An introduction to English sociolinguistics [[electronic resource] /] / Graeme Trousdale

• Autore: Trousdale Graeme <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.44
• Soggetto topico: Sociolinguistics; English language - Variation; English language - Social aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography (p. 138-148) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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, from
• Titolo autorizzato: An introduction to English sociolinguistics
• ISBN: 1-282-74957-9; 9786612749575; 0-7486-3000-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784922503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.