Data Collection In Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications (2nd Edition)

Description

The second edition of Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications continues to provide up-to-date, succinct, relevant, and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research. Written by a range of top sociolinguists, both veteran and emerging scholars, it covers the main areas of research design, conducting research, and sharing data findings. In addition to revisions of original material, this edition includes nine new vignettes covering such topics as collecting data from social media, conducting linguistic landscape research, forensic linguistic data collection, and working with transgender communities.This volume is the one-stop, go-to guide for the numerous quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods used in sociolinguistic research; it is the ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in sociolinguistic research, field methods and data collection.

Table of Contents

1. Foreword: Observing the Observers
2. J. K. Chambers
3. Acknowledgments
   1. PART I: Research Design
      1. 1. 1 Research Design
         2. Christine Mallinson
         3. 2 Ways of Observing: Studying the Interplay of Social and Linguistic Variation
         4. Barbara M. Horvath
         5. Vignette 2a. Multidisciplinary Sociolinguistic Studies
         6. Marcia Farr
         7. Vignette 2b. How to Uncover Linguistic Variables
         8. Walt Wolfram
         9. Vignette 2c. Studying Difficult to Study Variables
         10. J. Daniel Hasty
         11. Vignette 2d. How to Uncover Social Variables: A Focus on Clans
         12. James N. Stanford
         13. Vignette 2e. How to Uncover Social Variables: A Focus on Social Class
         14. Rania Habib
         15. 3 Social Ethics for Sociolinguistics
         16. Sara Trechter
         17. Vignette 3a. Responsibility to Research Participants in Representation
         18. Niko Besnier
         19. Vignette 3b. Working with Transgender Communities
         20. Lal Zimman
         21. Vignette 3c. Conducting Research with Vulnerable Populations
         22. Stephen L. Mann
         23. Vignette 3d. Ethical Dilemmas in the Use of Public Documents
         24. Susan Ehrlich
         25. Vignette 3e. Real Ethical Issues in Virtual World Research
         26. Randall Sadler
   2. PART II: Generating New Data
      1. 1. 4 Generating New Data
         2. Becky Childs
         3. 5 Ethnographic Fieldwork
         4. Erez Levon
         5. Vignette 5a. The Joy of Sociolinguistic Fieldwork
         6. John R. Rickford
         7. Vignette 5b. Fieldwork in Immigrant Communities
         8. James A. Walker and Michol F. Hoffman
         9. Vignette 5c. Fieldwork in Migrant and Diasporic Communities
         10. Rajend Mesthrie
         11. Vignette 5d. Fieldwork in Remnant Dialect Communities
         12. Patricia Causey Nichols
         13. Vignette 5e. Linguistic Landscape and Ethnographic Fieldwork
         14. Jackie Jia Lou
         15. 6 The Sociolinguistic Interview
         16. Kara Becker
         17. Vignette 6a. Cross-cultural Issues in Studying Endangered
             Indigenous Languages
         18. D. Victoria Rau
         19. Vignette 6b. Conducting Sociolinguistic Interviews in Deaf Communities
         20. Ceil Lucas
         21. Vignette 6c. Special Issues in Collecting Interview Data for
             Sign Language Projects
         22. Joseph Hill
         23. Vignette 6d. Other Interviewing Techniques in Sociolinguistics
         24. Boyd Davis
         25. 7 The Technology of Conducting Sociolinguistic Interviews
         26. Paul De Decker and Jennifer Nycz
         27. Vignette 7a. Technological Challenges in Sociolinguistic Data Collection
         28. Lauren Hall-Lew and Bartlomiej Plichta
         29. 8 Surveys: The Use of Written Questionnaires in Sociolinguistics
         30. Charles Boberg
         31. Vignette 8a. Language Attitude Surveys: Speaker Evaluation Studies
         32. Kathryn Campbell-Kibler
         33. Vignette 8b. Cultural Challenges in Online Survey Data Collection
         34. Naomi S. Baron
         35. Vignette 8c. Dialect Surveys and Student-Led Data Collection
