LINGUIST List 17.1782

Tue Jun 13 2006

Books: Sociolinguistics: Tagliamonte

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation: Tagliamonte

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Message 1: Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation: Tagliamonte
Date: 10-Jun-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation: Tagliamonte


Title: Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation Series Title: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics Published: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
                http://us.cambridge.org

Book URL: http://us.cambridge.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521771153

Author: Sali A. Tagliamonte Hardback: ISBN: 521771153 Pages: 296 Price: U.K. £ 45.00
Hardback: ISBN: 521771153 Pages: 296 Price: U.S. $ 80.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0521778182 Pages: 296 Price: U.S. $ 34.99
Abstract:

The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can beanalyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Untilnow, however, the actual tools and methods have been largely passed onthrough 'word of mouth', rather than being formally documented. This is thefirst comprehensive 'how to' guide to the formal analysis ofsociolinguistic variation. It shows step-by-step how the analysis iscarried out, leading the reader through every stage of a research projectfrom start to finish.

Topics covered include fieldwork, data organization and management,analysis and interpretation, presenting research results, and writing up apaper. Practical and informal, the book contains all the informationneeded to conduct a fully-fledged sociolinguistic investigation, andincludes exercises, checklists, references and insider tips. It is set tobecome an essential resource for students, researchers and fieldworkersembarking on research projects in sociolinguistics.

1. Introduction;2. Data collection;3. The sociolinguistic interview;4. Data, data and more data;5. The linguistic variable;6. Formulating hypothesis/operationalizing claims;7. The variable rule program: theory and practice;8. The 'how to's of a variationist analysis;9. Distributional analysis;10. Multivariate analysis;11. Interpreting your results;12. Finding the story.


Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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