An individual's social network is straightforwardly the aggregate of relationships contracted
with others, and social network analysis examines the differing structures and properties of …

Creaky phonation (also known as creaky voice, vocal fry, laryngealization, or glottalization)
is a voice quality that refers to shortened and thickened vocal folds that vibrate at a low and …

Sociophonetics–the interface of sociolinguistics and phonetics–is a field that has expanded
rapidly in recent years. A subject that requires both methodological and theoretical …

Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive,
intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of …

The third edition of World Englishes provides an engaging overview of the global variations
in vocabulary, grammar, phonology and pragmatics of English as it is used worldwide. This …

Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation presents a thorough and practical description of
current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions can …

This series is based on the idea that there is a need for studies that break barriers. It is
dedicated to innovative studies of language use and language learning in educational …

Looking for an easy-to-use, practical guide to conducting fieldwork in sociolinguistics? This
invaluable textbook will give you the skills and knowledge required for carrying out research …

In this article we define and illustrate sociophonetic variation within speech, highlighting
both its pervasiveness and also the relatively minor role it has played in the development of …

English in Modern Times describes the development of the English language from 1700
until 1945, and argues that it is in the course of this later modern English period that the …