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May 25, 2023 · There are relatively few programs that target sociolinguistic education for students in K-12 schools, though Bucholtz’ SKILLS (School Kids Investigating Language in Life and Society) is a social justice-oriented, activist academic partnership that prepares and motivates California's public school students for higher education, giving them hands-on experience in studying language, race, power ...
- Walt Wolfram
- 17, Issue4
- 25 May 2023
May 17, 2023 · Sociolinguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the purposes and uses of language in society. It makes an effort to clarify how language varies across geographic boundaries and how ...
Apr 3, 2022 · Sociolinguistics applies its theory to linguistically diverse educational settings and communities. It has its approaches to bilingualism, second language learning, and language maintenance. Sociolinguistics course could raise awareness among teachers, policy-makers and community members on the role of minority languages in schools.
- Language Variation
- Language Contact
- Language Change and Language Standards
One of the major contributors to modern sociolinguists is William Labov. Labov's work provided a significant shift in how sociolinguists approached linguistic variation. His MA thesis entitled The Social Motivation of a Sound Change, published in Word in 1963, was based on work he did in the resort area of Martha's Vineyard. In this study, he demon...
Another area of sociolinguistics that has been investigated in recent years is language contact and the development of pidgins and creoles. Pidgins came into being through the interaction of individuals who have minimal needs to communicate with one another and no shared language. Typically, they develop in coastal areas for trade or forced labor p...
One common effect of language contact is language change. In such cases, the various languages used within a multilingual context may undergo phonological, lexical, and grammatical changes as bilinguals make use of two or more languages on a regular basis. This situation is occurring in many countries today where English has an official role in the...
- Sandra Lee Mckay
Dec 1, 2015 · Sociolinguistic competence has been an integral part of communicative competence in that it includes learning pragmatic and sociolinguistic knowledge about how to use language linguistically and ...
Jun 18, 2010 · Abstract and Figures. This book is about how language is used in society, which is also called sociolinguistics, and how this affects language education. It introduces sociolinguistics by means of ...
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May 17, 2023 · Sociolinguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the purposes and uses of language in society. It makes an effort to clarify how language varies across geographic boundaries and how people in one setting interact with those in another. However, the influence of sociolinguistics in English teaching is also very extensive, and it is indispensable for teachers to improve their ...
