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The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics
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Routledge
294 Pages
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Routledge
288 Pages
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Routledge
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Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity.
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Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Methods of Observation and Analysis. Social Correlates. Socio-Psychological Factors. Socio-Political Factors. Language Change. Glossary. References. Index.
Biography
Louise Mullany, Carmen Llamas, Peter Stockwell
'For anyone interested in reading about most of the fundamental issues in sociolinguistics, whether a seasoned researcher or a graduate student, this companion is an absolute must.' – Richard Watts, University of Berne, Switzerland
