The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics (Routledge Companions)

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity. The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics includes articles by leading scholars in the field on: - methods of observation and analysis - social correlates - socio-psychological factors - socio-political factors - language change. With a substantial A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts, directions for further study, and detailed cross-referencing with links to the glossary, The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics is both an essential broad-based introduction for those new to the field, and a highly useful reference for the more advanced linguist. BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 SERIES-TITLE......Page 3 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES......Page 8 NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 14 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 PART I METHODS OF OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS......Page 22 1 VARIATION AND THE VARIABLE......Page 24 2 FIELD METHODS......Page 33 3 TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS: I PHONOLOGICAL VARIATION......Page 40 4 TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS: II MORPHOSYNTACTIC VARIATION......Page 49 5 TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS: III DISCOURSE......Page 62 PART II SOCIAL CORRELATES......Page 70 6 SOCIAL CLASS......Page 72 7 GENDER......Page 83 8 AGE......Page 90 9 ETHNIC VARIETIES......Page 98 10 SPEECH COMMUNITIES......Page 105 PART III SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS......Page 114 11 STYLE AND THE LINGUISTIC REPERTOIRE......Page 116 12 LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY......Page 122 13 MOBILITY, CONTACT AND ACCOMMODATION......Page 130 14 LANGUAGE ATTITUDES......Page 137 15 POLITENESS AND POWER......Page 143 PART IV SOCIO-POLITICAL FACTORS......Page 152 16 THE IDEOLOGY OF THE STANDARD LANGUAGE......Page 154 17 THE INFLUENCE OF THE MEDIA......Page 161 18 MULTILINGUALISM......Page 170 19 LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION......Page 178 20 LANGUAGE POLICY AND LANGUAGE PLANNING......Page 185 PART V LANGUAGE CHANGE......Page 194 21 CREOLES AND PIDGINS......Page 196 22 KOINEIZATION......Page 206 23 COLONIAL AND POSTCOLONIAL VARIETIES......Page 213 24 LANGUAGE DEATH......Page 220 GLOSSARY......Page 226 REFERENCES......Page 256 INDEX......Page 283 Providing A Comprehensive Overview Of Sociolinguistic Methods And Areas Of Investigation, This Practical Text Covers Every Issue Of Major Concern In The Field.