Sociolinguistics Linguistics Social Sciences

Sociolinguistics refers to the role of language in society. From Walt Wolfram's summary at the LSA: Language use symbolically represents fundamental dimensions of social behavior and human interaction. The notion is simple, but the ways in which language reflects behavior can often be complex and subtle. Furthermore, the relationship between language and society affects a wide range of encounters--from broadly based international relations to narrowly defined interpersonal relationships. (http://www.lsadc.org/web2/socioling.htm)

• - Questions to assess your comprehension of the various principles of sociolinguistics. Includes a reading list.
  
• - An organization performing research and leading educational programs in representative speech communities.
  
• - Site details people, materials as well as past and ongoing research studies into results of language contact.
  
• - Promoting the concept of interlingualism (balancing language equality with effective communication), with language maps, quizzes, and information on world languages and writing systems. In English, Esperanto, and several European languages.
  
• - Varieties of language that differ from the standard variety normally used in the media and taught in the schools.
  
• - Research on language and orthographic reform in Han cultural sphere, including Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and China.
  
• - Article by Maria Polinsky discussing a case of language attrition.
  
• - Supporting research into discourse analysis of language/texts which have ecological impact.
  
• - Links to sites about multilingualism, language policy and the dominance of English in Europe.
  
• - Companion material to a TV documentary examining the dynamic state of American (USA) English.
  
• - Mailing list about "unofficial" languages and varieties from Europe.
  
• - A survey on current issues regarding the Taiwanese writing system.
  
• - From the Welsh Language Board. Ideas and suggestions to agencies, groups or individuals who wish to promote the use of minority languages in their communities.
  
• - Essays and articles on various linguistic topics, and an algorithmic analysis of political language use in the United States.
  
• - Need language be seen as a continuum of different accents, or as a fixed structure of rules? Undergraduate essay.
  
• - Compares attitudes of German-speaking and English-speaking students and teacher toward dialects of their language. Includes slide show and bibliography. Undergraduate honors thesis of Kendra Banks Perry.
  
• - A repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts.
  
• - Online pronunciation test and maps of answers.
  
• - Scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
  
• - When two people speak with one another, there is always more going on than just conveying a message. The language used by the participants is always influenced by a number of social factors which define the relationship between the participants.
  
• - An exchange of news and views on English Only legislation, bilingual education, endangered languages and related issues of U.S. language policy.
  
• - A survey of linguistic changes in progress in North American English.
  
  

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