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Meaning and linguistic variation : the third wave in sociolinguistics /

Linguistic styles particularly variations in pronunciation, carry a wide range of meaning, from speakers' socio-economic class to their mood or stance in the moment. This book examines the development of the study of sociolinguistic variation, from early demographic studies to a focus on the co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eckert, Penelope (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages > Variation.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Beginnings
  • Gascon
  • Stigma and meaning in language shift
  • Part II. My participation in the second wave
  • Jocks and burnouts
  • Jocks, burnouts and sound change
  • The local and the extra-local
  • On the outs
  • Foregrounding style
  • Part III. The third wave
  • The SLIC generation
  • The nature of indexicality in variation
  • What kinds of signs are these?
  • The semiotic landscape.