The article deals with the methodology of current sociolinguistics. The author considers main disciplines of sociolinguistics, reviews the notions of quantitative and qualitative methods used in sociolinguistic studies and dwells upon a present tendency to employ mixed methods which combine the advantages of both methodological approaches.
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