Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Name: Introduction to Sociolinguistics
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ISBN: 9781405821315

ISBN-10: 1405821310

ISBN-13: 9781405821315

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: Janet A. Holmes

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Book details

List price: $54.60
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 3/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Preface


Author's Acknowledgements


Publisher's Acknowledgements



What do sociolinguists study?



Multilingual speech communities



Language choice in multilingual communities



Language maintenance and shift



Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations



National languages and language planning



Language variation: focus on users



Regional and social dialects



Gender and age



Ethnicity and social networks



Language change



Language variation: focus on uses



Style, context and register



Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication



Gender, politeness and stereotypes



Language, cognition and culture



Analysing Discourse



Attitudes and applications



Conclusion


References



phonetic symbols



preface to first edition



preface to second edition


Glossary


Index