Sociolinguistic Theory [Paperback]

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• A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field
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• Provides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field
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• Shows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the
  contemporary study of language
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• Discusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex,
  and age, and the cultural significance of linguistic variation

List of Tables.

Series Editor’s Preface.

Preface to the First Edition.

Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface to the Revised Edition.

Acknowledgments.

1. Correlations.

1.1 The Domain of Sociolinguistics.

1.2 The Variable as a Structural Unit.

1.3 Variation and the Tradition of Categoricity.

2. Class, Network, and Mobility.

2.1 Social Class and Sociolinguistic Sampling.

2.2 Indexing Social Class.

2.3 Class Markers.