La Sociolinguistique - Cours1 : Qu'est-ce que la sociolinguistique?

♦ This video is an introduction to sociolinguistics for second-year PES and LMD undergraduate students. It explains how this discipline extends the study of linguistics by integrating the social dimension of language. After presenting the contrast between structural linguistics and sociolinguistics, the presentation highlights William Labov's vision, for whom sociolinguistics is simply a broader form of linguistics. The video emphasizes the shift from an immanent and theoretical linguistics to an empirical approach based on fieldwork, highlighting the distinction between normative grammar and the study of linguistic variation. It concludes by defining sociolinguistics as the study of the links between language and society, analyzing actual language uses, linguistic judgments, and the diversity of linguistic varieties within a single community. ♦ Bibliographical references: BOYER H., 1996, Sociolinguistics. Territory and Objects. Delachaux and Niestlé, Lausanne. LABOV W., 1976, Sociolinguistics, Éditions de Minuit, Paris. MARCELLESI J.B., 1986, "Elements and Readings of Sociolinguistics for the DLE," in An Introduction to Scientific Research in Language Didactics, Crédif/Didier, Paris, pp. 65-86. CALVET J.J., 1993, Sociolinguistics, Paris, PUF. ♦ Video produced by @leheraut #Sociolinguistics #linguistics #sociology