Observing And Analysing Natural Language: Critical Account of Sociolinguistic Method (Language in Society, Vol 12) - Hardcover

MILROY

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631132333 ISBN 13: 9780631132332

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1987

Synopsis

Milroy discusses the problems and principles of studying language in its social context. She relates methods of carrying out sociolinguistic research to the theories which underlie them and she considers the theoretical and practical implications of particular methodological choices.

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Review

"An impressive book by any standards, and is likely to take its place as a "classic" of sociolinguistics." R.A. Hudson, Journal of Linguistics (of the first edition)

From the Back Cover

Social networks –– those informal and formal social relationships of which any human society is composed –– are distinguished by their own patters of language use. Lesley Milroy is concerned with the manner in which patterns of linguisitic variation characterize particular groups (social and cultural, geographic, male and female) within a complex urban community.

First published in 1980, Language and Social Networks has had a great influence on the development of sociolinguistics. The second edition incorporates an extensive new chapter reappraising the original research and discussing other sociolinguistic work in the same paradigm.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631132333
• ISBN 13: 9780631132332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252