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Social Meaning and Linguistic Variation - Theorizing the Third Wave (Hardcover)
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Social Meaning and Linguistic Variation - Theorizing the Third Wave (Hardcover)
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The 'third wave' of variation study, spearheaded by the
sociolinguist Penelope Eckert, places its focus on social meaning,
or the inferences that can be drawn about speakers based on how
they talk. While social meaning has always been a concern of modern
sociolinguistics, its aims and assumptions have not been explicitly
spelled out until now. This pioneering book provides a
comprehensive overview of the central tenets of variation study,
examining several components of dialects, and considering language
use in a wide variety of cultural and linguistic contexts. Each
chapter, written by a leader in the field, posits a unique
theoretical claim about social meaning and presents new empirical
data to shed light on the topic at hand. The volume makes a case
for why attending to social meaning is vital to the study of
variation while also providing a foundation from which
variationists can productively engage with social meaning.
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