Critical sociolinguistic research methods: studying language issues that matter

A guide on conducting concrete ethnographic and discourse analytic research projects, written by top scholars for students and researchers in social science fields.

Adopting a critical perspective focusing on the role of language in the construction of social difference and social inequality, the authors walk the reader through five key moments in the life of a research project: composing research questions, designing the project, doing fieldwork, performing data analysis, and writing academic texts or otherwise engaging in conversation with different types of social actors about the project.