Betsy Rymes Knihy

Focusing on a comprehensive approach to language, this guide highlights the significance of communicative repertoire and sociolinguistic diversity. It serves as both a theoretical framework and a practical resource for new researchers exploring language in interaction, offering insights into effective methodologies and the complexities of communication in diverse contexts.

Drawing on examples of conversation, social media and daily news, Rymes illustrates how knowledge about language and its social value spreads through everyday language debates. A lively account of how we talk about language, it will be an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology.