{"product_id":"9780631222255","title":"Sociolinguistics Method and Interpretation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLanguage in Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSociolinguistics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMethod and Interpretation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLesley Milroy | Matthew Gordon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders a range of issues including speaker selection, data collection, social considerations, phonological and syntactical variation, style-shifting and code-switching.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognizes that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStresses the need for the entire research process from the initial design of the project to the interpretation of results to be grounded in theoretically defensible positions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the research paradigm established by a few influential pioneers has been fruitfully expanded by exciting new trends.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLesley Milroy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including \u003ci\u003eAuthority in Language\u003c\/i\u003e (third edition, 1999) and \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Social Networks\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, Blackwell 1987).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Missouri–Columbia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSmall-Town Values, Big-City Vowels: A Study of the Northern Cities Shift in Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 February 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631222255\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315752693900,"sku":"9780631222255","price":70.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631222255.jpg?v=1780169515","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631222255","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}