Introducing Sociolinguistics (M.Meyerhoff), Sociolinguistics
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Introducing Sociolinguistics
‘Here is a welcome introduction to sociolinguistics by a leading researcher in the field.
Users will be inspired by the breadth and sweep of Meyerhoff’s treatment.’
William Labov, University of Pennsylvania, USA
‘Miriam Meyerhoff’s entertaining volume revels in the diversity that is the cornerstone
of sociolinguistics – she takes us to every continent to provide contemporary, refreshing
and engaging examples of the key concepts of the discipline, and does so in a well-paced
and readable style. The book is authoritative yet open-minded, innovative yet touches
all the bases that need to be touched. Most of all, it embodies a passion for socio-
linguistics that I hope many readers will embrace.’
David Britain, University of Essex, UK
Introducing Sociolinguisticsprovides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary
nature of the field. 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. It clearly explains the patterns
and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations
between different language varieties index personal style, social power and national identity.
Individual chapters cover:
Social dialects and individual style
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Language attitudes
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Politeness
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Multilingualism and language choice
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Real time and apparent time change in language
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Social class, social networks and communities of practice
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Gender
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Language and dialect contact
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Most chapters include: exercises that enable readers to engage critically with the text; break-
out boxes making connections between sociolinguistics and linguistic or social theory; and
brief, lively add-ons guaranteed to make the book a memorable and enjoyable read. With a
full glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading, this text gives students all the
tools they need for an excellent command of sociolinguistics.
Miriam Meyerhoff
has lived and taught sociolinguistics in places as diverse as New
Zealand, Hawai’i, the mainland United States, Vanuatu and Scotland. 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. She is currently Professor
of Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh.
Introducing
Sociolinguistics
MIRIAM MEYERHOFF
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Meyerhoff, Miriam.
Introducing sociolinguistics / Miriam Meyerhoff.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sociolinguistics. I. Title.
P40.M498 2006
306.44–dc22
2006002748
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