This volume is a compendium of thirty-six articles by participants in the development of the field of sociolinguistics. Edited by Christina Bratt Paulston and G. Richard Tucker, themselves important contributors to the discipline, the volume provides an insider’s perspective on the issues, both practical and theoretical, which motivated individuals and institutions to turn to a view of language as inextricably connected to society and culture.
This volume will be of interest not only to sociolinguists, but to sociologists, social psychologists, anthropological linguists, and others interested in applied linguistics. Moving a bit farther afield, it will also be of interest to historians of science for its breadth of coverage of the development of an increasingly important academic discipline and for the important data it provides regarding the academic research milieu, the zeitgeist, which spawned sociolinguistics as an area of inquiry.
Table of Contents
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Prologue
- Introduction Christina Bratt Paulston
- A Brief History of American Sociolinguistics Roger W. Shuy
Pioneers
- Development of Sociolinguistics in India E. Annamalai
- Sociolinguistics: A Personal View Basil Bernstein
- Reminiscences: Beginnings of Sociolinguistics William Bright
- The Development of Sociolinguistics Susan Ervin-Tripp
- History of Sociolinguistics Charles Ferguson
- Bloomington, Summer 1964: The Birth of American Sociolinguistics Joshua A. Fishman
- Memories Paul Friedrich
- Origins and Milestones Allen Day Grimshaw
- Some Comments on the Origin and Development of Sociolinguistics John Gumperz
- History and Development of Sociolinguistics Dell Hymes
- The [R]Evolution of Sociolinguistics Björn H. Jernudd
- Sociolinguistics: Birth of a Revolution Rolf Kjolseth
- Sociolinguistic Patterns William Labov
- Personal Views on the Beginnings of Sociolinguistics Wallace E. Lambert
- Early Developments in Sociolinguistics Stanley Lieberson
- Another Time John Macnamara
- Contribution to the History of Sociolinguistics: Origins and Development of the Rouen School J.B. Marcellesi
- On Safari with Sociolinguistics Carol Myers-Scotton
- Sociolinguistics: Some Other Traditions Jirí V. Neustupny
- A Note on Holism Kenneth L. Pike
- Notes on the Development of Sociolinguistics Edgar Polomé
- Beginnings of Sociolinguistics in the Philippines Bonifacio P. Sibayan
- From Sociolinguistics to the Anthropology of Language Andrée Tabouret-Keller
Journal Editors
- Reflections about (or Prompted by) International Journal of the Sociology of Language (IJSL) Joshua A. Fishman
- Language in Society Dell Hymes
- Language as a Social Phenomenon: A Perspective on the Emergence of Sociolinguistics Humphrey Tonkin
Early Institutional Supporters for the New Field
- Center for Applied Linguistics: Interview with Rudolph C. Troike Christina Bratt Paulston
- Center for International Education, U.S. Department of Education: The Evolution of Sociolinguistics Dick Thompson
- Ford Foundation: Personal Reflection Mel Fox
- International Centre for Research on Bilingualism: The Sociolinguistics of Language Contact William Francis Mackey
- Summer Institute of Linguistics: What Does SIL Have to do with Sociolinguistics? Gloria E. Kindell
- The Ethnologue, Language Surveys, and Sociolinguistics Barbara F. Grimes
Remembrances
- In Memoriam: Einar Haugen Christina Bratt Paulston
- Heinz Kloss and the Study of Language in Society William F. Mackey and Grant D. McConnell
- Uriel Weinreich (1926-1967): A Sociolinguistic Appreciation Joshua A. Fishman
Epilogue
- The Development of Sociolinguistics as a Field of Study: Concluding Observations G. Richard Tucker
References
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