社会语言学

Chapter 1 What is Sociolinguistics

1.1 Introduction

1.2 A compound term

1.3 The rise of soeiolinguisties

1.3.1 Time

1.3.2 Background

1.4 Definitions of sociolinguistics

1.5 Sociolinguistics and relevant sciences

1.5. l Sociolinguistics and dialectology

1.5.2 Sociolinguistics, anthropological and ethnographic linguistics

1.5.3 Sociolinguistics and pragmatics

1.5.4 Sociolinguistics and socio-semiotics

1.6 Branches of sociolinguistics

1.6.1 Social dialectology

1.6.2 Sociology of language

1.6.3 Ethnography of communication

1.6.4 Social psychology of language

1.6.5 Interactional sociolinguistics

1.7 Development of sociolinguistics

1.8 Theoretical construction

Chapter 2 Language Variation and Varieties

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Variation and variety

2.2.1 Definition of variety

2.2.2 Classification of language variation

2.3 Dialect

2.3.1 Regional/geographical dialect

2.3.2 Social dialect

Chapter 3 More on Language Variation

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Register

3.3 Choice of varieties

3.3.1 Code-switching and code-mixing

3.3.2 Types of code-switching

3.3.3 Motivations of code-switching

3.4 Other theories on language variation

3.4.1 Speech community

3.4.2 Social network

3.5 Summary

3.6 Variation and social significance

Chapter 4 Language Contact

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Consequences of language contact

4.2.1 Language assimilation

4.2.2 Language convergence

4.3 Language attitude

4.3.1 Definition and classification

4.3.2 Language loyalty and language competition

4.3.3 Measurement of language attitude

4.4 Varieties of English

4.4. 2 Factors shaping the varieties of English

4.4. 3 Examples of varieties of English

Chapter 5 Speech Communication

5.1 Introduction

5.2 System of pronouns and address forms——a static perspective

5.2.1 T/V

5.2.2 Third person pronouns

5.2.3 Address terms

5.2.4 Social significance of the study

5.3 Conversation analysis——a dynamic study

5.3.1 Origin and schools

5.3.2 Some basic findings

Chapter 6 Language, Thought and Culture

6.1 Language and thought

6.2 Two stands

6.3 History of language and thought

6.4 Theories on language and thought

6.4.1 The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

6.4.2 Prototype theory

6.4.3 Basic-level concept

6.5 Language and culture

6.5.1 Definitions of culture

6.5.2 Relationship between language and culture

6.5.3 Examples of researches on language and culture

Chapter 7 Methodology

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Quantitative and qualitative study

7.2.1 Quantitative research methods

7.2.2 Qualitative research methods

7.2.3 Summary

7.3 Sociolinguistics——the quantitative study of language

7.3.1 The procedure

7.3.2 Examples of the quantitative study

Chapter 8 Applied Issues

8.1 Language planning

8.1.1 Significance and motivation

8.1.2 Types and stages

8.1.3 Language planning in modern China

8.2 Language education

8.2.1 Communicative competence

8.2.2 Learners factors

8.2.3 Teacher talk, power and solidarity

8.2.4 Code-switching and ESL/EFL context

Appendix

Appendix 1

Terminology

Appendix 2

Course Syllabus

Appendix 3

Evaluation Sheet

《社会语言学》共分八章，介绍社会语言学主要理论及研究成果。第一章介绍社会语言学兴起的社会、物质、学术背景，分析与相关学科的关系以及分支研究，突出社会语言学边缘学科的特点。第二、第三章介绍社会语言学最重要的研究成果之一——语言变异理论，着重梳理不同研究视角变异研究成果的关系。第四章介绍不同语言在现实生活中接触的状况，并以英语为例，介绍世界英语的理论以及世界英语的几种主要变体。第五章从言语交际研究的最初成果入手，介绍言语交际研究的民族学传统以及语用学成果，并梳理了相邻学科对言语交际的研究视角。第六章从语言、思维与文化的视角介绍哲学、语言学、心理学等学科的研究成果。第七章突出社会语言学理论与实证结合的特点，着重介绍该学科研究方法，并详尽介绍了经典研究实例。第八章重点探讨语言在社会中的运用，包括语言规划及语言教育。
本教材的适用对象：英语专业本科高年级学生、研究生以及其他对语言、社会相关学科感兴趣的读者。