Introducing Sociolinguistics 3rd Edition by Miriam Meyerhoff (English) Paperback

Description: Introducing Sociolinguistics by Miriam Meyerhoff This third edition of Miriam Meyerhoffs highly successful textbook provides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways, and supplements the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. It clearly explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style, social power and national identity.New features of the third edition: Every chapter has been revised and updated with current research in the field, including material on sexuality, polylanguaging and lifespan change; Additional Connections with theory and Facts: No, really? are included throughout; Data from sign languages, historical linguistics and Asia-Pacific sociolinguistics have been revised and expanded; A brand new companion website featuring more examples and exercises can be found at Chapters include exercises that enable readers to engage critically with the text, break-out boxes making connections between sociolinguistics and linguistic or social theory, and brief, lively add-ons guaranteed to make the book a memorable and enjoyable read. With a full glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading, this text gives students all the tools they need for an excellent command of sociolinguistics. It can also be used in conjunction with The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader, Doing Sociolinguistics and the online resources shared by all three books. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Miriam Meyerhoff has taught sociolinguistics in places as diverse as New Zealand, Hawaii, the mainland United States, Vanuatu and Scotland. She has consulted on sociolinguistic issues for the print and broadcast media and published books and articles on language variation, language and gender and language contact. She is Professor of Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Table of Contents List of figures; List of tables; Sounds and symbols used in the text; Acknowledgements; Maps; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Variation and language; Chapter 3 Variation and style; Chapter 4 Language attitudes; Chapter 5 Verbal politeness – interactional options; Chapter 6 Multilingualism and language choice; Chapter 7 Real time and apparent time; Chapter 8 Social class; Chapter 9 Social networks and communities of practice; Chapter 10 Gender; Chapter 11 Language contact; Chapter 12 Looking back and looking ahead; Notes on the exercises; Glossary; Bibliography; Index Review Fizzing with examples from around the world and presenting cutting-edge theoretical wisdom, this book is an absolute must for all students of sociolinguistics.David Britain, University of Bern, SwitzerlandThis book is my text of choice for undergraduate modules because it introduces all the fundamental aspects of sociolinguistics and LVC, also in multilingual contexts and with varieties other than English. The online resources are great and the students are particularly fond of the glossary with accessible definitions for complex subject matter.Nanna Haug Hilton, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITIONHere is a welcome introduction to sociolinguistics by a leading researcher in the field. Users will be inspired by the breadth and sweep of Meyerhoffs treatment.William Labov, University of Pennsylvania, USAAlthough the audience of this textbook . . . is primarily meant to be undergraduates, the exercises are so rich with stimulating ideas that students can develop these into theses . . . Another merit of the book is its coverage of the most recent advances in the field and their connections with theory.Dinha T. Gorgis, Jadara University, JordanI especially liked the way it includes studies from all over the world – not just from English-speaking countries . . . the author presents complex studies in a very clear manner without simplifying too much.Hanne Pernille Anderson, Copenhagen University, Denmark Details ISBN1138185590 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1138185590 ISBN-13 9781138185593 Format Paperback Edition 3rd Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780415550062 Author Miriam Meyerhoff Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Affiliation Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand DEWEY 306.44 Media Book Pages 376 Publication Date 2018-08-01 Textbook 1 Language English UK Release Date 2018-08-01 AU Release Date 2018-08-01 NZ Release Date 2018-08-01 Edition Description 3rd edition Alternative 9781138185586 Illustrations 19 Tables, black and white; 63 Line drawings, black and white Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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