This course intents to be a critical survey of the most prevalent currents and methodology since the early days of the genesis of the field of Sociolinguistics to the latest developments of our time. Students will familiarize themselves with the most representative works in the paradigms of Urban Dialectology (Quantitative Sociolinguistics), Social Networks, the Ethnography of Speaking, and Ethnomethodology (Conversation Analysis). They will also be expected to contribute regularly to the general theoretical discussion and analysis conducted in class, and display their understanding of certain allocated material through an oral exposition.
