Variationist Sociolinguistics

Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language.

• Represents the most up-to-date coverage of the history, developments, and methodologies of variationist sociolinguistics
• Addresses all aspects of linguistic variation, including areas not usually covered in introductory texts, e.g. the phonological, morpho-syntactic, discourse/pragmatic
• Outlines comparative sociolinguistic approach, data collection, methodological issues; and addresses state-of-the-art contemporary quantitative methods and statistical practice
• Features cutting-edge research at an appropriate level to facilitate student learning
• Engages students throughout with a variety of pedagogical features, including Mini Quizzes to test comprehension, extensive Exercises at the end of each chapter, the opportunity to do hands-on quantitative analysis of a never-before published data set, and Notes and Tips that offer insight into conducting sociolinguistic research. Extra materials and answers to the exercises are available at www.wiley.com/go/tagliamonte

Author: Sali A. Tagliamonte
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 09/30/2011
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781405135917
ISBN10: 1405135913
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Sociolinguistics

About the Author
Sali A. Tagliamonte is a Professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is author of Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation (2006), co-author of African American English in the Diaspora: Tense and Aspect (Wiley-Blackwell, 2001), and has published on African American varieties; British, Irish, and Canadian dialects; as well as child, teen, television, and Internet languages.