Variationist Sociolinguistics

<i>Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation</i> presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language. <ul type=”disc”> <li>Represents the most up-to-date coverage of the history, developments, and methodologies of variationist sociolinguistics</li> <li>Addresses all aspects of linguistic variation, including areas not usually covered in introductory texts, e.g. the phonological, morpho-syntactic, discourse/pragmatic</li> <li>Outlines comparative sociolinguistic approach, data collection, methodological issues; and addresses state-of-the-art contemporary quantitative methods and statistical practice</li> <li>Features cutting-edge research at an appropriate level to facilitate student learning</li> <li>Engages students throughout with a variety of pedagogical features, including <i>Mini Quizzes</i> to test comprehension, extensive <i>Exercises</i> at the end of each chapter, the opportunity to do hands-on quantitative analysis of a never-before published data set, and <i>Notes</i> and <i>Tips</i> that offer insight into conducting sociolinguistic research. Extra materials and answers to the exercises are available at <a href=”http://www.wiley.com/go/tagliamonte”>www.wiley.com/go/tagliamonte</a></li> </ul>