Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415898579 ISBN 13: 9780415898577

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This edited volume provides up-to-date, succinct, relevant, and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research. It covers the main areas of research design, conducting research, and sharing data findings with longer chapters and shorter vignettes written by a range of top sociolinguists, both veteran and emerging scholars. Here is the one-stop, go-to guide for the numerous quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods that are used in sociolinguistic research, ensuring that Data Collection in Sociolinguistics will be not only useful in the classroom but also as a reference tool for active researchers. For more information, downloadable content, and teaching tools, visit sociolinguisticdatacollection.com.

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About the Author

Christine Mallinson is Associate Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture and Affiliate Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

Becky Childs is Associate Professor of English at Coastal Carolina University.

Gerard Van Herk is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Regional Language and Oral Text at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415898579
• ISBN 13: 9780415898577
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Mallinson Christine, Childs Becky, Van Herk Gerard