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Making Waves tells the human story of an academic field based on one-to-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Sociolinguistics. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline.

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"Making waves is an interesting first attempt at writing the history of those that were inspired by Labov's groundbreaking work. One can only hope that more studies in this interesting area will follow." (Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 2016)

Table of Contents

Preface viii

1 Where It Begins 1

2 Synchronicity and Sociolinguistics 25

3 A Crescendo of Research 53

4 Roots of Variationist Thinking 74

5 Sociolinguistics in the Street 88

6 Why Statistics Is in Your Head 107

7 Sociolinguistics From the Heart 121

8 Branching Out; Bursting at the Seams 131

9 Why Do You Like Variation? 158

10 Launching the Future 169

Afterword 185

Appendix A List of Interviews 186

Appendix B VSLX Family Tree 187

References 194

Index 202

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 16/10/2015
      ISBN13: 9781118455166, 978-1118455166
      ISBN10: 1118455169
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Making Waves tells the human story of an academic field based on one-to-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Sociolinguistics. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline.

      Trade Review
      "Making waves is an interesting first attempt at writing the history of those that were inspired by Labov's groundbreaking work. One can only hope that more studies in this interesting area will follow." (Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 2016)

      Table of Contents

      Preface viii

      1 Where It Begins 1

      2 Synchronicity and Sociolinguistics 25

      3 A Crescendo of Research 53

      4 Roots of Variationist Thinking 74

      5 Sociolinguistics in the Street 88

      6 Why Statistics Is in Your Head 107

      7 Sociolinguistics From the Heart 121

      8 Branching Out; Bursting at the Seams 131

      9 Why Do You Like Variation? 158

      10 Launching the Future 169

      Afterword 185

      Appendix A List of Interviews 186

      Appendix B VSLX Family Tree 187

      References 194

      Index 202

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