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Designed for beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, this textbook 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 such topics as: *'English' as a social and as a linguistic concept *English speech communities *Social and regional dialectology in relation to varieties of English *English historical sociolinguistics, from Old English to late Modern English *Sociolinguistics and change in English *Outcomes of contact involving varieties of English *English and language planning *English, sociolinguistics and linguistic theory. The book contains data drawn from studies of English as it is used around the world. Throughout, there is an emphasis on facilitating a deeper understanding of linguistic variation in English and the social, political and cultural contexts in which speakers and writers of English operate.

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Book category Books in English Language linguistics Sociolinguistics

• Full title: Introduction to English Sociolinguistics
• Author: Graeme Trousdale
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9780748623242
• ISBN: 0748623248
• ID: 04674108
• Publisher: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 314 g
• Dimensions: 222 × 137 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. April 2010

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