         36. Laurel Mackenzie
         37. 9 Experiments
         38. Cynthia G. Clopper
   3. PART III: Working with and Preserving Existing Data
      1. 1. 10 Working with and Preserving Existing Data
         2. Gerard Van Herk
         3. 11 Written Data Sources
         4. Edgar W. Schneider
         5. Vignette 11a. Accessing the Vernacular in Written Documents
         6. France Martineau
         7. Vignette 11b. Adapting Existing Data Sources: Language and the Law
         8. Philipp Sebastian Angermeyer
         9. Vignette 11c. Issues in Forensic Linguistic Data Collection
         10. Ronald R. Butters
         11. Vignette 11d. Advances in Sociolinguistic Transcription Methods
         12. Alexandra D’arcy
         13. Vignette 11e. Transcribing Video Data
         14. Cécile B. Vigouroux
         15. 12 Data Preservation and Access
         16. Tyler Kendall
         17. Vignette 12a. Making Sociolinguistic Data Accessible
         18. William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.
         19. Vignette 12b. Establishing Corpora from Existing Data Sources
         20. Mark Davies
         21. Vignette 12c. Working with “Unconventional” Existing Data Sources
         22. Joan C. Beal and Karen P. Corrigan
         23. 13 Working with Performed Language: Movies, Television, and Music
         24. Robin Queen
         25. Vignette 13a. Working with Scripted Data: A Focus on
             African American English
         26. Tracey L. Weldon
         27. Vignette 13b. Working with Scripted Data: Variations among
             Scripts, Texts, and Performances
         28. Michael Adams
         29. 14 Online Data Collection
         30. Jannis Androutsopoulos
         31. Vignette 14a. Sociolinguistic Approaches to Storytelling in
         32. Facebook Status Updates
         33. Ruth Page
         34. Vignette 14b. Collecting Data from Twitter
         35. Steven Coats
   4. PART IV: Sharing Data and Findings
      1. 1. 15 Sharing Data and Findings
         2. Christine Mallinson
         3. 16 Community Activism: Turning Things Around
         4. Arapera Ngaha
         5. 17 Sociolinguistic Engagement in Schools: Collecting and Sharing Data
         6. Anne H. Charity Hudley
         7. Vignette 17a. Beyond Lists of Differences to Accurate Descriptions
         8. Lisa Green
         9. Vignette 17b. Linguistic Flexibility in Urban Zambian Schoolchildren
         10. Robert Serpell
         11. Vignette 17c. Engagement with Schools: Sharing Data and Findings
         12. Donna Starks
         13. 18 Sociolinguistics in and for the Media
         14. Jennifer Sclafani
         15. Vignette 18a. Media Interest in Sociolinguistic Endeavors
         16. Scott F. Kiesling
         17. Vignette 18b. Sociolinguistics on BBC Radio
         18. Clive Upton
         19. Vignette 18c. Media, Politics, and Semantic Change
         20. Andrew D. Wong
         21. Vignette 18d. Engaging with Local and Mass Media on
         22. Issues of Language Policy
         23. Phillip M. Carter
         24. 19 Conclusion
         25. Christine Mallinson, Becky Childs, and Gerard Van Herk

Reviews

“Since its first edition, Data Collection in Sociolinguistics has provided an up-to-the-minute overview of the issues facing the sociolinguistic researcher. The lineup of authors, the range of topics and contexts, and the nuanced handling of complex issues make this volume crucial for seasoned researchers as well as students just entering the field.” – Mary Bucholtz, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

“The last few years have seen various introductory books on sociolinguistic methodologies. This one is certainly one of the best buys on the market – sophisticated, up-to-date, and innovative while at the same time authoritative and highly accessible; simply everything researchers, old and young, need to know!” – Daniel Schreier, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Editor Biography

Christine Mallinson is Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture and Affiliate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.

Becky Childs is Professor of English at Coastal Carolina University, USA.

Gerard Van Herk is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.