{"product_id":"making-waves-isbn-9781118455166","title":"Making Waves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Waves\u003c\/i\u003e tells the human story of an academic field based on one-to-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Sociolinguistics. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authentic, inside story about the origins of Sociolinguistics as Language Variation and Change, recording the context and spirit of sociolinguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives students access to the views on language variation of major sociolinguists such as Bill Labov and Peter Trudgill\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a human story of an academic field, and is written in the style of a novel, offering complete accessibility with minimal in-group terminology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a timely audio archive of the reminiscences of the major Sociolinguists, including Labov, Fasold, Milroy, Trudgill, and Wolfram, with a companion website featuring 400 audio clips from the interviews. Visit the site at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/tagliamonte\/makingwaves\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/tagliamonte\/makingwaves\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Where It Begins 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Synchronicity and Sociolinguistics 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Crescendo of Research 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Roots of Variationist Thinking 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sociolinguistics in the Street 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Why Statistics Is in Your Head 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sociolinguistics From the Heart 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Branching Out; Bursting at the Seams 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Why Do You Like Variation? 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Launching the Future 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A List of Interviews 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B VSLX Family Tree 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 202\u003c\/p\u003e \"Making waves is an interesting first attempt at writing the history of those that were inspired by Labov's groundbreaking work. One can only hope that more studies in this interesting area will follow.\" (Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 2016) \u003cb\u003eSali A. Tagliamonte\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the Linguistics Department at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is author of \u003ci\u003eAnalysing Sociolinguistic Variation\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eVariationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), among other books and has published on African American varieties; British, Irish, and Canadian dialects; as well as child, teen, television, and Internet language. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Waves: The History of Variationist Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e tells the human story of an academic field based on one-on-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Socioinguistics. It is a first person historiography; the narrative emerges chronologically in a compilation of events and developments that are interspersed with personal reminiscences taken directly from the audio-recorded interviews. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline. The book offers a synthesis of research, fieldwork and teaching experience but also brings to the fore a collective philosophy of life in relationship to intellectual practice. The essence of Variationist Sociolinguistics unfolds in the story, exposing linguistic insights, social motivations and poignant personal experiences; students and scholars alike are provided with a greater understanding of the history and development of an academic field as well as an endearing story giving access to the views on language variation of major sociolinguists such as Bill Labov and Peter Trudgill.\u003c\/p\u003e Written as a novel, the book has minimal in-group terminology, making it of real interest to people interested in language, the development of science, or historical non-fiction, as well as sociolinguists and language scientists more generally.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989558083813,"sku":"NP9781118455166","price":111.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118455166.jpg?v=1761784591","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/making-waves-isbn-9781118455166","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}