An Introduction to Sociolinguistics;Fifth Edition (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)

Wardhaugh, Ronald

ISBN 10: 140513559X / ISBN 13: 9781405135597

Published by Blackwell Publishing, 2006

About this Item

Very Good copy. (see picture) 418 pages including index.Approx 10 pages have some highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Sociolinguistics;Fifth Edition (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140513559X
• ISBN 13: 9781405135597
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

This fully revised textbook is a new edition of Ronald Wardhaugh’s popular and accessible An Introduction to Sociolinguistics.

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• Provides an accessible, comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics that reflects new developments in the field.
  
• Fully revised, with 130 new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date.
  
• Includes suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises.
  
• Features increased emphasis on issues of identity, solidarity, and power
  
• Discusses topics such as language dialects, pidgins and creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning.
  
• Designed for introductory and post-introductory students, and ideal for courses including introduction to sociolinguistics, aspects of sociolinguistics, and language and society.

About the Author

Ronald Wardhaugh is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. His recent work includes Proper English (Blackwell, 1998) and Understanding English Grammar (second edition, Blackwell, 2003).