Sociolinguistics

<i>Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation</i> presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory.<br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology.<br /> </li> <li>Considers a range of issues including speaker selection, data collection, social considerations, phonological and syntactical variation, style-shifting and code-switching.<br /> </li> <li>Recognizes that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory.<br /> </li> <li>Stresses the need for the entire research process from the initial design of the project to the interpretation of results to be grounded in theoretically defensible positions.<br /> </li> <li>Shows how the research paradigm established by a few influential pioneers has been fruitfully expanded by exciting new trends.</li> </ul>