Challenging the predominance of mainstream sociolinguistic theories, this volume focuses on lesser known sociolinguistic systems, from regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, the European Mediterranean and Slavic regions, as well as specific speech communities suc…
Challenging the predominance of mainstream sociolinguistic theories, this volume focuses on lesser known sociolinguistic systems, from regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, the European Mediterranean and Slavic regions, as well as specific speech communities suc…
Language and superdiversity
A first synthesis of work done in sociolinguistic superdiversity, this volume offers a substantial introduction to the field and the issues and state-of-the-art research papers organized around three themes: Sketching the paradigm, Sociolinguistic complexity, Policing complexity…
"This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the global situation and the continuing evolution of the field and its relevance to language education around the world. Topics covered …
This title presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of language variation and change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language.
