SOCIOLINGUISTICS A RESOURCE BOOK FOR STUDENTS

"ROUTLEDGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTRODUCTIONS" COVER CORE AREAS OF LANGUAGE STUDY AND ARE ONE-STOP RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS. ASSUMING NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, BOOKS IN THE SERIES OFFER AN ACCESSIBLE OVERVIEW OF THE SUBJECT, WITH ACTIVITIES, STUDY QUESTIONS, SAMPLE ANALYSES, COMMENTARIES AND KEY READINGS - ALL IN THE SAME VOLUME. THE INNOVATIVE AND FLEXIBLE 'TWO-DIMENSIONAL' STRUCTURE IS BUILT AROUND FOUR SECTIONS - INTRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, EXPLORATION AND EXTENSION - WHICH OFFER SELF-CONTAINED STAGES FOR STUDY. "SOCIOLINGUISTICS" PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS; DRAWS ON A RANGE OF REAL TEXTS, FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH MADONNA TO THE "JAPANESE ASAHI EVENING NEWS"; USES REAL STUDIES DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS; PROVIDES KEY READINGS WITH COMMENTARIES FROM WORKS BY MAJOR INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AUTHORS SUCH AS NORMAN FAIRCLOUGH, DEBORAH CAMERON, BRAJ KACHRU, JENNIFER COATES, MARK SEBBA, AND MALCOLM COULTHARD; AND IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A SUPPORTING WEBSITE. KEY FEATURES