{"product_id":"sociolinguistics-9780631222255","title":"Sociolinguistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders a range of issues including speaker selection, data collection, social considerations, phonological and syntactical variation, style-shifting and code-switching.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognizes that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStresses the need for the entire research process from the initial design of the project to the interpretation of results to be grounded in theoretically defensible positions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the research paradigm established by a few influential pioneers has been fruitfully expanded by exciting new trend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Milroy and Gordon give us the first comprehensive survey of research methods that takes in the breadth and scope of sociolinguistics as it has come to maturity. They relate analytic methods to research goals and always keep an eye on matters of interpretation and evaluation that give meaning to quantitative and statistical results. This book is a valuable resource not only for students but also for experienced researchers.’ \u003ci\u003eJ. K. Chambers, University of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Given the accelerating, visible growth of sociolinguistics, it is surprising that there are practically no books dedicated to methods. This is a welcome exception. But it is more than a discussion of techniques; it is firmly grounded in current sociolinguistic theory. The combination of an experienced fieldworker and analyst, and an up-and-coming scholar has resulted in one of the most useful texts in variation studies to be published in the last decade.’ \u003ci\u003eWalt Wolfram, North Carolina State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Sociolinguistics: Models and Methods:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData and Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarlier Approaches to Linguistic Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American Descriptivists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Dialectology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptations of the Traditional Model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween Paradigms: Early Urban Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBridging Paradigms: Adaptations of Traditional Dialectology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Locating and Selecting Subjects:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentativeness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome General Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Sampling Universe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStratification and Sample Size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuota and Judgment Sampling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Objectives and Sampling: Some Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSampling and Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSampling and Social Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Data Collection:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvey Approaches to Data Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten Questionnaires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFieldworker-Administered Surveys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRapid and Anonymous Surveys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociolinguistic Interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure and Design of the Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviews as Speech Events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Strategies for Eliciting Casual Speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipant Observation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalancing Fieldwork Strategies: The Belfast Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Community Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Belfast Doorstep Survey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rural Hinterland Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformed Consent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreservation of Anonymity and Access to Recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurreptitious Recording.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Researcher's Responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Language Variation and the social World: Issues in Analysis and Interpretation:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Categories and Theories of Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Class and Sociolinguistic Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of Social Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinguistic Markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting Correlations between Language and Social Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex and Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Class and Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and Language Variation: Some Further Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity and Race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage, Race and Ethnicity in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage and Ethnicity in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Social Relationships and Social Practices:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Social Network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Network and Community of Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Networks and Language Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Structure and Language Shift in Bilingual Communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeak Network Ties and Theories of Language Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialect Leveling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sociolinguistics of Mobility: Place as a Cultural Concept.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Investigating Phonological Variation:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying and Selecting Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Phonological Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing and Specifying Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePilot Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuditory Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstrumental Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Evaluation of Measurement Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Linguistic Analysis of Phonological Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Range of Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConditioning Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationships among Variants: Issues of Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComments about Quantification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting Matters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Many Tokens are Needed?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of Statistical Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Beyond Phonology: Analyzing and Interpreting Higher Level Variation:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Collection Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammatical Variables and Historical Linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyntactic Analysis and the Sociolinguistic Variable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Early Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principle of Accountability and the Envelope of Variation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemantic Equivalence and the Discourse Context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariationist Analysis and Syntactic Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Style-shifting and Code-Switching:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyle as a Response to Situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStylistic Variation as a Function of Attention Paid to Speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyle as Audience Design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyle as Initiative and Strategic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCode-switching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Allocational” and “Interactional” Paradigms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Choice and Code-switching: Three Case Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBilingual Conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Epilogue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403440005463,"sku":"9780631222255","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631222255.jpg?v=1730483477","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sociolinguistics-9780631222255","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}