Sociolinguistics: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions) - Softcover

Stockwell, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415401275 ISBN 13: 9780415401272

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

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"These very readable texts are immensely enlightening. Their supremely logical organisation makes it easy to select a specific topic and to work with it in great depth. The practical activities and closely argued associated commentaries are highly recommended, being well designed and effective aids to full understanding of points raised. The judicious selection of texts in the final section provides excellent support for taking the practical work forward.." -Clive Grey, Edge Hill College of Higher Education, UK "The Routledge English Language Introductions series is a first-rate set of textbooks for students beginning the study of linguistics. The contributions have been meticulously planned, clearly structured, and written in an eminently accessible style to enable teachers to structure their courses lucidly with ample opportunities for student home study. To coin a phrase: Highly recommendable!'." -Richard Watts, University of Berne, Switzerland "This textbook is enormously enabling. Not only does it comprehensively provide the basic theory and method at the right level, but beginners have the means and the models so that they can get their "hands dirty" with real data and real problems in doing Sociolinguistics." -William Downes, University of East Anglia "This innovatively designed series of coursebooks is not only an excellent starting place for beginners, but it's also a useful pitstop for instructors and more advanced learners. Each book renders an impressive range of theoretical perspectives both accessible and interesting, with key concepts and central issues clearly presented and rooted in contemporary data and analyses.." -Crispin Thurlow, CardiffUniversity, UK "Stockwell's text can be recommended on a number of levels, namely, the clarity of its organization, the accessibility of its content and the balance it acheives in its four sections. These four sections (explanation, studies done by undergraduate peers, illustrative language data and key articles by significant researchers in the field) all lend it an air of refreshing usability...most appropriate for lower division undergraduate courses." -Linguist List

Synopsis:

"Routledge English Language Introductions" cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. "Sociolinguistics": provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics; draws on a range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to the "Japanese Asahi Evening News"; uses real studies designed and conducted by students; provides key readings with commentaries from works by major internationally known authors such as Norman Fairclough, Deborah Cameron, Braj Kachru, Jennifer Coates, Mark Sebba, and Malcolm Coulthard; and it is accompanied by a supporting website.

Key features of the new edition include: new section on forensic linguistics; additional material on language and gender conversation; analysis and spoken discourse; and comprehensively updated exercises, readings and references.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415401275
• ISBN 13: 9780415401272
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270