What is sociolinguistics? / Gerard Van Herk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Herk, Gerard.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

Linguistics in the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 243 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Place of Publication:

Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"It's rare to encounter a textbook that one will want to read cover to cover. But Gerard van Herk has written exactly that, introducing students to the field of sociolinguistics as the best teachers do: with excitement, humor, and deep knowledge. What is Sociolinguistics? is a tour through the major issues that define the field, such as region, status, gender, time, language attitudes, interaction, and style, while also exploring the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, culture and ethnicity, language contact, and education. The chapters contains useful and clear features including: Numerous innovative exercises Spotlighted research, where the author introduces some key concepts discussed in foundational research and offers suggestions for reading the primary literature Further readings, glossary terms, chapter summaries, and text boxes that explore introduced concepts in greater depth for interested students The companion website offers PowerPoint slides for instructors and sample answers to questions, while providing students with further resources, including sound files and carefully curated links for further study"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction. 2. Language and Society. 3. Place. 4. Social Status. 5. Time. 6. Ethnicity. 7. Gender and Identity. 8. Style. 9. Interaction. 10. Multilingualism. 11. Language Contact. 12. Attitudes and Ideologies. 13. Language as a social entity. 14. Education. 15. What is sociolinguistics? 16. Glossary. 17. Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

785779929

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.