Sociolinguistic Theory
Sociolinguistic Theory by J. K. Chambers, published by Wiley in 1995, offers a comprehensive examination of the field of sociolinguistics, focusing on language variation and change. This 284-page book synthesizes key findings from prominent figures in the discipline, providing a critical overview of how dependent linguistic variables interact with independent social variables, which forms the theoretical foundation of sociolinguistics.
Readers will find a thorough review of essential contributions from linguists such as Henrietta Cedegren, William Labov, and Lesley Milroy, among others. Chambers contextualizes their work within the broader landscape of linguistic study, tracing intellectual connections from historical figures like Wilhelm von Humboldt to contemporary scholars. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the intersections of language and society, making it relevant for students and professionals in the fields of language arts and linguistics.
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Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change. Since the inception of sociolinguistics more than three decades ago, the correlation of dependent linguistic variables with independent social variables has provided the theoretical core of the discipline. Chambers reviews the essential findings of Henrietta Cedegren, William Labov, Lesley Milroy and James Milroy, David Sankoff, Gillian Sankoff, Peter Trudgill, Walt Wolfram, and many others, and puts them into context both with the work of the numerous linguists who have followed their lead and with their intellectual forbears from Wilhelm von Humboldt and Louis Gauchat to Edward Sapir.
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