This handbook provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of this growing body of research. It is key reading for those studying linguistic ethnography, qualitative research methods, sociolinguistics and educational linguistics within English Language, Applied Linguistics, Education and Anthropology.

List of figuresList of tablesAuthor biographies1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION ANTECEDENTS, RELATED AREAS AND KEY CONCEPTS2. INTERACTIONAL SOCIOLINGUISTICS 3. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS 4. LITERACY STUDIES 5. SOCIOLINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHIES OF GLOBALISATION 6. SCALE7. SOCIAL CLASS 8. HETEROGLOSSIA9. STYLE AND STYLISATION10. MULTIMODALITY METHODS11. PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION AND FIELDNOTES 12. THE ETHNOGRAPHIC INTERVIEW13. MICRO-ANALYSIS OF SPOKEN INTERACTION14. ETHICS15. COLLABORATIVE ETHNOGRAPHY16. REFLEXIVITY17. DIGITAL APPROACHES IN LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY18. MIXING METHODS? LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY AND LANGUAGE VARIATIONSITES AND SITUATIONS19. YOUTH LANGUAGE20. LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS21. ELITE MULTILINGUALISM22. LINGUA FRANCA SCENARIOS23. FAITH COMMUNITIES 24. POLICY25. SIGN LANGUAGES26. ACADEMIC WRITING Index

"In just two decades, a unique ‘intellectual commons’ has been created by researchers who are committed to combining ethnographic approaches with close analysis of language practices, on and offline. This handbook documents and interrogates, in rigorous and compelling detail, the different strands of theory and method that have formed the basis of this intellectual tradition. It brings together contributions from scholars who have played a key role in the development of linguistic ethnography with fresh input from scholars who are taking the work in new directions. As well as being an immensely good read, the handbook will constitute a key resource for all of us who are concerned with building an understanding of the specific, situated ways in which language and literacy practices are bound up with the changing conditions of contemporary social life."Marilyn Martin-Jones, University of Birmingham, UK"This is an important text on the rich history as well as infinite applications of Linguistic Ethnography, including fresh discussions on topics such as discourse analysis, multimodalities, globalized language and situations, digital approaches, linguistic and ethnographic studies on youth language, classroom settings, faith communities and more! The collection of experts here is immense: this is simply the best collection of scholars in the field. This is a ‘must-read’ for all past, present and future scholars invested in the vital work of Linguistic Ethnography."Allyson Jule, Trinity Western University, Canada