This detailed textbook critically examines methods used in sociolinguistc studies, including the ways in which the categories of age, gender, ethnicity andsocial class have been employed to chart language variation. It discusses thenature of data and encourages students to examine the evidence with a more critical eye. INDICE: Foreword - Preface - Social Categories - The Nature of Data - Collecting Data - Tabulating the Results - Methods of Analysis - Some Individual Studies - Variation in Discourse Features - Afterword - Appendix - References -Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-57918-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 152
- Fecha Publicación: 14/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés