Sociophonetics
implications for phonological and phonetic theory
$358.20
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2026
Summary
Sociophonetics: Unveiling the Social Sounds of Language
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of sociophonetic research, demonstrating its crucial role in understanding core issues within phonetics and phonology. It argues that sociophonetics is uniquely positioned to address fundamental questions about how language sounds are represented, structured, produced, and perceived, as well as the connection between language and its social context.
The chapters delve into th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198813798 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198813791 |
| Series: | Oxford Surveys in Phonology and Phonetics |
| Author: | Jennifer Nycz, Lauren Hall-Lew |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 171mm |
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About The Author
Jennifer Nycz
Jennifer Nycz is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on accent change in mobile speakers of English, the phonetic and phonological impacts of new dialect input on vowel systems, and how place identity influences the way people use language.
Lauren Hall-Lew is Professor and Personal Chair of Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh. She specialized in phonetic variation and change, with particular interest in the analysis of socioindexical meaning and its potential role in language change.
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