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Wardhaugh

 
9781405186681: Introduction Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1405186682 ISBN 13: 9781405186681
Editorial: John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Sinopsis

This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh's textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date, whilst maintaining the features that made the book so popular with lecturers and students: accessible coverage of a wide range of issues, clearly written, and with useful student study features. A fully revised new edition of Ronald Wardhaugh's popular introduction to sociolinguistics, which now includes over 150 new and updated references and new study features throughout Features new "Explorations" sections in each chapter incorporating suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises - all designed to encourage students to develop their own skills and ideas Reflects new developments in the field, providing greater focus on ideas such as identity, solidarity, and markedness Provides balanced coverage of a range of topics, including: language dialects, pidgins and Creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning Comprehensive and accessible, it is the ideal introduction for students coming to sociolinguistics for the first time

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Acerca del autor

Ronald Wardhaugh is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is the author of a number of books, including Proper English (1998) and Understanding English Grammar (second edition, 2003), both published by Wiley-Blackwell.

De la contraportada

Ronald Wardhaugh&;s An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been a cornerstone of courses in the field for over two decades, maintaining its popularity by combining clear and accessible coverage of a wide range of issues with useful student study features. This comprehensive sixth edition retains these strengths, but has also been updated throughout to reflect developments in the field. New chapter-by-chapter &;explorations&; sections have been added which encourage students to actively engage with tkey issues in sociolinguistics.

The sixth edition includes greater focus on ideas of identity, solidarity, and markedness, while the features that have made this work a classic &; the balanced coverage of issues ranging from language dialects and variation, code-switching, bilingualism, and speech communities, to ethnographies, gender, and disadvantage &; have been updated to reflect the latest research. Accessible and engaging, this is an ideal introduction for both undergraduates and graduate students with little or no background in sociolinguistics.

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Editorial
John Wiley & Sons
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1405186682
ISBN 13 
9781405186681
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
6
Número de páginas
464
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