In 28 newly- commissioned chapters, distinguished contributors provide an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics.Introduction: Florian Coulmas (Chou University).
Part I: Foundations:.
1. The Evolution of a Sociolinguistic Theory of Language: R.B. Le Page.
2. The Demography of Language: Albert F. Verdoot (Université Catholique de Louvain).
Part II: Social Dimensions of Language: .
3. Varieties and Variation: James Milroy and Lesley Milroy (University of Newcastle upon Tyne).
4. Language Change in Progress: Variation as it Happens: Norman Denison (Universität Graz).
5. Social Factors in Language Change: William Bright.
6. Sociophonology: John Honey (Osaka International University).
7. Dialect in Society: Walt Wolfram (North Carolina State University).
8. Gender as a Sociolinguistics Variable: New Perspectives on Variation Studies: Ruth Wodak and Gertraud Benke (Universität Wien).
9. Age as a Sociolinguistic Variable: Penelope Eckert (Institute for Research on Learning).
10. Spoken and Written Language: Celia Roberts and Brian Street (Thames Valley University; University of Brighton).
11. The Sociolinguistics of Communication Media: Gerhard Leitner (Freie Universit&aunl;t Berlin).
12. Diglossia as a Sociolinguistic Situation: Harold F. Schiffman (Language Center, SARS).
13. Code Switching: Carol Myers Scotton (University of South Carolina).
14. Language Contact and Language Generation: John R. Rickford (Stanford University).
15. Language Contact and Language Degeneration: Colette Grinevald Craig (University of Oregon).
Part III: Linguistic Dimensions of Society:lc(
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