, Switzerland

'This book is my text of choice for undergraduate modules because it introduces all the fundamental aspects of sociolinguistics and LVC, also in multilingual contexts and with varieties other than English. The online resources are great and the students are particularly fond of the glossary with accessible definitions for complex subject matter.'
Nanna Haug Hilton, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION

'Here is a welcome introduction to

sociolinguistics by a leading researcher in the field. Users will be inspired by the breadth and sweep of Meyerhoff's treatment.'
William Labov, University of Pennsylvania, USA

'Although the audience of this textbook . . . is primarily meant to be undergraduates, the exercises are so rich with stimulating ideas that students can develop these into theses . . . Another merit of the book is its coverage of the most recent advances in the field and their connections with theory.'
Dinha T. Gorgis, Jadara University, Jordan

'I especially liked the way it includes studies from all over the world - not just from English-speaking countries . . . the author presents complex studies in a very clear manner without simplifying too much.'
Hanne Pernille Anderson, Copenhagen University, Denmark