Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact
- Submitting institution
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Birmingham City University
- Unit of assessment
- 27 - English Language and Literature
- Output identifier
- 27Z_OP_B2006
- Type
- B - Edited book
- DOI
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10.4324/9781315671765
- Publisher
- Routledge
- ISBN
- 9780415748506
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315671765
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- Yes
- Additional information
- In the first major edited collection to critically examine the notion of ‘social impact’ in contemporary sociolinguistic research, Sociolinguistic Research: Application and Impact (262 pages) has initiated a crucial debate about how sociolinguistic research can be used to improve human wellbeing, outlining the myriad ways in which language knowledge can be leveraged to tackle issues of contemporary sociocultural importance. With contributions by a range of internationally-recognised scholars and sociolinguists, the 12 chapters in the volume tackle a variety of topics, from the application of sociolinguistic research to professional practice (e.g. teaching, adjudication, police interviewing, and governmental policymaking), through to coverage of organisational contexts such as education, government, justice, heritage, and the workplace.
In addition to co-writing both the introduction (pp. 1-6) and contributing equally to a fuller co-authored theoretical chapter on the history and future trajectory of applied sociolinguistics (pp. 7-22), Robert Lawson also solo-authored a chapter on issues of research dissemination, impact, and public engagement in sociolinguistics (pp. 171-192). These chapters set out a comprehensive overview of the impact agenda in relation to sociolinguistic research, as well as contributing to ongoing discussions about widening participation and engagement with academic work.
As co-editor, Lawson played a majority role in initiating the project, as well as in framing the objectives and shape of the volume and organising the chapters. He also undertook shared responsibility in co-ordinating editorial correspondence with contributors, suggesting revisions, changes, and alterations to draft chapters, and organising the peer review process, and was responsible for overseeing the volume’s copy-editing and proof-reading.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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