Sociolinguistic Research

<p>Shortlisted for the LSA Leonard Bloomfield Book Award 2017</p><p><em>Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact</em> provides a unique overview of international research projects showcasing their positive outcomes and offering critical insights and constructive critiques into the meaning of 'impact' in contemporary research. The book includes: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>original findings from cutting-edge research from scholars such as Mary Bucholtz Walt Wolfram and Peter Patrick;</li> <li>coverage of organisational contexts including education government justice heritage and the workplace;</li> <li>activities including after-school programmes workplace training courses social media campaigns and video productions;</li> <li>application of research to professional practice including teaching (primary school to university) adjudication police interviewing and governmental policymaking;</li> <li>contributors' personal reflections on the research process and its outcomes including constructive critiques of institutional definitions of impact.</li> </ul><p>With chapters spanning research across five continents <i>Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact</i> is essential reading for sociolinguistic researchers students embarking on sociolinguistic research and anyone interested in the practical application of research on language and society.</p>