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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader 2010 Edition by Miriam Meyerhoff, Erik Schleef
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, Jennifer Hay, Stefanie Jannedy, Norma Mendoza-Denton, Qing Zhang, John Laver, Sachiko Ide, Dennis R. Preston, Thomas Purnell, William Idsardi, John Baugh, Gibson Ferguson, Isabelle Buchstaller, Jinny K. Choi, Don Kulick, Christopher Stroud, Jan-Peter Blom, John J. Gumperz, David Britain, Monica Heller, Ben Rampton, Miriam Meyerhoff, Nancy Niedzielski, William Labov, Rika Ito, Sali Tagliamonte, Gillian Sankoff, Helene Blondeau, Peter Trudgill, Richard Cameron, Lesley Milroy, James Milroy, Paul Kerswill, Ann Williams, Terttu Nevalainen, Penelope Eckert, Janet Holmes, Stephanie Schnurr, Niloofar Haeri, Elinor Ochs, Scott Fabius Kiesling, Rusty BarrettGo to www.routledge.com/textbooks/meyerhoff for online resources supporting The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader and Introducing Sociolinguistics (Meyerhoff 2011) List of figuresList of tablesUser's guide to The Routledge Sociolinguistics ReaderAcknowledgementsIntroductionErik Schleef and Miriam MeyerhoffSociolinguistic methods for data collection and interpretationPart one: Identities, style and politenessEditors' introduction to part oneAllan BellBack in style: Reworking audience designJennifer Hay, Stefanie Jannedy, and Norma Mendoza-DentonOprah and /ay/: Lexical frequency, referee design, and styleQing ZhangA Chinese yuppie in Beijing: Phonological variation and the construction of a new professional identity John LaverLinguistic routines and politeness in greeting and partingSachiko IdeFormal forms and discernment: Two neglected aspects of universals of linguistic politenessPart two: Perceptions and language attitudesEditors' introduction to part twoDennis R. PrestonLanguage with an attitudeDennis R. PrestonThe Li'l Abner syndrome: Written representations of speechThomas Purnell, William Idsardi, and John BaughPerceptual and phonetic experiments on American English dialect identificationGibson FergusonLanguage education policy and the medium of instruction issue in post-colonial AfricaIsabelle BuchstallerSocial stereotypes, personality traits and regional perceptions displaced: Attitudes towards the 'new' quotative in the U.K.Part three: Multilingualism and language contactEditors' introduction to part threeJinny K. ChoiBilingualism in Paraguay: Forty years after Rubin's studyDon Kulick and Christopher StroudCode-switching in Gapun: Social and linguistic aspects of language use in a language shifting communityJan-Peter Blom and John J. GumperzSocial meaning in linguistic structure: Code-switching in Norway David BritainDialect contact, focusing and phonological rule complexity: The koineisation of Fenland EnglishMonica HellerLegitimate language in a multilingual schoolBen RamptonLanguage crossing and the redefinition of realityMiriam Meyerhoff and Nancy NiedzielskiThe Globalisation of Vernacular VariationPart four: Variation and changeEditors' introduction to part fourWilliam LabovThe social motivation of a sound changeRika Ito and Sali TagliamonteWell weird, right dodgy, very strange, really cool: Layering and recycling in English intensifiers Gillian Sankoff and Helene BlondeauLanguage change across the lifespan: /r/ in Montreal French Peter TrudgillNorwich revisited: Recent linguistic changes in an English urban dialectRichard CameronAging and GenderingPart five: Social class, networks and communities of practiceEditors' introduction to part fiveLesley Milroy and James MilroySocial network and social class: Toward an integrated sociolinguistic modelPaul Kerswill and Ann WilliamsMobility versus social class in dialect levelling: Evidence from new and old towns in EnglandTerttu NevalainenMaking the best of 'bad' data: Evidence for sociolinguistic variation in early modern EnglishPenelope EckertVowels and nail polish: The emergence of linguistic style in the preadolescent heterosexual marketplace Janet Holmes and Stephanie Schnurr'Doing femininity' at work: More than just relational practice Part six: GenderEditors' introduction to part sixNiloofar HaeriA linguistic innovation of women in CairoElinor OchsIndexing gender Scott Fabius KieslingPower and the language of menRusty BarrettMarkedness and styleswitching in performances by African American drag queensNotes on concept questionsIndex