Description
Overall, this book provides a clear vision of the acquisition of sociolinguistic variation across the lifespan. It provides theoretical background and research findings for interested readers. With persuasive arguments by integrating well -documented perspectives and recent research results, the editors and contributors pave a pathway for future research in the field. From our personal perspective, this book is a must-read for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in the intertwined fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
Overall, this book provides a clear vision of the acquisition of sociolinguistic variation across the lifespan. It provides theoretical background and research findings for interested readers. With persuasive arguments by integrating well -documented perspectives and recent research results, the editors and contributors pave a pathway for future research in the field. From our personal perspective, this book is a must-read for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students in the intertwined fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
Research at the intersection of second language acquisition and sociolinguistic variation has grown into a robust field, fostering dialogue between social and cognitive approaches to linguistics. Given the evidence from earlier studies that learners acquire and notice patterns of variation, the main interest now lies in the mechanisms and factors that drive acquisition. This volume compiles state-of-the-art research on this topic.