An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics /

An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics / / Graeme Trousdale.

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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 quantitativ...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Trousdale, Graeme,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2010
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language : ETELA
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.) :; 4 B/W halftones 2 Maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • To readers
  • 1 What is ‘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

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