Ronald Macaulay

Quantitative Methods in Sociolinguistics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This detailed textbook critically examines methods used in sociolinguistic studies, including the ways in which the categories of age, gender, ethnicity and social class have been employed to chart language variation. It discusses the nature of data and encourages students to examine evidence with a more critical eye.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137020505
• Artikelnr.: 47897488

Autorenporträt

RONALD MACAULAY is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Pitzer College, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Social Categories
The Nature of Data
Collecting Data
Tabulating the Results
Methods of Analysis
Some Individual Studies
Variation in Discourse Features
Afterword
Appendix
References
Index.

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Foreword.- Preface.- Social Categories.- The Nature of Data.- Collecting Data.- Tabulating the Results.- Methods of Analysis.- Some Individual Studies.- Variation in Discourse Features.- Afterword.- Appendix.- References.- Index.