Urban Sociolinguistics
The City as a Linguistic Process and Experience
By Patrick Heinrich,Dick Smakman | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
About the book
From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Urban Sociolinguistics is a sociolinguistic study of twelve urban settings around the world. Building on William Labov's famous New York Study, the authors demonstrate how language use in these areas is changing based on belief systems, behavioural norms, day-to-day rituals and linguistic practices. Each chapter is written by a key figure in sociolinguistics and presents the personal stories of individuals using linguistic means to go about their daily communications, in diverse sociolinguistic systems such as: * extremely large urban conurbations like Cairo, Tokyo, and Mexico City * smaller settings like Paris and Sydney * lesser developed areas such as the Western Netherlands Randstad area and the Kohima area in India. Providing new perspectives on crucial themes such as language choice and language contact, code-switching and mixing, language and identity, language policy and planning and social networks, this is key reading for students and researchers in the areas of multilingualism and super-diversity within sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and urban studies.
Editions of Urban Sociolinguistics
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781138200371
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From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Urban Sociolinguistics is a sociolinguistic study of twelve urban settings around the world. Building on William Labov's famous New York Study, the authors demonstrate how language use in these areas is changing based on belief systems, behavioural norms, day-to-day rituals and linguistic practices. Each chapter is written by a key figure in sociolinguistics and presents the personal stories of individuals using linguistic means to go about their daily communications, in diverse sociolinguistic systems such as: * extremely large urban conurbations like Cairo, Tokyo, and Mexico City * smaller settings like Paris and Sydney * lesser developed areas such as the Western Netherlands Randstad area and the Kohima area in India. Providing new perspectives on crucial themes such as language choice and language contact, code-switching and mixing, language and identity, language policy and planning and social networks, this is key reading for students and researchers in the areas of multilingualism and super-diversity within sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and urban studies.
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What is Urban Sociolinguistics about?
From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Urban Sociolinguistics is a sociolinguistic study of twelve urban settings around the world. Building on William Labov's famous New York Study, the authors demonstrate how language use in these areas is changing based on belief systems, behavioural norms, day-to-day rituals and linguistic practices. Each chapter is written by a key figure in sociolinguistics and presents the personal stories of individuals using linguistic means to go about their daily communications, in diverse sociolinguistic systems such as: * extremely large urban conurbations like Cairo, Tokyo, and Mexico City * smaller settings like Paris and Sydney * lesser developed areas such as the Western Netherlands Randstad area and the Kohima area in India. Providing new perspectives on crucial themes such as language choice and language contact, code-switching and mixing, language and identity, language policy and planning and social networks, this is key reading for students and researchers in the areas of multilingualism and super-diversity within sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and urban studies.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Urban Sociolinguistics?
Language and Linguistics > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics
Where can I read a sample of Urban Sociolinguistics?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781138200371
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Urban Sociolinguistics?
Patrick Heinrich,Dick Smakman
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Urban Sociolinguistics is available as paperback(ISBN 9781138200371)