Sociolinguistic Research

Shortlisted for the LSA Leonard Bloomfield Book Award 2017
Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact 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:
- original findings from cutting-edge research from scholars such as Mary Bucholtz, Walt Wolfram and Peter Patrick; - coverage of organisational contexts including education, government, justice, heritage, and the workplace; - activities including after-school programmes, workplace training courses, social media campaigns, and video productions; - application of research to professional practice including teaching (primary school to university), adjudication, police interviewing, and governmental policymaking; - contributors' personal reflections on the research process and its outcomes, including constructive critiques of institutional definitions of impact.
With chapters spanning research across five continents, Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact is essential reading for sociolinguistic researchers, students embarking on sociolinguistic research, and anyone interested in the practical application of research on language and society.

Robert Lawson is Senior Lecturer in the School of English at Birmingham City University, UK.
Dave Sayers is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Humanities at Sheffield Hallam University and Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, UK.