33.2097, Books: Understanding Language Choices: A Guide to Sociolinguistic Assessment: Decker

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Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:28:58
From: JAMES SHEPHARD [jim_shephard at sil.org]
Subject: Understanding Language Choices: A Guide to Sociolinguistic Assessment: Decker

 


Title: Understanding Language Choices: A Guide to Sociolinguistic
Assessment 
Publication Year: 2012 
Publisher: SIL International Publications
	   http://www.sil.org/resources/publications
	

Book URL: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Understanding+Language+Choices%3A+A+Guide+to+Sociolinguistic+Assessment&i=stripbooks&crid=1B1M9OEHCZ5YY&sprefix=understanding+language+choices+a+guide+to+sociolinguistic+assessment%2Cstripbooks%2C208&ref=nb_sb_noss 


Author: Ken Decker

Paperback: ISBN:  9781556713316 Pages: 265 Price: U.S. $ 38.00


Abstract:

Understanding Language Choices is an introductory textbook for anyone studying
the motivations behind language use choices. It provides an introduction into
the numerous factors, both internal and external, influencing such choices in
a speech community: language attitudes, language learning, identity, the
mobility of the community, and much more. The book also provides a foundation
for the study of linguistic variation within a speech community, as well as an
introduction to methods of data collection when studying the outcomes of
language use choices. An important aspect of this book is its emphasis on a
participatory approach to language choice research that empowers the speech
community. The final chapter discusses lifestyle concerns that researchers may
encounter when conducting field studies in developing nations.

Written with the beginner in mind, this textbook includes numerous examples
and case studies from around the world to illustrate the realities of
sociolinguistic field research. A companion website keeps users of the book up
to date with descriptions of the most current research methodologies.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=161593




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