Making waves : the story of variationist sociolinguistics /
Making Waves tells the human story of an academic field based on one-to-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Sociolinguistics. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline.-An authentic, inside story...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom :
Wiley Blackwell,
[2015]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Making Waves tells the human story of an academic field based on one-to-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Sociolinguistics. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline.-An authentic, inside story about the origins of Sociolinguistics as Language Variation and Change, recording the context and spirit of sociolinguistics -Gives students access to the views on language variation of major sociolinguists such as Bill Labov and Peter Trudgill -Offers a human story of an academic field, and is written in the style of a novel, offering complete accessibility with minimal in-group terminology -Provides a timely audio archive of the reminiscences of the major Sociolinguists, including Labov, Fasold, Milroy, Trudgill, and Wolfram, with a companion website featuring 400 audio clips from the interviews. Visit the site at. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118455494 1118455495 |