The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics (Routledge Companions) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415338506 ISBN 13: 9780415338509

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity.

The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics includes articles by leading scholars in the field on:

• methods of observation and analysis
• social correlates
• socio-psychological factors
• socio-political factors
• language change.

With a substantial A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts, directions for further study, and detailed cross-referencing with links to the glossary, The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics is both an essential broad-based introduction for those new to the field, and a highly useful reference for the more advanced linguist.

About this title

About the Author:

University of Aberdeen, UK University of Nottingham, UK

Review:

'For anyone interested in reading about most of the fundamental issues in sociolinguistics, whether a seasoned researcher or a graduate student, this companion is an absolute must.' – Richard Watts, University of Berne, Switzerland

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415338506
• ISBN 13: 9780415338509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 294
• Editor: Llamas Carmen