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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics) (Paperback)
Short Description for An Introduction to SociolinguisticsAn Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been a cornerstone of courses in the field for over two decades, with its clear and accessible coverage of a wide range of issues and useful student study features.
Full description- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published: 06 November 2009
- Format: Paperback 464 pages
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- Categories: Linguistics | Sociolinguistics | Sociology
- ISBN 13: 9781405186681 ISBN 10: 1405186682
- Sales rank: 30,306
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Full description for An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh's textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date, whilst maintaining the features that made the book so popular with lecturers and students: accessible coverage of a wide range of issues, clearly written, and with useful student study features. * A fully revised new edition of Ronald Wardhaugh's popular introduction to sociolinguistics, which now includes over 150 new and updated references and new study features throughout* Features new "Explorations" sections in each chapter incorporating suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises - all designed to encourage students to develop their own skills and ideas* Reflects new developments in the field, providing greater focus on ideas such as identity, solidarity, and markedness* Provides balanced coverage of a range of topics, including: language dialects, pidgins and Creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning* Comprehensive and accessible, it is the ideal introduction for students coming to sociolinguistics for the first time
