An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)

by WARDHAUGH (Author)

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  1986

  $3.41

  This book covers most of the topics dealt with in courses described as either sociolinguistics or the sociology of language . Planned as a basic introduction, it requires little previous knowledge of such foundation disciplines as linguistics, sociology, anthropology and psychology, since all the concepts needed for understanding are introduced in the text.

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  Since it first appeared more than fifteen years ago, Ronald Wardhaugh's An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been an immensely popular textbook for courses in sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. Organized in four parts - Languages and Communities, Inherent Variety, Words at Work, and Understanding and Intervening - the book offers an accessible, comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics. Topics explored include language, dialects, pidgins and creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, and change. The book also covers words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning. In the fourth edition, the text, further reading sections, exercises, and references have been revised and updated to reflect new developments in the field. In particular, the coverage of gender, disadvantage, and planning has been considerably revised and extended.