An Introduction to Sociolinguistics - LU
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics
The books included in this series provide comprehensive accounts of some of the most central and most rapidly developing areas of research in linguistics. Intended primarily for introductory and post-introductory students, they include exercises, discussion points, and suggestions for further reading.
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2. Andrew Spencer 3. Helen Goodluck 4. Ronald Wardhaugh 5. Martin Atkinson 6. Diane Blakemore 7. Michael Kenstowicz 8. Deborah Schiffrin 9. John Clark and Colin Yallop
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18. Henry Rogers 19. Benjamin W. Fortson IV
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English Grammar: A Generative Perspective An Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Language Acquisition Lexical-Functional Syntax A History of English: A Sociolinguistic Approach Writing Systems: A Linguistic Approach Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction Thinking Syntactically: A Guide to Argumentation and Analysis
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
FIFTH EDITION
Ronald Wardhaugh
? 1986, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006 by Ronald Wardhaugh
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First published 1986 by Basil Blackwell Ltd Second edition (1992), third edition (1998), and fourth edition (2002) published by Blackwell Publishers Ltd Fifth edition published 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd
1 2006
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wardhaugh, Ronald. An introduction to sociolinguistics / Ronald Wardhaugh. -- 5th ed. p. cm. -- (Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 4) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-3559-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-4051-3559-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Sociolinguistics. I. Title. II.
Series. P40.W27 2006 306.44--dc22
2005019312
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Contents
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
viii
1 Introduction
1
Knowledge of Language ? Variation ? Scientific Investigation ?
Language and Society ? Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of
Language ? Methodological Concerns ? Overview ? Further
Reading
Part I Languages and Communities
23
2 Languages, Dialects, and Varieties
25
Language and Dialect ? Regional Dialects ? Social Dialects ?
Styles, Registers, and Beliefs ? Further Reading
3 Pidgins and Creoles
58
Lingua Francas ? Definitions ? Distribution and Characteristics ?
Origins ? From Pidgin to Creole ? Further Reading
4 Codes
88
Diglossia ? Bilingualism and Multilingualism ? Code-Switching ?
Further Reading
5 Speech Communities
119
Definitions ? Intersecting Communities ? Networks and
Repertoires ? Further Reading
Part II Inherent Variety
133
6 Language Variation
135
Regional Variation ? The Linguistic Variable ? Linguistic and
Social Variation ? Data Collection and Analysis ? Further
Reading
7 Some Findings and Issues
162
An Early Study ? New York City ? Norwich and Reading ?
A Variety of Studies ? Belfast ? Controversies ? Further Reading
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