Graeme Trousdale is a senior lecturer in English Language at the University of Edinburgh.Ĭover design & illustration: River Design, EdinburghĮdinburgh University Press 22 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LFĮdinburgh Textbooks on the English Language General Editor Heinz Giegerich, Professor of English Linguistics, University of Edinburgh Editorial Board Laurie Bauer (University of Wellington) Derek Britton (University of Edinburgh) Olga Fischer (University of Amsterdam) Rochelle Lieber (University of New Hampshire) Norman Macleod (University of Edinburgh) Donka Minkova (UCLA) Edgar W. Throughout, there is an emphasis on facilitating a deeper understanding of linguistic variation in English and the social, political and cultural contexts in which speakers and writers of English operate. The book contains data drawn from studies of English as it is spoken around the world. English, sociolinguistics and linguistic theory. Outcomes of contact involving varieties of English.Sociolinguistics and change in English.English historical sociolinguistics, from Old English to late Modern English.Social and regional dialectology in relation to varieties of English.’English’ as a social and as a linguistic concept. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative approaches to sociolinguistic variation, the book provides a systematic overview of topics including:Īn Introduction to English SociolinguisticsĮDINBURGH TEXTBOOKS ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Series Editor: Heinz Giegerich Volumes cover aspects of the history and structure of the language such as: syntax, phonology, morphology, regional and social variation, Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and international Englishes.Īn Introduction to to English Sociolinguistics GRAEME TROUSDALE Designed for beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, this textbook provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide for a greater understanding of varieties of English, past and present. This series provides introductions to the main areas of English Language study.
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