Mary-Caitlyn Valentinsson is a linguist and anthropologist of popular culture. Her research primarily focuses on the roles that authenticity and language ideologies play in our engagement with mass media. Shiloh Drake is a linguist who has taught at several universities around the US. Her research explores how humans deal with words, word-bits, and word meanings. Amy Fountain is Associate Professor of Practice at the Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona. She has over two decades of teaching and research experience, and is an expert in language revitalization, linguistics pedagogy, and sociolinguistics.
'This text provides an accessible, interesting, and practical introduction for the novice language researcher - a perfect tool for students interested in these topics.' Melissa M. Baese-Berk, Professor of Linguistics, University of Chicago 'This is a quirky textbook that packs a punch! It's ideal for a sociolinguist tasked with teaching introductory linguistics, but it would be great to see all linguists use this for their introduction courses, thereby normalising the inclusion of topics like research ethics, natural language processing, and linguistic discrimination at the intro level.' Lauren Hall-Lew, Personal Chair of Sociolinguistics, University of Edinburgh