The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography

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List of figures List of tables Author biographies 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION - Karin Tusting History of linguistic ethnography Theoretical influences and antecedents The handbook References ANTECEDENTS, RELATED AREAS AND KEY CONCEPTS 2. INTERACTIONAL SOCIOLINGUISTICS - Ben Rampton Introduction Historical background Approach to analysis Challenges Practical interventions beyond the academy Current contributions and research areas Future directions Further reading Related topics References Endnotes 3. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS - Stef Slembrouck Historical perspectives and key definitions: Defining discourse and the discursive Current contributions: The contemporary range of discourse analytical engagements Critical issues and debates: Discourse analysis and linguistic ethnography Research methods and future directions: recording, transcription and the relationship with fieldwork Further reading Related topics References Endnotes 4. LITERACY STUDIES - Julia Gillen and Winnie Siu-yee Ho Introduction and definitions Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Main research methods including approaches to analysis Implications for practice Future Directions Further reading Related topics References 5. SOCIOLINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHIES OF GLOBALISATION - Alexandra Grey and Ingrid Piller Introduction and definitions Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Future directions Further reading Related topics References 6. SCALE - Stef Slembrouck and Mieke Vandenbroucke Introduction - the history and scope of the concept of scale as part of a spatial turn Scale as space/time The body as a taken-for-granted scale Scales in linguistic ethnography: informants, practices and research Scale in a linguistic ethnographic account of border crossing Future directions Further reading Related topics References 7. SOCIAL CLASS - Julia Snell Introduction Historical perspectives: The emergence of class in variationist sociolinguistics Main research methods Current contributions and research areas Critical debates and implications for practice Future directions Summary Further Reading Related topics References Endnotes 8. HETEROGLOSSIA - Adrian Blackledge and Angela Creese Introduction Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current and recent research Implications Future directions Further reading Related topics References 9. STYLE AND STYLISATION - Jurgen Jaspers and Sarah Van Hoof Introduction Historical perspectives Current contributions and research areas Critical issues and debates Main research methods, including approaches to analysis Future directions Further reading Related topics References 10. MULTIMODALITY - Jeff Bezemer and Sahra Abdullahi Introduction Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Main research methods: looking beyond writing Main research methods: looking beyond speech Further directions Further reading Related topics References METHODS 11. PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION AND FIELDNOTES - Uta Papen Introduction and definitions Historical perspectives Methods Current contributions and research areas Critical issues and debates Future directions Further reading Related topics References 12. THE ETHNOGRAPHIC INTERVIEW - Anna De Fina Introduction Types of interviews Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Conclusions and future directions Further Reading Related topics References 13. MICRO-ANALYSIS OF SPOKEN INTERACTION - Rachel Heinrichsmeier Introduction and definitions Historical perspectives Key debates Main research methods and analysis Key concepts Implications for practice Current contributions Future directions Further reading Related topics References 14. ETHICS - Fiona Copland Introduction Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Future directions Conclusion Further Reading Related topics References 15. COLLABORATIVE ETHNOGRAPHY- Gabriele Budach Introduction and definitions Historical perspectives Critical Issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Main research methods Implications for Practice Future Directions Further Reading Related Topics References 16. REFLEXIVITY - Adriana Patino-Santos Introduction and definitions Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Implications for Practice: The backstage of our research Future directions Further Reading Related topics References 17. DIGITAL APPROACHES IN LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY - Piia Varis and Mingyi Hou Introduction Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Main research methods Future directions Further reading Related topics References 18. MIXING METHODS? LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY AND LANGUAGE VARIATION - Susan Dray and Rob Drummond Introduction Critical debates: How compatible are ethnographic and variationist traditions? Current contributions and key concepts: Recent studies using 'mixed-methods' Main research methods and analysis: Mutually useful data collection, transcription and analytic categories? Implications for practice: Mixed methods? Lessons learned Related topics References Acknowledgements SITES AND SITUATIONS 19. YOUTH LANGUAGE - Rickard Jonsson, Henning Arman and Tommaso M. Milani Introduction: definitions and key terms Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current research areas Future directions Further reading Related topics References Endnotes 20. LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS - Richard Barwell Historical perspectives Current contributions and research areas Critical issues and debates Discussion, conclusions and further directions Further reading Related topics References 21. ELITE MULTILINGUALISM - Charlotte Selleck and Elisabeth Barakos Introduction Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Implications for Practice Future directions Further Reading Related topics References 22. LINGUA FRANCA SCENARIOS - Janus Mortensen Introduction and key concepts Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Current research areas Main research methods and approaches to analysis Implications for Practice Future directions Further Reading Related topics References 23. FAITH COMMUNITIES - Vally Lytra Introduction Historical perspectives Critical issues and debates Main research methods Implications for practice Future directions Further reading Related topics References 24. POLICY - Sara Shaw and Laura Eyre Introduction Historical perspectives, critical issues and debates Current contributions and research areas Main research methods Implications for practice Future directions Further reading Related topics References 25. SIGN LANGUAGES - Lynn Hou and Annelies Kusters Introduction: Linguistic ethnography and sign languages Main research methods Terms and classifications: Sociolinguistic contexts of signing Research areas Critical issues and debates: Language ideologies Future directions Conclusion: contributions and implications Further readings Related topics Acknowledgments References 26. ACADEMIC WRITING - Kathrin Kaufhold and Karin Tusting Introduction Historical perspectives and core influences Main research methods Current contributions and research areas Critical issues and debates Implications for Practice Future directions Further Reading Related topics References Index