The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader

By: Miriam Meyerhoff (Editor), Erik Schleef (Editor)

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Paperback | 17 June 2010 | Edition Number 1

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Both a companion to Introducing Sociolinguistics, Miriam Meyerhoff's bestselling textbook, and a stand-alone Reader in sociolinguistics, this collection includes classic foundational readings and more recent innovative articles. Intended to be highly user-friendly, The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader includes substantial section introductions, further reading, a reader's guide on how to use the book and an introductory chapter providing advice on how to undertake qualitative and quantitative research. This introduction is supplemented by exercises focussing on data handling and collection. The Reader is divided into six sections and each section is thematically organised. Each reading is accessible to beginning students of sociolinguistics but the entire selection is assembled to also help advanced students focus on themes, principles and concepts that cut across different researchers' work. Beginning and advanced students are supported by Content Questions to assist understanding of essential features in the readings, and Concept Questions which help advanced students make connections across readings, apply theory to data, and critically engage with the readings. A companion website supports and connects the Reader and textbook with structured exercises, links to associated websites and video examples, plus an online glossary. The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader is essential reading for students on courses in sociolinguistics, language and society, and language and variation. Authors: Allan Bell ao Jennifer Hay ao Stefanie Jannedy ao Norma Mendoza-Denton ao Qing Zhang ao John Laver ao Sachiko Ide ao Dennis R. Preston ao Thomas Purnell ao William Idsardi ao John Baugh ao Gibson Ferguson ao Isabelle Buchstaller ao Jinny K. Choi ao Don Kulick ao Christopher Stroud ao Jan-Peter Blom ao John J. Gumperz ao David Britain ao Monica Heller ao Ben Rampton ao Miriam Meyerhoff ao Nancy Niedzielski ao William Labov ao Rika Ito ao Sali Tagliamonte ao Gillian Sankoff ao Helene Blondeau ao Peter Trudgill ao Richard Cameron ao Lesley Milroy ao James Milroy ao Paul Kerswill ao Ann Williams ao Terttu Nevalainen ao Penelope Eckert ao Janet Holmes ao Stephanie Schnurr ao Niloofar Haeri ao Elinor Ochs ao Scott Fabius Kiesling ao Rusty Barrett Miriam Meyerhoff is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Erik Schleef is lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Manchester, UK. Go to www.routledge.com/textbooks/meyerhoff for online resources supporting The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader and Introducing Sociolinguistics (Meyerhoff 2011) ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

Industry Reviews

"An outstanding resource for students and scholars of sociolinguistics at all levels. The introductory chapter on methods provides a great entrance into the field and the reader covers a generally excellent range of core readings in sociolinguistics. In addition the editors have integrated those readings with helpful exercises and discussion questions that will benefit students and instructors alike."

Robin Queen, University of Michigan, USA

"The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader stands out with its focus on practice. Students will love the hands-on nature of this Reader!"

Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University, Australia

"A very useful collection, due to the care in selection both in terms of quality and the wide range of approaches. I especially like the focus on multilingualism (more than a third of the articles report on languages other than English, for anyone keeping score), both in the choice of topics and in the attention given to the interests and needs of multilingual students."

Naomi Nagy, University of Toronto, Canada

"This is the kind of interactive, varied course material that both students and teachers dream about."

- Dr. Catharina Peersman, Department of Linguistics, K.U. Leuven, Belgium

'... offers a true introductory manual of sociolinguistic studies to students and teachers alike... this is the kind of interactive, varied course material that both students and teachers dream about. There is no doubt about the excellent qualities of 'The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader'. When combined with Meyerhoff's 'Introducing Sociolinguistics' and the online resources, this versatile manual is a very practical resource that would help create a varied and enjoyable sociolinguistics course.' - LinguistList

'Given the comprehensiveness of the text and the usefulness of the online resources, instructors will be well prepared to keep the sociolinguistic conversations going, both inside and outside of the university classroom.'- English World-Wide

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