Name: Investigating Language Attitudes
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List of tables and figures

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: the scope of language attitudes

2. Direct approaches

3. Indirect approaches

4. An integrated programme of language attitudes research in Wales

5. Mapping and labelling

6. Attitude scales and “social advantage” items

7. The narratives study: performances, responses and evaluations

8. Keyword responses

9. Recognition of dialects

10. ConclusionsReferencesIndex

“This is valuable reading for those interested in the area of language attitudes and message effects – and is the first book-length treatment of the former for many years. Its ultimate focus is on the authors’ own research on adolescents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards varieties of Welsh-English and is premised on the fact that most previous studies have embraced one or another method only; theirs is, laudably, multi-method.” –Southern Journal of Communication

“The strength of Garrett, Coupland and Williams’ book is that it transcends the limitations of the method and the data through the shrewdness of their comments and their willingness to explore so many facets of their results. It will be very useful to anyone interested in investing language attitudes, and I recommend it strongly.” –Journal of Sociolinguistics

“This is an interesting book reporting on important, wide-ranging research, which illuminates the situation in a country of considerable sociolinguistic relevance, Wales, and raises thought-provoking issues in relation to methodology . . . a worthwhile, enlightening and enjoyable read.” –Language Awareness

“This is a well-documented and critical work, written by practitioners in the long-established research area of language attitudes, and it will be of great interest to a wide multidisciplinary range of readers in the fields of sociolinguistics, the social psychology of language, the sociology of language and education.” –Language in Society

“This is a well structured, carefully presented and significant book that is a fine addition to the long tradition of language attitude research. ‘The book illustrates high-quality research preceded by a most comprehensive, balanced and thoughtful introduction to the study of language attitudes.” –International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism