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Language Variation as Social Practice: The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Belten High


Language Variation as Social Practice: The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Belten High

Hardback by Eckert, Penelope (Stanford University)

Language Variation as Social Practice: The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Belten High

£118.95

ISBN:
9780631186038
Publication Date:
24 Dec 1999
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
260 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 15 - 17 May 2024
Language Variation as Social Practice: The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Belten High

Description

This volume provides an ethnographically rich account of sociolinguistic variation in an adolescent population.

Contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Introduction: Variation and Agency. Interpreting the Meaning of Variation. The Social Order of Belten High. Sociolinguistic Research in the School. The Vocalic Variables. Outline of Variation in Belten High. We Are What We Do. Friendships, Networks, and Communities of Practice. Style, Social Meaning, and Sound Change. References. Index.

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