Before that there were authors who commented on how language use was influenced or indeed guided by socially relevant factors, such as class, profession, age or gender. While urban ethnography was at the start of labovs work in language varia tion, its approach is substantially quantitative, there fore methodologically quite different from most other approaches in. This is the ninth in the acclaimed series of spinoff volumes based on the outstanding encyclopedia of language and linguistics. On a wider scope, the themes will recur across the discussions of dialects, multilingualism, discourse, and social justice. Introducing sociolinguistics 2nd edition by rajend mesthrie. Sociolinguistics is concerned with how language use interacts with, or is affected by, social factors such as gender, ethnicity, age or social class, for instance. Buy introducing sociolinguistics 2nd revised edition by rajend mesthrie, joan swann, ana deumert, william l. This is a brand new book at a bargain price as a student all the pennies count and ive made a good saving on this book. Amongst his publications are introducing sociolinguistics, 2nd edition with joan swann, ana deumert and william leap, 2009, language in south africa cambridge, 2002 and world englishes with rakesh m. In chapter 1, the authors situate sociolinguistics within the overall discipline of linguistics and then give a brief account of the development of the field, contrasting the linguists focus on competence structures that can be generated in language with the sociolinguists focus on performance the use of speech in different contexts. It provides a solid, uptodate appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field covering foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. The study of speakers choices florian coulmas frontmatter more information.
A serious concern for peace and comradeship demands that we seek for the means of achieving that goal. May 29, 2009 buy introducing sociolinguistics 2nd revised edition by rajend mesthrie, joan swann, ana deumert, william l. The cambridge handbook of sociolinguistics cambridge. Florian coulmasis director of the german institute for japanese studies, tokyo. The book covers areas such as multilingualism, codechoice, language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, language contact. Sociolinguistics covers a very broad area of research, which, as meyerhoff 2006 puts it, can be confusing if you are coming new to the field. Rajend mesthrie has 21 books on goodreads with 424 ratings. Welcome to the online resources accompanying the routledge sociolinguistics reader and doing sociolinguistics. As coulmas defines, it is the study of choice and the principal task of sociolinguistics is to. This second edition of introducing sociolinguistics expertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject. How marketing hightechnology products differs from other types of marketing.
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Miriam meyerhoff has taught sociolinguistics in places as diverse as new zealand, hawaii, the mainland united states, vanuatu and scotland. The penultimatesection disputes the idea of english as a killer language and offers a morerealistic account of the actual and potential spread of the english language. Mesthries outline is well thought out, and he is a sound scholar. Peter cotterell, sociolinguistics and biblical interpretation, vox evangelica 16 1986.
Like the first, the second edition of sociolinguistics is an exceptionally clear and helpful overview of the relationship of language and society. Thoroughly updated and revised, an introduction to sociolinguistics, 7th edition presents a comprehensive and fully updated introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society. Sociolinguistics and educationrajend mesthrie and william l. Introducing sociolinguistics 2nd edition by rajend. It comprises 285 articles of which 80 are short biographical entries. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Leap edinburgh university press m1730 mesthrie dd iii 21409 16. Sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. Maybe ive absorbed a lot of the theories and issues of sociolinguistics as ive studied literature. But, for whatever reason, i felt like this book didnt really teach me much i didnt already know. The title of this chapter is meant as a cover term for these two approaches as well as that of others, for example the. Introducing sociolinguistics second edition rajend mesthrie, joan swann, ana deumert and william l. This introductory textbook expertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject.
The book ends with a short conclusion in which mesthrie and bhatt reemphasizethat their main goal was to examine the linguistic underpinnings of the spreadof english from. She has consulted on sociolinguistic issues for the print and broadcast media and published books and articles on language variation, language and gender, and language contact. Introducing sociolinguistics edited by rajend mesthrie, joan swan, ana deumert and william leap the editors rajend mesthrie is professor of linguistics in the english department at the university of cape town. Raymond hickey language and society page 2 of 37 the study of language and society sociolinguistics can be dated to about the middle of the twentieth century. Buy the book cross the in this getabstract summary, you will learn. Joan swann is a senior lecturer in the centre for language and communication in the. Books by rajend mesthrie author of introducing sociolinguistics. This article is an expansion of my the nicodemus conversation in the expository times 96, 8 may 1985, pages 237242.
Introducing sociolinguistics by rajend mesthrie, joan. Sociolinguistics is a field of study which deals mostly with language use, particularly spoken language, but not the grammatical or phonetic structure of a language. Introducing sociolinguistics by rajend mesthrie, joan swann, ana deumert and. Reflecting the breadth of research in the field, it surveys a range of topics and approaches in the study of language variation and use in society.
And i suspect thats simply because its too introductory a textbook to use in a graduatelevel class. An introduction to sociolinguistics, 7th edition wiley. Introducing sociolinguistics rajend mesthrie, joan swann. In the past ive worked on bhojpurihindi, english dialects, fanakalo pidgin. It covers foundation issues, recent advances and current debates, presenting familiar or classic data in new ways and supplementing the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. Introducing sociolinguistics edinburgh university press. The contribution of sociolinguistics to the allen walker read peacekeeping process t t he members of an audience like this are sure to be in favor of peace and comradeship among peoples.
The most comprehensive overview available, this handbook is an essential guide to sociolinguistics today. Rajend mesthrie is associate professor of linguistics at the university of cape town and known for his sociolinguistic work in english, asian and african languages. Building on ronald wardhaughs classic text, coauthor janet fuller has updated this seventh edition throughout with new discussions exploring language and communities. He has published widely in the field of sociolinguistics. Second edition sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. About professor rajend mesthrie my interests are in general linguistics, my main early training being in historical linguistics, especially the history of english. The sociolinguistics of sign languageana deumert 407epilogue 440further reading 445next steps 449bibliography 450glossary. Rajend mesthries most popular book is introducing sociolinguistics. Nrf a rating in sociolinguistics in nov 2008 valid 20082014. Sociolinguists do not study a language or a linguistic variety as a closed system with.
There are various definitions of sociolinguistics as given below. Request pdf introducing sociolinguistics sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. The book covers areas such as multilingualism, codechoice, language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, language contact, language and inequality, and language and power. Introducing sociolinguistics by miriam meyerhoff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 11, 2016. Dec 04, 2001 in chapter 1, the authors situate sociolinguistics within the overall discipline of linguistics and then give a brief account of the development of the field, contrasting the linguists focus on competence structures that can be generated in language with the sociolinguists focus on performance the use of speech in different contexts. However, my main recent research has been of a sociolinguistic nature, stressing language variation and contact in the south african context. Sociolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and society. Over the past twenty years, south african sociolinguists have played an active role both nationally and internationally. The book covers areas such as multilingualism, codechoice, language variation, dialectology, interactional. An introduction to sociolinguistics interaction, and sociolinguistics and social justice each embracing three up to four chapters which all result in a rich 447 page textbook. Elected by linguistics society of southern africa as life member of executive committee, as of 2009. Concise encyclopedia of sociolinguistics 1st edition.
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