{"product_id":"9781405152464","title":"Sociolinguistic Theory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLanguage in Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSociolinguistic Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJ. K. Chambers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe revised edition of \u003ci\u003eSociolinguistic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the contemporary study of language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex, and age, and the cultural significance of linguistic variation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJ. K. Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Language Variation and Change\u003c\/i\u003e (with Peter Trudgill and Natalie Schilling-Estes, Wiley-Blackwell, 2002), co-author (with Peter Trudgill) of \u003ci\u003eDialectology \u003c\/i\u003e(2nd edition, 1998), and also author of other books and scores of articles. He works extensively as a forensic consultant, and maintains a parallel vocation in jazz criticism, including the prizewinning biography\u003ci\u003e Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2008\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\u003e9781405152464\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e354\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384865353868,"sku":"9781405152464","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405152464.jpg?v=1780284091","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405152464","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}