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Informationen zum Autor Gerard Van Herk is a Canada Research Chair in Regional Language and Oral Text at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has researched and written on varieties of the English language and is the editor of Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications (eds. with C. Mallinson and B. Childs! 2013). Klappentext What is Sociolinguistics? is a tour through the major issues that define the field! such as region! status! gender! time! language attitudes! interaction! and style! while also exploring the sociolinguistics of multilingualism! culture and ethnicity! language contact! and education! all introduced with excitement! humor! and deep knowledge.* Explores the sociolinguistics of multilingualism! culture and ethnicity! language contact! and education* Provides useful and clear learning features including numerous innovative exercises and project ideas! spotlighted research readings! glossary terms! chapter summaries! and text boxes* The Companion Website for Instructors (www.wiley.com/go/vanherkprofs) has PowerPoint slides for each chapter with suggestions for framing class discussions and exercises! further examples on concepts discussed in the book! tips on additional readings to bring in! and ready-to-go slides for class presentation.* The Companion Website for Students (www.wiley.com/go/vanherk) includes links for every chapter from standard sociolinguistic tools to links designed to spark discussion relevant to each chapter! including video clips! oral histories! articles! and more. Zusammenfassung What is Sociolinguistics? offers a tour through the major issues that define the field! such as region! status! gender! time! language attitudes! interaction! and style! while also exploring the sociolinguistics of multilingualism! culture and ethnicity! language contact! and education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents viiList of Boxes xiResearch in the Spotlight xivCompanion Website xviAcknowledgments xvii1. Introduction 12. Language and Society 103. Place 254. Social Status 475. Time 606. Ethnicity 757. Gender and Identity 858. Style 1049. Interaction 11610. Multilingualism 12711. Language Contact 13612. Attitudes and Ideologies 14813. Language as a Social Entity 16114. Education 17515. What is Sociolinguistics? 188Glossary 197Bibliography 213Index 229 ...
Table des matières
Contents vii
List of Boxes xi
Research in the Spotlight xiv
Companion Website xvi
Acknowledgments xvii
1. Introduction 1
2. Language and Society 10
3. Place 25
4. Social Status 47
5. Time 60
6. Ethnicity 75
7. Gender and Identity 85
8. Style 104
9. Interaction 116
10. Multilingualism 127
11. Language Contact 136
12. Attitudes and Ideologies 148
13. Language as a Social Entity 161
14. Education 175
15. What is Sociolinguistics? 188
Glossary 197
Bibliography 213
Index 229
