Making Waves

The Story of Variationist Sociolinguistics

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: Sali A. Tagliamonte ISBN: 9781118455449
Publisher: Wiley Publication: August 25, 2015
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Sali A. Tagliamonte
ISBN: 9781118455449
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: August 25, 2015
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

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
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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.

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