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Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework. Deliver the course confidently with required key skills highlighted in each chapter, opportunities for reading, writing, speaking and listening outlined and guidance on suggested alternative texts. - Support all students with a free audio CD with readings of extracts of poetry and prose from the corresponding Student's Book - Plan and deliver lessons with greater ease with photocopiable student worksheets including additional activities and grammar exercises, as well as author and poet biographies Product details Format Mixed media product | 92 pages ...

Understanding Sociolinguistics provides you with a step-by-step introduction to the analytical framework and methodology of this core element of Linguistics courses. Understanding Sociolinguistics gives you a comprehensive overview of the key linguistic traditions of the past and shows you how sociolinguistics, as pioneered by Labov in the 1960s, diverged from these. It clearly explains recent sociolinguistic developments and their impact on other linguistic domains, such as the study of language change and dialect contact. Sociolinguistic methodologies are illustrated throughout using examples from studies worldwide and citing the major works in this field. In addition, factors of linguistic variability, such as class, style and age, are examined in detail and there is a chapter focusing on gender in which the findings and interpretations of gender differentiation in language are presented. The contribution of sociolinguistics to language change is examined with reference to socio-his...