Eckert, P. Meaning and Linguistic Variation: The Third Wave in Sociolinguistics

Authors

  • Mayowa Akinlotan University of Texas at Austin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jrds.38313

Keywords:

Linguistics variables, variables, variation

Abstract

Eckert, P. (2018). Meaning and Linguistic Variation: The Third Wave in Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781316403242

Author Biography

  • Mayowa Akinlotan, University of Texas at Austin

    Mayowa Akinlotan received his PhD from Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), and is currently a postdoctoral at the Linguistics Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, where he conducts research on syntax, linguistic variation, Nigerian English, World Englishes, and the related

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Published

2019-12-19

Issue

Section

Book Reviews

How to Cite

Akinlotan, M. (2019). Eckert, P. Meaning and Linguistic Variation: The Third Wave in Sociolinguistics. Journal of Research Design and Statistics in Linguistics and Communication Science, 5(1-2), 212-218. https://doi.org/10.1558/jrds.38313

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