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Informationen zum Autor Scott F. Kiesling is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. He has published on a wide variety of sociolinguistic projects. Through analyses of language in use in a number of different populations and places, he has focused on understanding how speakers create social meaning with language. Klappentext Edinburgh Sociolinguistics Series Editors: Joan Swann and Paul Kerswill The study of variation and change is at the heart of the sociolinguistics. Providing a wide survey of the field, this textbook is organised around three constraints on variation: linguistic structure, social structure and identity, and social and linguistic perception. By considering both structure and meaning, Scott F. Kiesling examines the most important issues surrounding variation theory, including canonical studies and terms, as well as challenges to them. Research in non-English and non-European contexts is also addressed. Key FeaturesThe linguistic variable and its statusSociolinguistic methodsThe description of variable patternsLinguistic and social structureSocial meaning and perception With over 50 figures and a practical section on methodology, this textbook is an ideal solution for undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociolinguistics seeking a comprehensive study of variation and change. Scott F. Kiesling is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh. Through analyses of language in use in a number of different populations and places, he has focused on understanding how speakers create social meaning with language. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive study of variation and change! including current debates in the area. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Questions about language and variation, and where we got them; Chapter 2 The linguistic variable; Chapter 3 Discovering and describing patterns of variation and change; Chapter 4 Social patterns 1: Interspeaker variation; Chapter 5 Social patterns II: Intraspeaker variation; Chapter 6 Meaning and social patterns; Chapter 7 Acquisition of variation; Chapter 8 Structural patterns 1: Phonology and morphology; Chapter 9 Structural patterns 2: Syntax, lexical variables, and suprasegmentals; Chapter 10 The life and times of linguistic changes...
