The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World

Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages and social settings, The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the first single-volume collection surveying current and recent research trends in international sociolinguistics. With over 30 chapters written by leading authorities in the region concerned, all continents and their respective regions are covered. This book will serve as an important tool to help widen the perspective on sociolinguistics to readers of English.

Divided into parts covering: the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Middle East, and Europe, the book provides readers with a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of sociolinguistics in each area. It clearly explains the patterns and systematicity that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties mark personal style, social power and national Identity.

The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the ideal resource for all students on undergraduate sociolinguistics courses and researchers involved in the study of language, society and power.

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The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World

Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages and social settings, The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the first single-volume collection surveying current and recent research trends in international sociolinguistics. With over 30 chapters written by leading authorities in the region concerned, all continents and their respective regions are covered. This book will serve as an important tool to help widen the perspective on sociolinguistics to readers of English.

Divided into parts covering: the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Middle East, and Europe, the book provides readers with a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of sociolinguistics in each area. It clearly explains the patterns and systematicity that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties mark personal style, social power and national Identity.

The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the ideal resource for all students on undergraduate sociolinguistics courses and researchers involved in the study of language, society and power.

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The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World

The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World

The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World

The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World

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Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages and social settings, The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the first single-volume collection surveying current and recent research trends in international sociolinguistics. With over 30 chapters written by leading authorities in the region concerned, all continents and their respective regions are covered. This book will serve as an important tool to help widen the perspective on sociolinguistics to readers of English.

Divided into parts covering: the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Middle East, and Europe, the book provides readers with a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of sociolinguistics in each area. It clearly explains the patterns and systematicity that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties mark personal style, social power and national Identity.

The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the ideal resource for all students on undergraduate sociolinguistics courses and researchers involved in the study of language, society and power.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032056128
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/28/2023
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 708
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin J. Ball is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at Bangor University and Visiting Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at Wrexham Glyndŵr University, both in Wales.

Rajend Mesthrie is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Chiara Meluzzi is Senior Researcher in Linguistics at the University of Milan "La Statale", Italy, where she teaches general linguistics for the BA in Liberal Studies in Communication.

Table of Contents

List of tables viii

List of contributors ix

Foreword John Edwards xviii

Introduction Martin J. Ball 1

I The Americas 5

1 Sociolinguistics in the United States of America Kirk Hazen 7

2 Sociolinguistics in Canada Elaine Gold 25

3 Sociolinguistics in Mexico: defining new agendas José Antonio Flores Farfán 34

4 The sociolinguistics of indigenous languages in South America Seríafin M. Coronel-Molina Viviana Quintero 42

5 Sociolinguistics of the Caribbean Valerie Youssef 52

II Asia 65

6 Sociolinguistic research in China Minglang Zhou 67

7 Sociolinguistics in South Asia Probal Dasgupta Madhavi Sardesai 81

8 Sociolinguistics in Japan Nanette Gottlieb 89

9 Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam David Bradley 98

10 Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines Lionel Wee 108

11 A sociolinguistic profile of Turkey, Northern Cyprus and other Turkic states in Central Asia Yasemin Bayyurt 117

12 Sociolinguistics in the Caucasus Victor A. Friedman 127

13 Sociolinguistics in the Iranian world William O. Beeman 139

III Australasia

14 Sociolinguistics in Australia Peter Collins 151

15 Sociolinguistics in New Zealand Margaret Maclagan Jennifer Hay 159

16 Sociolinguistics in the South Pacific France Mugler Richard Benton 170

17 A sociolinguistic sketch of New Guinea Mark Donohue 179

IV Africa and the Middle East 185

18 Sociolinguistics in South Africa: a critical overview of current research Rajend Mesthrie 187

19 Sociolinguistic studies of West and Central Africa Bruce Connell David Zeitlyn 203

20 Sociolinguistics of East Africa Christina M. Higgins 216

21 Israeli sociolinguistics: from Hebrew hegemony toIsraeli plurilingualism Zhanna Burstein-Feldman Alek D. Epstein Nina Kheimets Shulamith Kopeliovich Dafna Yitzhaki Joel Walters 226

22 Arabic sociolinguistics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Catherine Miller Dominique Caubet 238

V Europe 257

23 Sociolinguistics of the German-speaking area Winifred V. Davies 259

24 Sociolinguistics in the Dutch language area in Europe Jeroen Darquennes 271

25 Sociolinguistics in the Nordic region Sally Boyd 281

26 Sociolinguistics in the British Isles Jane Stuart-Smith Bill Haddican 296

27 Sociolinguistics in France Nadine Di Vito 310

28 Sociolinguistics in Italy Mair Parry 327

29 Sociolinguistics in Spain and Portugal David Atkinson Mercedes Bengoechea Sandi Michele de Oliveira 341

30 Sociolinguistics in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland Miklós Kontra Jirí Nekvapil Agnieszka Kie&lslash;kiewicz-Janowiak 359

31 Sociolinguistics in the Balkans Robert D. Greenberg 372

32 Sociolinguistics in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova Victoria Gulida 385

33 The development of sociolinguistics in the Baltic States Ina Druviete 402

Index 413

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