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Making Waves: The Story of Variationist Sociolinguistics
Contributor(s): Tagliamonte, Sali A. (Author)
ISBN: 1118455436     ISBN-13: 9781118455432
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $58.85  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative
Dewey: 417.7
LCCN: 2015026556
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages
 
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Making Waves tells the human story of an academic field based on one-to-one interviews with 43 of the most famous scholars in Variationist Sociolinguistics. Explanations of concepts, ideas, good practice and sage advice come directly from the progenitors of the discipline.

  • An authentic, inside story about the origins of Sociolinguistics as Language Variation and Change, recording the context and spirit of sociolinguistics
  • Gives students access to the views on language variation of major sociolinguists such as Bill Labov and Peter Trudgill
  • Offers a human story of an academic field, and is written in the style of a novel, offering complete accessibility with minimal in-group terminology
  • Provides a timely audio archive of the reminiscences of the major Sociolinguists, including Labov, Fasold, Milroy, Trudgill, and Wolfram, with a companion website featuring 400 audio clips from the interviews. Visit the site at www.wiley.com/go/tagliamonte/makingwaves