Sociolinguistics: Theoretical Debates

doi:10.1017/CBO9781107449787

Sociolinguistics is a dynamic field of research that explains the role and function of language in social life. This book offers the most substantial account available of the core contemporary ideas and arguments in sociolinguistics, with an emphasis on innovation and change. Bringing together original writing by more than twenty of the field's most influential international thinkers and researchers, this is an indispensable guide to the newest and most searching ideas about language in society. For researchers and advanced students it gives access to the field's most pressing issues and debates, as well as providing a platform for new initiatives in sociolinguistic research.

'This collection is clearly aimed at readers who already have a solid foundation in modern sociolinguistics and as such will likely stimulate new research directions. It should also prove useful to students of semiotics or linguistic historiography.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
pp viii-x
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Preface and acknowledgements
pp xi-xii
- By Nikolas Coupland, Cardiff University
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1 - Introduction: Sociolinguistic theory and the practice of sociolinguistics
pp 1-34
- By Nikolas Coupland, Cardiff University
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Part I - Theorising social meaning
pp 35-36
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2 - The “push” of Lautgesetze, the “pull” of enregisterment
pp 37-67
- By Michael Silverstein, University of Chicago
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3 - Variation, meaning and social change
pp 68-85
- By Penelope Eckert, Stanford University
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4 - Indexicality, stance and fields in sociolinguistics
pp 86-112
- By Alexandra Jaffe, California State University
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5 - Sociolinguistic differentiation
pp 113-136
- By Susan Gal, University of Chicago
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Part II - Language, markets and materiality
pp 137-138
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6 - Treating language as an economic resource: Discourse, data and debate
pp 139-156
- By Monica Heller, University of Toronto, Alexandre Duchêne, University of Fribourg
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7 - Theorising the market in sociolinguistics
pp 157-172
- By Helen Kelly-Holmes, University of Limerick
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8 - Embodied sociolinguistics
pp 173-198
- By Mary Bucholtz, University of California, Kira Hall, University of Colorado
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Part III - Sociolinguistics, place and mobility
pp 199-200
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9 - Mobile times, mobile terms: The trans-super-poly-metro movement
pp 201-216
- By Alastair Pennycook, University of Technology Sydney
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10 - Sedentarism and nomadism in the sociolinguistics of dialect
pp 217-241
- By David Britain, University of Bern
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11 - From mobility to complexity in sociolinguistic theory and method
pp 242-260
- By Jan Blommaert, Tilburg University
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Part IV - Power, mediation and critical sociolinguistics
pp 261-262
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12 - Critical debates: Discourse, boundaries and social change
pp 263-281
- By Sari Pietikäinen, University of Jyväskylä
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13 - Theorizing media, mediation and mediatization
pp 282-302
- By Jannis Androutsopoulos, Universität Hamburg
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14 - Foucault, Gumperz and governmentality: Interaction, power and subjectivity in the twenty-first century
pp 303-328
- By Ben Rampton, King's College London, UK
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Part V - Sociolinguistics, contexts and impact
pp 329-330
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15 - Are there zombies in language policy? Theoretical interventions and the continued vitality of (apparently) defunct concepts
pp 331-348
- By Lionel Wee, National University of Singapore
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16 - Quantitative sociolinguistics and sign languages: Implications for sociolinguistic theory
pp 349-366
- By Ceil Lucas, Gallaudet University, Robert Bayley, University of California
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17 - Theorising language in sociolinguistics and the law: (How) can sociolinguistics have an impact on inequality in the criminal justice process?
pp 367-388
- By Diana Eades, University of New England
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Part VI - The evolution of sociolinguistic theory
pp 389-390
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18 - Succeeding waves: Seeking sociolinguistic theory for the twenty-first century
pp 391-416
- By Allan Bell, University of Hong Kong
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19 - Language theory in contemporary sociolinguistics: Beyond Dell Hymes?
pp 417-432
- By Barbara Johnstone, Carnegie Mellon University
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20 - Five Ms for sociolinguistic change
pp 433-454
- By Nikolas Coupland, Cardiff University
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