Sociolinguistics in Scotland (Hardcover, New)

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic research in Scotland and showcases developments in sociolinguistic theory, method and application, highlighting Scotland's position as a valuable 'sociolinguistic laboratory'. Dealing with all levels of language, each chapter focuses on language use in different regions of Scotland, including Aberdeen, the Borders, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow and the Shetland Isles. Topics include the study of variation in towns on the Scottish-English border, the acquisition of variation by non-native speakers, lexical erosion in rural communities, and Gaelic and English code-switching. Other chapters focus on the history of sociolinguistic research in Scotland, the study of syntactic variation using the Scottish Corpus of Text and Speech, the influence of the media on language change, and changes in language attitudes in Shetland. Bringing together chapters written by a range of international scholars, this book provides an insight into Scotland's contemporary sociolinguistic landscape and is a key resource for advanced students and researchers interested in language use in Scotland.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	R. Lawson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-03470-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
LSN:	1-137-03470-X
Barcode:	9781137034700

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