- Shopping Bag ( 0 items )
Other sellers (Paperback)
-
All (22) from $21.19
-
New (7) from $42.78
-
Used (15) from $21.19
More About This Textbook
Overview
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.
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
"Comprehensively, the book provides a rich source of overviews of the field of sociolinguistics that will undoubtedly afford researchers and students in the area insightful knowledge evoking additional future dialogue and research." (LINGUIST List, December 2010)
Praise for Previous Editions
“The standard text in advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate courses” (Language)
“Among the various introductions to sociolinguistics, this one certainly stands out in its comprehensiveness… it offers a wealth of relevant and correct information” (Sociolinguistica)
Product Details
Related Subjects
Meet the Author
Ronald Wardhaugh is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is the author of a number of books, including Proper English (1998) and Understanding English Grammar (second edition, 2003), both published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction
Knowledge of Language
Variation
Language and Society
Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language
Methodological Concerns
Overview
Further Reading
Part I: Languages and Communities:
2. Languages, Dialects, and Varieties
Language or Dialect?
Standardization
Regional Dialects
Social Dialects
Styles, Registers, and Beliefs
Further Reading
3. Pidgins and Creoles
Lingua Francas
Definitions
Distribution and Characteristics
Origins
From Pidgin to Creole and Beyond
Further Reading
4. Codes
Diglossia
Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Code-Switching
Accommodation
Further Reading
5. Speech Communities
Definitions
Intersecting Communities
Networks and Repertoires
Further Reading
Part II: Inherent Variety:
6. Language Variation
Regional Variation
The Linguistic Variable
Social Variation
Data Collection and Analysis
Further Reading
7. Some Findings and Issues
An Early Study
New York City
Norwich and Reading
A Variety of Studies
Belfast
Controversies
Further Reading
8. Change
The Traditional View
Some Changes in Progress
The Process of Change
Further Reading
Part III: Words at Work:
9. Words and Culture
Whorf
Kinship
Taxonomies
Color
Prototypes
Taboo and Euphemism
Further Reading
10. Ethnographies
Varieties of Talk
The Ethnography of Speaking
Ethnomethodology
Further Reading
11. Solidarity and Politeness
Tu and Vous
Address Terms
Politeness
Further Reading
12. Talk and Action
Speech Acts
Cooperation
Conversation
Further Reading
Part IV: Understanding and Intervening:
13. Gender
Differences
Possible Explanations
Further Reading
14. Disadvantage
Codes Again
African American English
Consequences for Education
Further Reading
15. Planning
Issues
A Variety of Situations
Further Examples
Winners and Losers
Further Reading
16. Conclusion
References
Index