{"product_id":"variationist-sociolinguistics-isbn-9781405135900","title":"Variationist Sociolinguistics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVariationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the most up-to-date coverage of the history, developments, and methodologies of variationist sociolinguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses all aspects of linguistic variation, including areas not usually covered in introductory texts, e.g. the phonological, morpho-syntactic, discourse\/pragmatic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines comparative sociolinguistic approach, data collection, methodological issues; and addresses state-of-the-art contemporary quantitative methods and statistical practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures cutting-edge research at an appropriate level to facilitate student learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages students throughout with a variety of pedagogical features, including \u003ci\u003eMini Quizzes\u003c\/i\u003e to test comprehension, extensive \u003ci\u003eExercises\u003c\/i\u003e at the end of each chapter, the opportunity to do hands-on quantitative analysis of a never-before published data set, and \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTips\u003c\/i\u003e that offer insight into conducting sociolinguistic research. Extra materials and answers to the exercises are available at \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/tagliamonte\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Sociolinguistics as Language Variation and Change 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociolinguistics 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Linguistic Variable 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinguistic Change 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principle of Accountability 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircumscribing the Variable Context 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of the Linguistic Variable 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Accountability 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Variation and Change and Linguistic Theory 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Social Patterns 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Class 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex (or Gender) 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyle and Register 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobility in Space and Mobility in Class 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Network, Communities of Practice 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity and Culture 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mass Media 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Change 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Linguistic Change 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Linguistic Patterns 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSound Change 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorphological Change 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyntactic Change 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemantic Change 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammaticalization 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLexical Effects 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExemplar Theory 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Data and Method 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Speech Community 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorpus Building 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Sociolinguistic Corpora 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Individual and the Group 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructing an LVC Study 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Ethics 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gold – Your Data 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Real World 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Quantitative Analysis 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quantitative Paradigm 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributional Analysis 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Modeling 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three Lines of Evidence 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case Study – Variable (that) 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoldvarb Logistic Regression 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenging the Variable Rule Program 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawbacks to the Variable Rule Program 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Toolkits for Variationist Sociolinguistics 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Comparative Sociolinguistics 162\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Comparative Method 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison in Origins 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison in Language Contact 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards for Comparison 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable (did) 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Phonological Variables 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable (t,d) 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable (ing) 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for Studying Phonological Variables 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Morpho-Syntactic Variables 206\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerbal (s) 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverb (ly) 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModal (have to) 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Morpho-Syntactic Variables 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Discourse\/Pragmatic Features 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotative (be like) 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Extenders 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying the Discourse\/Pragmatic Variable 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Tense\/Aspect Variables 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrammaticalization and Tense\/Aspect Variables 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture (going to) 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect (have) 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Tense\/Aspect Variables 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Other Variables 314\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable (come) 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable (Intensifiers) 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage and the Internet 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Unusual Variables 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Sociolinguistic Explanations 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are the Constraints on Change? 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does Language Change? 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Is a Change Embedded in Social and Linguistic Systems? 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation of a Change 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical Modeling 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Explanations 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principle of Interaction 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Corpora Cited 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Time Periods in the History of English 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Linguistic Variables 400\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The author's aims of introducing the field of LVC to learners, discussing its principle goals and achievements, and opening up discussion for advances in the field have been successfully achieved in this volume.”  (\u003ci\u003eLINGUIST\u003c\/i\u003e, 16 May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e Featured on CBC Radio One's Ontario Today (17th October), http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/ontariotoday\/2011\/10\/17\/tuesday-northern-and-southern-expressions\/#socialcomments \u003cb\u003eSali A. T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eagliamonte\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), co-author of \u003ci\u003eAfrican American English in the Diaspora: Tense and Aspect\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2001), and has published on African American varieties; British, Irish, and Canadian dialects; as well as child, teen, television, and Internet languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVariationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of systematic variation in language, both present and past. Tagliamonte, a leading and influential scholar in the field, provides a broad introduction to the foundational theory of Language Variation and Change, by synthesizing many of the early observations and findings that have shaped the field. She not only discusses the classic work of scholars including Labov, Trudgill, Milroy, and Wolfram, but she also advances the current discussion and debate in the field by highlighting contemporary work, including cutting-edge research that opens yet more questions for future scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe textbook, aimed at students taking intermediate and advanced courses in sociolinguistics, outlines the methodologies of research and data collection in the field, with explanations that go beyond the facts and into the philosophy of the field. The work is set in the context of all aspects of linguistic variation, including phonological, morpho-syntactic, and discourse-pragmatic variables. The text engages students throughout with a variety of pedagogical features, including \u003ci\u003eMini Quizzes\u003c\/i\u003e to test comprehension, extensive \u003ci\u003eExercises\u003c\/i\u003e at the end of each chapter, the opportunity to do hands-on quantitative analysis of a never-before published data set, and \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTips\u003c\/i\u003e that offer insight into conducting sociolinguistic research. Extra materials and answers to the exercises are available at \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/tagliamonte\u003c\/b\u003e. The first real textbook of its kind, \u003ci\u003eVariationist Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious and exciting work that will be a must-have for students and researchers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This book is a landmark in the study of language variation, with coverage that ranges from the practical details of gathering and processing data to the use of data in descriptive and theoretical argumentation. Best of all, it is embedded in the incredibly rich array of firsthand studies conducted by Tagliamonte and her colleagues; her research engagement and enthusiasm are truly inspiring.\" \u003ci\u003e– Walt Wolfram, North Carolina State University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Readers of this authoritative, up to date survey from an experienced and influential researcher are sure to catch the excitement that comes from finding out how and why language varies.” \u003ci\u003e– Jenny Cheshire, Queen Mary, University of London\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is more than an introduction: it provides a thorough training in the analysis of linguistic change and variation by a master of the trade.  Tagliamonte's book will launch students into the field ready to do important work.\" \u003ci\u003e– William Labov, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990446981349,"sku":"NP9781405135900","price":86.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405135900.jpg?v=1761787867","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/variationist-sociolinguistics-isbn-9781405135900","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}