The Handbook of Language Variation and Change

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The Handbook of Language Variation and Change is a thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of a key reference work in the study of language change and variation. Featuring seven new chapters alongside deeply updated content, it covers essential themes such as data collection, linguistic structure, language and time, language contact, and social differentiation. This interdisciplinary volume is structured for accessibility and offers comprehensive insights from an international team of experts, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students of sociolinguistics.
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Ideal for researchers, educators, and advanced students specialising in sociolinguistics, language variation, and linguistic change, seeking an authoritative and up-to-date reference.

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Reflecting a multitude of developments in the study of language change and variation over the last ten years, this extensively updated second edition features a number of new chapters and remains the authoritative reference volume on a core research area in linguistics.

The Handbook of Language Variation and Change is a fully revised and expanded edition of this acclaimed reference work, which has established its reputation based on its unrivalled scope and depth of analysis in this interdisciplinary field.

The edition includes seven new chapters, while the remainder have undergone thorough revision and updating to incorporate the latest research and reflect numerous developments in the field. It is accessibly structured by theme, covering topics such as data collection and evaluation, linguistic structure, language and time, language contact, language domains, and social differentiation.

Bringing together an experienced, international editorial and contributor team, this volume provides an unrivalled learning, teaching, and reference tool for researchers and students in sociolinguistics.

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Praised by the Journal of Sociolinguistics as a "rich and diversified volume" and a "welcome update," this second edition maintains the handbook's authoritative status within the field.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119457084

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 April 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

Edited by J. K. Chambers
Edited by Natalie Schilling

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 930g

Pages: 624

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About the Author

J.K. Chambers is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Sociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic Variation and its Social Significance, Revised Edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and Dialectology, Second Edition (with P. Trudgill, 1998), as well as numerous other books and scores of articles. He works extensively as a forensic consultant and maintains a parallel vocation in jazz criticism, including a volume on the bebop pianist Richard Twardzik (2008) and a prize-winning biography of Miles Davis, Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis (1998).

Natalie Schilling is Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is the author of American English: Dialects and Variation, Third Edition (with W. Wolfram, Wiley-Blackwell, 2016) and Sociolinguistic Fieldwork (2013). An expert in language variation and change in American English, she conducts workshops on sociolinguistics and forensic linguistics for an array of audiences within and beyond academia, and is a noted consultant in both these fields. Among her works for general audiences is English in America: A Linguistic History, an audio-video lecture series for The Great Courses (2016).