Research Methods in Language Attitudes

‘This brilliant new book will energise the field by offering researchers a clear and detailed overview of the latest methods to investigate language attitudes.’ Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London‘For those seeking to better understand and evaluate research into language attitudes, and for those wishing to conduct investigations of their own, this outstanding and comprehensive collection of clearly explained and well-exemplified chapters by leading contemporary researchers is likely to be the go-to resource for many years to come. In addition, the volume provides a valuable productive backdrop and reference point for further methodological innovation and development in this complex and challenging field.’ Peter Garrett, Cardiff University‘This book gives a wonderful overview of techniques and methods in language attitude research, and offers a discussion of the opportunities and challenges that investigators in this highly interdisciplinary field encounter. I can recommend this book to anyone who wants to investigate the relationship between societal and political structures and our views about language in more detail.’ Nanna H. Hilton, University of Groningen

Ruth Kircher is a researcher at the Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning / Fryske Akademy (Netherlands).

Lena Zipp is a scientific coordinator at the Department of Comparative Language Science, University of Zurich (Switzerland).