TY - BOOK ID - 583684 TI - Sociolinguistic variation : theories, methods, and applications. AU - Bayley, Robert AU - Lucas, Ceil PY - 2007 SN - 9780521871273 9780521691819 0521691818 9780511619496 9780511367601 0511367600 0511366388 9780511366383 0511619499 9786611146221 6611146229 0521871271 1281146226 9781281146229 0511367015 9780511367014 0511365756 9780511365751 0511573642 9780511573644 1107180287 9781107180284 PB - Cambridge Cambridge university press DB - UniCat KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Dialectology KW - Language and languages KW - Variation KW - Sociolinguistics. KW - Variation. KW - Sociolinguïstiek KW - Taalvarianten KW - Taalverandering KW - Sociolinguïstiek. KW - Taalvarianten. KW - Taalverandering. KW - Language and society KW - Society and language KW - Sociology of language KW - Language and culture KW - Linguistics KW - Sociology KW - Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) KW - Characterology of speech KW - Language diversity KW - Language subsystems KW - Language variation KW - Linguistic diversity KW - Variation in language KW - Social aspects KW - Sociological aspects KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics KW - Variation linguistique KW - Language and languages - Variation KW - Sociolinguistique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:583684 AB - Why does human language vary from one person, or one group, to another? In what ways does it vary? How do linguists go about studying variation in, say, the sound system or the sentence structure of a particular language? Why is the study of language variation important outside the academic world, in say education, the law, employment or housing? This book provides an overview of these questions, bringing together a team of experts to survey key areas within the study of language variation and language change. Covering both the range of methods used to research variation in language, and the applications of such research to a variety of social contexts, it is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics, communication, linguistic anthropology and applied linguistics. ER -