{"product_id":"introducing-sociolinguistics-9781138185586","title":"Introducing Sociolinguistics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Miriam Meyerhoff\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis third edition of Miriam Meyerhoff's highly successful textbook provides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways, and supplements the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. It clearly explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style, social power and national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew features of the third edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvery chapter has been revised and updated with current research in the field, including material on sexuality, polylanguaging and lifespan change;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional \u003ci\u003eConnections with theory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFacts: No, really\u003c\/i\u003e? are included\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethroughout;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eData from sign languages, historical linguistics and Asia-Pacific sociolinguistics have been revised and expanded;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brand new companion website featuring more examples and exercises can be found at www.routledge.com\/textbooks\/meyerhoff.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters include exercises that enable readers to engage critically with the text, break-out boxes making connections between sociolinguistics and linguistic or social theory, and brief, lively add-ons guaranteed to make the book a memorable and enjoyable read. With a full glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading, this text gives students all the tools they need for an excellent command of sociolinguistics. It can also be used in conjunction with \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader, Doing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e and the online resources shared by all three books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931240779927,"sku":"9781138185586","price":12987.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138185586.webp?v=1771611907","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/introducing-sociolinguistics-9781138185586","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}