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Sociocultural Linguistics
Sociocultural Linguistics
The term sociocultural linguistics is an umbrella term for the intersecting sub-fields of linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and socially oriented forms of discourse analysis. Sociocultural linguists are centrally concerned with the role of language in social and cultural life.
Following Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall (2005), the term has grown in use to refer broadly to the "interdisciplinary field concerned with the intersection of language, culture, and society" (p. 586). The need for such a term is the result of the narrowing of sociolinguistics to primarily designate quantitative research (also called quantitative sociolinguistics).
Bibliography:
- Bucholtz, Mary, and Kira Hall. 2005. "Identity and Interaction: A Sociocultural Linguistic Approach." Discourse Studies 7(4-5).
- Duranti, Alessandro (ed.). 2001. Key terms in language and culture. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Duranti, Alessandro (ed.). 2004. A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
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