Labov : a guide for the perplexed / Matthew J. Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Matthew J.

Series:

Guides for the Perplexed

Guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labov, William.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

Summary:

William Labov (b. 1927) has been a driving force in linguistics for over four decades. Throughout North America, and in much of the rest of the world, his name is synonymous with sociolinguistics. This new Guide for the Perplexed summarizes Labov's work in a number of subfields, including historical linguistics, discourse analysis and not least sociolinguistics. It also sketches a broader context for appreciating Labov's major innovations. His considerable and growing legacy is discussed with comparative glances to other ways of approaching language within linguistics and in neighboring discip

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Chapter 1: The challenges of Labov; A brief biography; Labov in perspective; Sociolinguistics within linguistics; The field(s) of sociolinguistics; Labovian sociolinguistics; Overview of Labov: A Guide for the Perplexed; Notes; Chapter 2: Linguistics and sociolinguistics before Labov; Linguistics as the "science of language"; Descriptivism; The structure of language; More about sounds; Phonetics; Phonology; Approaches to variation before labov; Dialect geography; Notes

Chapter 3: How to establish a field as a graduate studentThe Martha's vineyard study; The new York City study; The department store study; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: A variationist approach to language; Structured variation; Variables and variable rules; Speech communities; Socially realistic linguistics; Quantitative methods; Accountability principle; Labov and statistics; Summary; Notes; Chapter 5: Speech styles and discourse; The sociolinguistic interview; Isolating contextual styles; Insights from the study of style; Critiques and new directions; Labov's discourse analysis; Notes

Chapter 6: The "socio" of sociolinguisticsSocial class; Social networks; Gender; Ethnicity; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Labov as historical linguist; The study of change in progress; A variationist theory of language change; The life cycle of change; How do changes spread? Social factors; How do changes spread? Linguistic mechanisms; General patterns of sound change; The Atlas of North American English; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8: African American English: Lessons learned, lessons taught; What is African American (Vernacular) English?; The principle of error correction

AAVE in schools: Ann Arbor and OaklandAAVE and reading research; The past, present, and future of AAVE; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 9: The revolution at 50; Variationists united; Variationist study of language change; Perceptual aspects of variation; Variation and social meaning; Concluding remarks; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283874311

1283874318

9781441186003

144118600X

OCLC:

823721408