Globalising sociolinguistics : challenging and expanding theory
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Globalising sociolinguistics : challenging and expanding theory
Routledge, 2015
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- : hbk
Available at 19 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
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  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
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  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
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  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
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  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book challenges the predominance of mainstream sociolinguistic theories by focusing on lesser known sociolinguistic systems, from regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, the European Mediterranean, and Slavic regions as well as specific speech communities such as those speaking Nivkh, Jamaican Creole, North Saami, and Central Yup'ik.
In nineteen chapters, the specialist authors look at key sociolinguistic aspects of each region or speech community, such as gender, politeness strategies, speech patterns and the effects of social hierarchy on language, concentrating on the differences from mainstream models. The volume, introduced by Miriam Meyerhoff, has been written by the leading expert of each specific region or community and includes contributions by Rajend Mesthrie, Marc Greenberg and Daming Xu. This publication draws together connections across regions/communities and considers how mainstream sociolinguistics is incomplete or lacking. It reveals how lesser-known cultures can play an important role in the building of theory in sociolinguistics.
Globalising Sociolinguistics is essential reading for any researcher in sociolinguistics and language variation and will be a key reference for advanced sociolinguistics courses.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Northern Africa 3. Western Africa 4. Eastern Africa 5. Southern Africa 6. Caucasus 7. Southern Asia 8. South-Eastern Asia 9. China 10. Japan 11. South America 12. European Mediterranean 13. Slavic Area 14. Caribbean 15. Caribbean Community 16. Alaska Community 17. The Highlands and Islands 18. North Sami Community 19. Nivkh Community 20. New Guinea Community 21. Conclusion
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