Studying language in social life

a personal narrative

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18309/ranpoll.v52iesp.1595

Keywords:

Linguistic diversity, Linguistic practices and society, Linguistic politics

Abstract

This essay, an “interview alternative”, aims to present an overview of Sally McConnell-Ginet´s perspectives on sociolinguistic research since she entered linguistics via the study of mathematical logic and analytic Anglo-American philosophy of language. The author tells us about her perception of linguistic diversity since she was a child, her research on language and gender issues, her work with Penelope Eckert, among others. She also highlights her resistance to the temptation to seek a ‘total’ theory of language in social and political life and, instead, her attention to the valuable insights made not only by a wide range of voices and research programs with different theoretical orientations and from different disciplines, but also by those of non-specialists whose informal observations and reactions can sometimes be important in suggesting new and fruitful paths of inquiry.

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Published

2021-09-27

How to Cite

McConell-Ginet, S. (2021). Studying language in social life: a personal narrative. Revista Da Anpoll, 52(esp), 249–257. https://doi.org/10.18309/ranpoll.v52iesp.1595

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Vol. 52 No. esp (2021): GT de Sociolinguística da ANPOLL, 35 anos depois: reflexões e cenários

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GT de Sociolinguística, 35 anos depois: reflexões e cenários

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