An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics) - Softcover

Wardhaugh, Ronald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405186682 ISBN 13: 9781405186681

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh’s textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date, whilst maintaining the features that made the book so popular with lecturers and students: accessible coverage of a wide range of issues, clearly written, and with useful student study features.

• A fully revised new edition of Ronald Wardhaugh’s popular introduction to sociolinguistics, which now includes over 150 new and updated references and new study features throughout
• Features new “Explorations” sections in each chapter incorporating suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises – all designed to encourage students to develop their own skills and ideas
• Reflects new developments in the field, providing greater focus on ideas such as identity, solidarity, and markedness
• Provides balanced coverage of a range of topics, including: language dialects, pidgins and Creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning
• Comprehensive and accessible, it is the ideal introduction for students coming to sociolinguistics for the first time

About this title

About the Author

Ronald Wardhaugh is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is the author of a number of books, including Proper English (1998) and Understanding English Grammar (second edition, 2003), both published by Wiley-Blackwell.

From the Back Cover

Ronald Wardhaugh&;s An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been a cornerstone of courses in the field for over two decades, maintaining its popularity by combining clear and accessible coverage of a wide range of issues with useful student study features. This comprehensive sixth edition retains these strengths, but has also been updated throughout to reflect developments in the field. New chapter-by-chapter &;explorations&; sections have been added which encourage students to actively engage with tkey issues in sociolinguistics.

The sixth edition includes greater focus on ideas of identity, solidarity, and markedness, while the features that have made this work a classic &; the balanced coverage of issues ranging from language dialects and variation, code-switching, bilingualism, and speech communities, to ethnographies, gender, and disadvantage &; have been updated to reflect the latest research. Accessible and engaging, this is an ideal introduction for both undergraduates and graduate students with little or no background in sociolinguistics.

The sixth edition includes greater focus on ideas of identity, solidarity, and markedness, while the features that have made this work a classic – the balanced coverage of issues ranging from language dialects and variation, code-switching, bilingualism, and speech communities, to ethnographies, gender, and disadvantage – have been updated to reflect the latest research. Accessible and engaging, this is an ideal introduction for both undergraduates and graduate students with little or no background in sociolinguistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405186682
• ISBN 13: 9781405186681
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 458