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Sociolinguistic Perspectives: Papers on Language in Society, 1959-1994

by Charles A. Ferguson

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A Thematic Collection from a Foundational Sociolinguist

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A Thematic Collection from a Foundational Sociolinguist

Spanning work published between 1959 and 1994, this collection gathers Charles A. Ferguson’s papers on the relationship between language and society. Arranged in four thematic sections, it offers a broad view of questions within sociolinguistics and the sociology of language while tracing the development of Ferguson’s ideas across more than three decades. Thom Huebner’s introduction provides an orienting account of that intellectual evolution and its influence on subsequent scholarship. The volume’s collected-paper format makes it especially useful for approaching key contributions in their original scholarly contexts rather than through a single, newly unified argument.

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  • Students and researchers of sociolinguistics
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Language and societySociolinguisticsSociology of languageHistory of linguistic scholarship

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The work of the linguist Charles A. Ferguson spans more than three decades, and is remarkable for having been consistently at the forefront of scholarship on the relationship between language and society. This volume collects his most influential and seminal papers, each having expanded the parameters of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. Taken together, they cover a wide range of topics and issues, and, more importantly, reflect the intellectual progress of a founder of the sociolinguistic field. The volume is divided thematically into four sections, and an introduction by Thom Huebner outlines the evolution of Ferguson's ideas and the impact they have had on other scholars. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the field of sociolinguistics.
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