Sociolinguistic variation : theories, methods, and applications / [edited by] Robert Bayley, Ceil Lucas.

An overview of the key areas within the study of language variation and language change.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Bayley, Robert, 1943-, Lucas, Ceil
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Variation and phonological theory / Gregory R. Guy
  • Syntactic variation / Lisa Green
  • The psycholinguistic unity of inherent variability: old Occam whips out his razor / Ralph W. Fasold and Dennis R. Preston
  • The study of variation in historical perspective / Kirk Hazen
  • Style in dialogue: Bakhtin and sociolinguistic theory / Allan Bell
  • Variation and historical linguistics / Michael Montgomery
  • Second language acquisition: a variationist perspective / Robert Bayley
  • Variation and modality / Ceil Lucas
  • Sociolinguistic fieldwork / Natalie Schilling-Estes
  • Quantitative analysis / Sali A. Tagliamonte
  • Sociophonetics / Erik R. Thomas
  • Sociolinguistic variation and education / Carolyn Temple Adger and Donna Christian
  • Lessons learned from the Ebonics controversy: implications for language assessment / A. Fay Vaughn-Cooke
  • Variation, versatility, and contrastive analysis in the classroom / Angela E. Rickford and John R. Rickford
  • Social-political influences on research practices: examining language acquisition by African American children / Ida J. Stockman
  • Sociolinguistic variation and the law / Ronald R. Butters
  • Attitudes toward variation and ear-witness testimony / John Baugh.