THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY

Book Details

• Author: Ofelia García

• Publisher: Oxford University Press

• Binding: Paperback

• ISBN: 9780197537510

• Pages: 562

• Release Date: 01-12-2020

• Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.4 inches

• Languages: English

About the Book

The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics offers a critical examination of the field by challenging long-standing concepts that have shaped sociolinguistics since the 1960s. Through 27 insightful chapters, the book confronts the modernist positivist perspective that has dominated the study of languages and speech communities, questioning the idealization of the native speaker as the ultimate linguistic authority.

Drawing from a poststructuralist perspective, this volume invites readers to explore the socio-historical context that gave rise to dominant sociolinguistic concepts and introduces innovative theoretical and methodological approaches that reshape how we think about and study sociolinguistics.

Key topics covered include:

• Language variation

• Language ideologies

• Bilingualism and multilingualism

• Language policy

• Linguistic landscapes

• Multimodality

The global contributions from experts across North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Africa provide a wide-reaching view of these issues, offering a fresh perspective on the future directions of sociolinguistics. This handbook is a crucial read for those looking to understand how critical poststructuralist theories are shaping contemporary research and understanding in sociolinguistics.