This text engages with languages policies and positions in relation to the roles and functions these languages adopt. It examines the 'value' of languages, defined in terms of the power they have in the global marketplace as much as within the complex matrices of the local socio…
"This edited volume provides up-to-date, succinct, relevant, and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research. It covers the main areas of research design, conducting research, and sharing data findings with longer chapters and shorter vign…
Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research projects in 'the field'.
Ethnography and language policy
Providing a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic methods and areas of investigation, this text explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style, soc…
Sociolinguistics
by Hudson, R.A., (Richard Anthony)
fromCambridge textbooks in linguistics