{"product_id":"9780470659946","title":"The Handbook of Language Variation and Change","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Handbooks in Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Language Variation and Change\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJ. K. Chambers | Natalie Schilling\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Sociolinguistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflecting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes seven new chapters, while the remainder have undergone thorough revision and updating to incorporate the latest research and reflect numerous developments in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured by theme, covering topics including data collection and evaluation, linguistic structure, language and time, language contact, language domains, and social differentiation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together an experienced, international editorial and contributor team to provides an unrivalled learning, teaching and reference tool for researchers and students in sociolinguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. K. Chambers \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic Variation and its Social Significance, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eDialectology, Second Edition \u003c\/i\u003e(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, having published a prize-winning biography of Miles Davis,\u003ci\u003e Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and a volume on the bebop pianist Richard Twardzik (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatalie Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican English: Dialects and Variation, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (with W. Wolfram, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006), \u003ci\u003eSustaining Linguistic Diversity: Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties\u003c\/i\u003e (with K. King, L. Fogle, J. J. Lou, and B. Soukup, 2008), and \u003ci\u003eSociolinguistic Fieldwork\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). An expert in language variation and change in American English, she conducts workshops on sociolinguistics and education, as well as forensic linguistics, and is a noted consultant in both these fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 August 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470659946\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315381137548,"sku":"9780470659946","price":213.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470659946_cf62165c-670b-4fe4-b58c-c602673ecd42.jpg?v=1780236280","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470659946","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}