An Introduction to Sociolinguistics [Paperback]

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List of Maps

List of Tables

Preface to Sixth edition

Preface to Fifth Edition

Preface to Fourth Edition

Preface to Third Edition

Preface to Second Edition

Preface to First Edition

Authors Acknowledgements

Publishers Acknowledgements

1. What do sociolinguists study?

 

2. Language choice in multilingual communities

3. Language maintenance and shift

4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations

5. National languages, language policy, and language planning  

 

6. Regional and social dialects

7. Gender and age

8. Ethnicity and social networks

9. Language change

 

10. Style, context and register

11. Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication

12. Gender, politeness and stereotypes

13. Language, cognition and culture