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Sociolinguistics and educationrajend mesthrie and william l. Contributions by veteran as well as upandcoming sociolinguists cover. Ronald wardhaugh introduction to sociolinguistics fifth edition 5. Get data collection in sociolinguistics methods and applications pdf file for free from our online library. 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. University of pennsylvania 3 times including two in. The authors, three of whom are from south africa, prepared this textbook for readers with little or no prior experience in linguistics and therefore have kept technical terms to a minimum. It embraced variationist sociolinguistics, ethnography of commu nication, anthropological linguistics, interactional sociolinguistics, symbolic interactionism, conversa.
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This new edition of richard hudsons widely acclaimed textbook sociolinguistics will be welcomed by students and teachers alike. 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. Mesthries outline is well thought out, and he is a sound scholar. Introducing sociolinguistics provides a solid, uptodate appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field. An introduction to sociolinguistics janet holmes chapter one. This introductory textbook expertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject.
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