02909nam 2200625Ia 450 991078492250332120200520144314.01-282-74957-997866127495750-7486-3000-710.1515/9780748630004(CKB)2670000000035372(EBL)564514(OCoLC)664232837(MiAaPQ)EBC564514(Au-PeEL)EBL564514(CaPaEBR)ebr10400659(CaONFJC)MIL274957(DE-B1597)616746(DE-B1597)9780748630004(OCoLC)1302163914(PPN)190557982(EXLCZ)99267000000003537220100616d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn introduction to English sociolinguistics[electronic resource] /Graeme TrousdaleEdinburgh Edinburgh University Pressc20101 online resource (169 p.)Edinburgh textbooks on the English languageDescription based upon print version of record.0-7486-2324-8 0-7486-2325-6 Includes bibliography (p. 138-148) and index.Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; To readers; 1 What is 'English'?; 2 Communities, networks and individuals; 3 English and language planning; 4 Regional and social variation; 5 Change in English; 6 English historical sociolinguistics; 7 Language contact; 8 Dialect contact; 9 Sociolinguistics and linguistic theory; 10 Conclusion; Appendix; References; IndexThis textbook, aimed primarily at beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociolinguistic variation, the book provides a systematic overview of such topics as: 'English' as a social and as a linguistic concept; The relationship between regional and social dialectology, and their application to the study of English; English historical sociolinguistics, fromEdinburgh textbooks on the English language.SociolinguisticsEnglish languageVariationEnglish languageSocial aspectsSociolinguistics.English languageVariation.English languageSocial aspects.306.44Trousdale Graeme1971-1463295MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784922503321An introduction to English sociolinguistics3672524UNINA