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Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction
William O'Grady, John Archibald, Mark Aronoff, and Janie Rees-Miller
Linguistics
An introductory survey of language structure, acquisition, variation, and language in society.
Information Summary:
The linguistic selections connect language structure and description to variation, sociolinguistics, and judgments about dialect or register. Distinguishing between describing a language variety and evaluating it socially is especially important in language education: students can learn audience-aware academic conventions without being taught that their home varieties are inherently deficient.
Academic / Professional Context:
Linguistic study can help students understand academic conventions alongside linguistic diversity.
Pedagogical Integration:
Language variation; sociolinguistics; English education
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