An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

5. New Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-84500-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 538 Seiten, Format (B × H): 256 mm x 200 mm, Gewicht: 1318 g

Reihe: Learning about Language

In this best-selling introductory textbook, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three sections, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches as well as introducing more recent research.

This fifth edition has been revised and updated throughout using key concepts and examples to guide the reader through this fascinating area, including:

a new chapter on identity that reflects the latest research;

a brand new companion website which is fully cross-referenced within this book, and which includes and video and audio materials, interactive activities and links to useful websites;

updated and revised examples and exercises which include new material from Tanzania, Wales, Paraguay and Timor-Leste;

fully updated further reading and references sections.

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics is the essential introductory text for all students of sociolinguistics and a splendid point of reference for students of English language studies, linguistics and applied linguistics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holmes, Janet

Wilson, Nick (Macquarie University, Australia)

Wilson, Nick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceThe Online Companion
1. What do sociolinguists study?
Section I: Multilingual Speech Communities2. Language choice in multilingual communities3. Language maintenance and shift4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations5. National languages and language planning
Section II: Language Variation: Focus on Users6. Regional and social dialects7. Gender and age8. Ethnicity and social networks9. Language change
Interlude: identity in sociolinguistics
Section III: Language Variation: Focus on Uses10. Style, context and register11. Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication12. Gender, politeness and stereotypes13. Language, cognition and culture14. Analysing Discourse15. Attitudes and applications16. Conclusion
ReferencesAppendix: phonetic symbolsSociolinguistics: key words and conceptsIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Janet Holmes is Emeritus Professor in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Nick Wilson is Lecturer in Linguisticsat Macquarie University, Australia.