{"product_id":"research-methods-in-sociolinguistics-isbn-9780470673614","title":"Research Methods in Sociolinguistics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis single-volume guide equips students of sociolinguistics with a full set of methodological tools including data collection and analysis techniques, explained in clear and accessible terms by leading experts. It features project suggestions, troubleshooting tips, and data assessment across diverse languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores an array of anthropological and scientific methods that cover the full spectrum of contemporary sociolinguistics, from the study of style and discourse analysis to the study of phonetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails the types of data available, and explains collection methods ranging from sociolinguistic interviews to linguistic landscapes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides comprehensive coverage of data analysis, subdivided into segments on linguistic and socio-cultural techniques, and linked to numerous languages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes useful summaries, seasoned advice and troubleshooting tips, ideas for research projects, and a full directory of supplementary reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymbols for Vowels Used in This Volume xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticulatory Position of Vowels Used in This Volume xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanet Holmes and Kirk Hazen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Historical Assessment of Research Questions in Sociolinguistics 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirk Hazen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Types of Data and Methods of Data Collection 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Sociolinguistic Interviews 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichol Hoffman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Written Surveys and Questionnaires in Sociolinguistics 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErik Schleef\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Experimental Methods in Sociolinguistics 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Drager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Computer-mediated Communication and Linguistic Landscapes 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJannis Androutsopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Methods of Analysis 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFocusing on Features of Language from a Sociolinguistic Perspective 92\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sociohistorical Analysis 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerttu Nevalainen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Corpus Linguistics in Sociolinguistics 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Phonetic Analysis in Sociolinguistics 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErik R. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Phonological Considerations in Sociophonetics 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Kerswill and Kevin Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Morphosyntactic Analysis in Sociolinguistics 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Davydova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Vocabulary Analysis in Sociolinguistic Research 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Doing Discourse Analysis in Sociolinguistics 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanet Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Words and Numbers: Statistical Analysis in Sociolinguistics 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory R. Guy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFocusing on Aspects of Sociocultural Context in Analyzing Language 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Anthropological Analysis in Sociolinguistics 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Jaffe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Conversation Analysis in Sociolinguistics 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Drew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Geographical Dialectology 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Speech Communities, Social Networks, and Communities of Practice 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Dodsworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Analyzing Sociolinguistic Variation in Multilingual Contexts 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRajend Mesthrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Social Context, Style, and Identity in Sociolinguistics 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikolas Coupland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Researching Children's Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmel O'Shannessy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 325\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This book is an invaluable aid for student researchers eager to produce high-quality, impactful sociolinguistic research. The editors of this volume have met their goal of providing the student with the theoretical framework, historical background, and methodological tools required to execute an array of different research endeavors within the field.”  (\u003ci\u003eLINGUIST List\u003c\/i\u003e, 8 December 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e holds a personal Chair in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her sociolinguistics teaching focuses on workplace discourse, New Zealand English, and language and gender. She is Director of the Wellington Language in the Workplace (LWP) project and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Her many publications include \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Language and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with M. Meyerhoff, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003), \u003ci\u003eLeadership, Discourse and Ethnicity\u003c\/i\u003e (with M. Marra and B. Vine, 2011), and \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirk Hazen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics and director of the West Virginia Dialect Project at West Virginia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDialect Change and Maintenance on the Outer Banks\u003c\/i\u003e (with W. Wolfram and N. Schilling-Estes, 1998), \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Ethnicity in the Rural South: A Sociolinguistic View through Past and Present Be \u003c\/i\u003e(2000), and \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis practical guide to research methods in sociolinguistics equips readers with a full range of techniques to apply in their own academic work. A team of twenty leading contributors provides detailed procedural instructions on an array of anthropological and scientific methods that cover the full spectrum of contemporary sociolinguistics, from the study of style and discourse analysis to the study of phonetics. The first of the book’s two sections details the types of data available, and explains collection methods ranging from sociolinguistic interviews to linguistic landscapes. The second part focuses on data analysis across a number of languages, subdivided into segments on linguistic and sociocultural techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive coverage is combined with useful summaries, seasoned advice and troubleshooting tips, ideas for research projects, and a full directory of supplementary reading, for those undertaking research in this specialist field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Short and highly focused chapters written by practitioners of sociolinguistics all over the world give this book a snappy feel. Each chapter is highly practical, even down to offering suggested project topics, and by including boxed highlights and flow charts this volume is likely to be widely used for teaching and (I bet) for structuring advanced research.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiriam Meyerhoff, University of Auckland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Research Methods in Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably comprehensive and useful compendium of current methods in the field, ranging from the conception and establishment of a research project to the collection, processing, and presentation of data. A forward-looking, benchmark collection founded solidly in the traditions of the field!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalt Wolfram,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNorth Carolina State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This volume is like having the wisdom of Sociolinguistics at your fingertips. 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