{"product_id":"sociolinguistic-variation-in-childrens-language-acquiring-community-norms-paperback-softback-9781316624289","title":"Sociolinguistic Variation in Children's Language; Acquiring Community Norms (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316624289","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSociolinguistic Variation in Children's Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAcquiring Community Norms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestigates when and how preschool children acquire the vernacular norms of the community they come from.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJennifer Smith (Author), Mercedes Durham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316624289, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.345 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'For scholars interested in language acquisition, local linguistic variation, style shifting, or the idiosyncratic charms of tiny children, Smith \u0026amp; Durham offer an intriguing text for intellectual consumption.' Rachel Sona Reed, Language in Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow we vary our speech is fundamental in signalling who we are, where we're from and where we're going. How and when does such variation arise? Here, leading experts Jennifer Smith and Mercedes Durham address this question through a sociolinguistic analysis of the speech of preschool children in interaction with their primary caregivers. Bringing together two fields of linguistic research - variationist sociolinguistics and first language acquisition  - the study focusses both qualitative and quantitative analysis of a range of variables to show when and how variation is acquired by young children, and the effect the caregiver's interaction has on this process. In doing so, they tackle a fundamental question in language research: when and how do children acquire the highly complex patterns of variation widely attested in adult speech?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Methodology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Getting to grips with the data\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lexical variables\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lexical-phonological variables\u003cbr\u003e 6. Phonetic variables\u003cbr\u003e 7. Morphosyntactic variables\u003cbr\u003e 8. The acquisition of sociolinguistic variation: synthesising our findings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Child \u0026amp; developmental psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Child%20\u0026amp;%20developmental%20psychology%20%5BJMC%5D%22\"\u003eJMC\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52431044444440,"sku":"9781316624289","price":21.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781316624289i.jpg?v=1784769726","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sociolinguistic-variation-in-childrens-language-acquiring-community-norms-paperback-softback-9781316624289","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}