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Added On: 12 Oct 2009 15:41
Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, Linguistics, English Language, Sociolinguistics, Social Network, Community Of Practice, Ethnography, Language Variation, Social Class, Vernacular Culture
Social Groups and Social Networks
A powerpoint which explores how Sociolinguists have studied language variation in small, local groups. It explores the concepts of Social Network and Community of Practice and examines work undertaken using these methodologies.
Added On: 12 Oct 2009 15:23
Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Social Class, Style, Speech Community, Variables, Language Variation
Traditional Studies of Social Class and Style
A powerpoint which explores how Sociolinguists have traditionally studied Social Class and Style. It considers how Sociolinguistic work differs from Dialectology and examines the concept of the Speech Community.
Added On: 12 Oct 2009 15:18
Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language Variation, Social Constraints, Linguistic Constraints, Structured Heterogeneity
Introducing Sociolinguistics
A powerpoint which introduces the discipline of Sociolinguistics, explaining the type of work undertaken by sociolinguists and the background to the field.
Added On: 12 Oct 2009 15:11
Languages: English
Tags: Ukoer, Oerhist, Linguistics, Language Variation, Dialect, BBC Voices Project, Sound Comparisons, British Library
Using online dialect resources
A powerpoint which explores the dialect resources available on line. These resources can be used by students to complete assessments exploring different varieties of British English.
