| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 152 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Edinburgh textbooks on the English language
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Edinburgh textbooks on the English language.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-148) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- To readers -- 1 What is 8216;English? -- 2 Communities, networks and individuals -- 3 English and language planning -- 4 Regional and social variation -- 5 Change in English -- 6 English historical sociolinguistics -- 7 Language contact -- 8 Dialect contact -- 9 Sociolinguistics and linguistic theory -- 10 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
This textbook, aimed primarily at beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociolinguistic variation, the book provides a systematic overview of such topics as: 'English' as a social and as a linguistic concept; The relationship between regional and social dialectology, and their application to the study of English; English historical sociolinguistics, from. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sociolinguistics.
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Sociolinguistics. |
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English language -- Variation.
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English language -- Variation. |
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English language -- Social aspects.
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English language -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trousdale, Graeme, 1971- Introduction to English sociolinguistics. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010 9780748623259 (DLC) 2010444865 (OCoLC)320798929 |
| ISBN |
9780748630004 (electronic book) |
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0748630007 (electronic book) |
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9780748623242 (hardback) |
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0748623248 (hardback) |
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9780748623259 (paperback) |
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0748623256 (paperback) |
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