Variationist Sociolinguistics

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Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation,Interpretation presents a comprehensive, intermediate levelexamination of Language Variation and Change, the branch ofsociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken andwritten language. * Represents the most up-to-date coverage of the history,developments, and methodologies of variationistsociolinguistics * Addresses all aspects of linguistic variation, including areasnot usually covered in introductory texts, e.g. the phonological,morpho-syntactic, discourse/pragmatic * Outlines comparative sociolinguistic approach, data collection,methodological issues; and addresses state-of-the-art contemporaryquantitative methods and statistical practice * Features cutting-edge research at an appropriate level tofacilitate student learning * Engages students throughout with a variety of pedagogicalfeatures, including Mini Quizzes to test comprehension,extensive Exercises at the end of each chapter, theopportunity to do hands-on quantitative analysis of a never-beforepublished data set, and Notes and Tips that offerinsight into conducting sociolinguistic research. Extra materialsand answers to the exercises are available at www.wiley.com/go/tagliamonte

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Sali A. Tagliamonte

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"The author's aims of introducing the field of LVC tolearners, discussing its principle goals and achievements, andopening up discussion for advances in the field have beensuccessfully achieved in this volume." (LINGUIST, 16 May 2012)Featured on CBC Radio One's Ontario Today (17th October),http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/2011/10/17/tuesday-northern-and-southern-expressions/#socialcomments"This book is a landmark in the study of language variation, withcoverage that ranges from the practical details of gathering andprocessing data to the use of data in descriptive and theoreticalargumentation. Best of all, it is embedded in the incredibly richarray of firsthand studies conducted by Tagliamonte and hercolleagues; her research engagement and enthusiasm are trulyinspiring." - Walt Wolfram, North Carolina StateUniversity "Readers of this authoritative, up to date survey from anexperienced and influential researcher are sure to catch theexcitement that comes from finding out how and why languagevaries." - Jenny Cheshire, Queen Mary, University ofLondon "This is more than an introduction: it provides a thorough trainingin the analysis of linguistic change and variation by a master ofthe trade. Tagliamonte's book will launch students into thefield ready to do important work." - William Labov,University of Pennsylvania
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