Social Meaning And Linguistic Variation

Author : Lauren Hall-Lew
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108471625
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Meaning and Linguistic Variation written by Lauren Hall-Lew and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book offering an overview of third-wave variation research and theory, which is an approach centered on social meaning.

Author : Penelope Eckert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110712297X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meaning and Linguistic Variation written by Penelope Eckert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important new study of the social meaning of sociolinguistic variation.

Author : Scott F. Kiesling
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 074863763X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Variation and Change written by Scott F. Kiesling and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of variation and change is at the heart of the sociolinguistics. Providing a wide survey of the field, this textbook is organised around three constraints on variation: linguistic structure, social structure and identity, and social and linguistic perception. By considering both structure and meaning, Scott F. Kiesling examines the most important issues surrounding variation theory, including canonical studies and terms as well as challenges to them.

Author : Nikolas Coupland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139465856
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Style written by Nikolas Coupland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-09 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Style refers to ways of speaking - how speakers use the resource of language variation to make meaning in social encounters. This 2007 book develops a coherent theoretical approach to style in sociolinguistics, illustrated with copious examples. It explains how speakers project different social identities and create different social relationships through their style choices, and how speech-style and social context inter-relate. Style therefore refers to the wide range of strategic actions and performances that speakers engage in, to construct themselves and their social lives. Coupland draws on and integrates a wide variety of contemporary sociolinguistic research as well as his own extensive research in this field. The emphasis is on how social meanings are made locally, in specific relationships, genres, groups and cultures, and on studying language variation as part of the analysis of spoken discourse.

Author : Penelope Eckert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521597890
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Style and Sociolinguistic Variation written by Penelope Eckert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of sociolinguistic variation examines the relation between social identity and ways of speaking. Studying variations in language not only reveals a great deal about speakers' strategies with respect to variables such as social class, gender, ethnicity and age, it also affords us the opportunity to observe linguistic change in progress. The volume brings together leading experts from a range of disciplines to create a broad perspective on the study of style and variation. Beginning with an introduction to theoretical issues, the book goes on to discuss key approaches to stylistic variation in spoken language, including such issues as attention paid to speech, audience design, identity construction, the corpus study of register, genre, distinctiveness and the anthropological study of style. Rigorous and engaging, this book will become the standard work on stylistic variation. It will be welcomed by students and academics in sociolinguistics, English language, dialectology, anthropology and sociology.

Author : Sali A. Tagliamonte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139451324
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation written by Sali A. Tagliamonte and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics. Until now, however, the actual tools and methods have been largely passed on through 'word of mouth', rather than being formally documented. This is the first comprehensive 'how to' guide to the formal analysis of sociolinguistic variation. It shows step-by-step how the analysis is carried out, leading the reader through every stage of a research project from start to finish. Topics covered include fieldwork, data organization and management, analysis and interpretation, presenting research results, and writing up a paper. Practical and informal, the book contains all the information needed to conduct a fully-fledged sociolinguistic investigation, and includes exercises, checklists, references and insider tips. It is set to become an essential resource for students, researchers and fieldworkers embarking on research projects in sociolinguistics.

Author : Robin Dodsworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367777500
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Variation and Change in Social Networks written by Robin Dodsworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph takes up recent advances in social network methods in sociology, together with data on economic segregation, in order to build a quantitative analysis of the class and network effects implicated in vowel change in a Southern American city. Studies of sociolinguistic variation in urban spaces have uncovered durable patterns of linguistic difference, such as the maintenance of blue collar/white collar distinctions in the case of stable linguistic variables. But the underlying interactional origins of these patterns, and the interactional reasons for their durability, are not well understood, due in part to the near-absence of large-scale network investigation. This book undertakes a sociolinguistic network analysis of data from the Raleigh corpus, a set of conversational interviews collected form natives of Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2008-2017. Acoustic analysis of the corpus shows the rapid, ongoing retreat from the Southern Vowel Shift and increasing participation in national vowel changes. The social distribution of these trends is explored via standard social factors such as occupation as well as innovative network variables, including a measure of nestedness in the community network. The book aims to pursue new network-based questions about sociolinguistic variation that can be applied to other corpora, making this key reading for students and researchers in sociolinguistics and historical linguistics as well as those interested in further understanding how existing quantitative network methods from sociological research might be applied to sociolinguistic data.

Author : J. K. Chambers
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781405152464
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sociolinguistic Theory written by J. K. Chambers and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change. A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field Provides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field Shows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the contemporary study of language Discusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex, and age, and the cultural significance of linguistic variation

Author : Kevin Theinl
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656017638
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Society - The nature of sociolinguistic perception. Language Variation and Change written by Kevin Theinl and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, University of Rostock, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with the social meaning of language, social categorization and covert reaction. It also goes into detail with the question if the use of the variable ING is linked to a perception of the speaker as intelligent or educated. Furthermore it will be discussed if the indexical field is a useful tool for understanding the use of a variable like –ING and its social interpretation. Afterwards the methods and results of Campbell-Kibler’s study are portrayed which include a discussion of the indexical field.

Author : Whitney Chappell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783725803316
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Meanings of Language Variation in Spanish written by Whitney Chappell and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centering stances, positionalities, and style, the third wave of sociolinguistic study positions individuals at the heart of its analysis. Understood as a continuation of the first and the second waves, which sought to elucidate correlations between linguistic features and broad socio-demographic groups (first wave) or locally relevant categories and networks (second wave), the third wave focuses on the social meaning of variable linguistic features. It recognizes that speakers agentively employ the linguistic resources at their disposal to signal group memberships, construct their personae, and position themselves in interaction. However, research on the third wave has been, to the present, largely focused on the English language. Because the resulting sociocultural and linguistic biases are baked into our current understanding of why speakers select particular linguistic and stylistic features, a broader exploration of linguistic variation and social meaning in other languages is sorely needed. To tackle the questions raised by the third wave in Spanish-speaking contexts (e.g., How are social meanings linked to particular linguistic forms? How is social meaning structured? How does linguistic use affect social meaning? How do social meanings relate to one another? What is the role of social meaning in language variation and change?) we have mobilized scholars at the vanguard of Spanish sociolinguistics to share their work in this Special Issue. In doing so, we seek to further extend the third wave to the Spanish-speaking world and deepen, develop, and enrich the scope of third-wave research.