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Whether you’re wondering what the differences are between the School of Foreign Service and the Government major, hoping to demystify the course requirements, or are worried about balancing classes and internships, I hope you find some answers here! Kevin Dooley | Flickr As a student, I loved the flexibility of the program, the fantastic professors, and the internship opportunities around Washington, D.C. Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co.As a prospective Georgetown student, there’s a good chance that you’re at least curious about taking one or two Government classes. See this book announcement on our website:Ĭontinuum International Publishing Group LtdĮuropean Language Resources Association - ELRA The sociolinguistics of sign languageAna Deumert 407Epilogue 440Further reading 445Next steps 449Bibliography 450Glossary 482Index 485 Language planning and policyAna Deumert 37113. Sociolinguistics and educationRajend Mesthrie and William L. Critical sociolinguistics: Approaches to language and powerRajend Mesthrie and Ana Deumert 30911. L anguage contact 2: Pidgins, Creoles and 'New Englishes'Rajend Mesthrie 27110. Language contact 1: Maintenance, shift and deathRajend Mesthrie and William L. Language choice and code-switchingJoan Swann 1466. Language variation and changeAna Deumert and Rajend Mesthrie 1095. Regional dialectologyRajend Mesthrie 423. Clearing the ground: Basic issues, concepts and approachesRajend Mesthrie 12. List of tables xList of maps xList of figures xiAbbreviations xivAcknowledgements xvNote to readers xxiv1. William Leap is Professor of Anthropology at the American University,Washington DC. Joan Swann is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Language andCommunication in the School of Education at the Open University, UK.Īna Deumert is Associate Professor in the Linguistics Section, Departmentof English, University of Cape Town. Rajend Mesthrie is Professor of Linguistics in the English Department atthe University of Cape Town.

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Provides a solid foundation in all aspects of sociolinguistics and exploresimportant themes such as power and inequality, sign language, gender andthe internetWell illustrated with maps, diagrams, inset boxes, drawings and cartoonsAccessibly written with the beginner in mindUses numerous examples from multilingual settingsExplains basic concepts, supported by a glossaryFurther Reading lists, a full bibliography, and a section on 'next steps'provide valuable guidance. Written collaboratively by teachers and scholars with first hand experienceof sociolinguistic developments on four continents, this book provides thebroadest introduction currently available to the central topics insociolinguistics. New topics covered include speakingstyle and stylisation, while current debates in areas like creolisation,globalisation and language death, language planning, and gender are reflected. The book also contains twochapters on the applications of sociolinguistics (in education and inlanguage policy and planning) and a concluding chapter on thesociolinguistics of sign language. In this regard power andinequality are particularly significant. At the same timeit provides an integrated perspective on these themes by examiningsociological theories of human interaction. The book covers areas such as multilingualism, code-choice,language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, languagecontact, language and inequality, and language and power. This second edition ofIntroducing Sociolinguistics expertly synthesises the main approaches tothe subject. Sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics anddeals with the place of language in human societies. and Canada only.For sales in all other countries, please contact Edinburgh University Press. Note: This is a new edition of a previously published title.įpr sale in U.S. Subject: Introducing Sociolinguistics: Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, Leap Message 1: Introducing Sociolinguistics: Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, Leap Introducing Sociolinguistics: Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, Leap LINGUIST List 20.2621 Tue Books: Sociolinguistics: Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, LeapĮditor for this issue: Maria Moreno-Rollins

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