Language Regard: Methods, Variation and Change - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107162807 ISBN 13: 9781107162808

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Bringing together a team of renowned international scholars, this volume provides a wide-ranging collection of historical and state-of-the-art perspectives on language regard, particularly in the context of language variation and language change, and importantly, highlights the range of new methodologies being used by linguists to explore and evaluate it. The importance of language regard to the inquiry of language variation and change in the field of sociolinguistics is increasingly being recognized, yet misunderstandings about its nature and importance continue to exist. This volume provides scholars and students of sociolinguistics, with the tools and theory to pursue such inquiry. Contributions and research come from Europe, North America, and Asia, and language varieties such as Spanish, Dutch, Danish, and American Sign Language are discussed.

About this title

Book Description:

A state-of-the-art collection of research, written by renowned international scholars, exploring 'language regard' - an all-encompassing term used to describe non-linguists' attitudes towards, beliefs and perceptions about, and ideologies of language. It explores issues such as how language regard is studied, and its pivotal role in language variation and change.

About the Author:

Betsy E. Evans is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington. Her research concentrates on linguistic variation and how that relates to the functions of language in marking identity, status, group solidarity, and cultural values and draws heavily on perceptions and attitudes of language variation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1107162807
• ISBN 13: 9781107162808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 326
• Editor: Evans Betsy E., Benson Erica J., Stanford James N.