An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

A bestselling text, which explains the basic sociolinguistic concepts through a wide range of examples. Market-leading introduction to sociolinguistics. Many existing adoptions. Sociolinguistics is a core topic on all Linguistics and English Language courses. Most student-friendly introduction to the subject. Updated throughout, and expanded with a new chapter. Extremely well-known and highly respected author.

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Janet Holmes holds a personal Chair in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, where she teaches a variety of sociolinguistics courses.

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Preface
Author's Acknowledgements
Publisher's Acknowledgements
1.
What do sociolinguists study?
Section A: Multilingual speech communities
2.
Language choice in multilingual communities
3.
Language maintenance and shift
4.
Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations
5.
National languages and language planning
Section B: Language variation: focus on users
6.
Regional and social dialects
7.
Gender and age
8.
Ethnicity and social networks
9.
Language change
Section C: Language variation: focus on uses
10.
Style, context and register
11.
Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication
12.
Gender, politeness and stereotypes
13. Language, cognition and culture
14.
Analysing Discourse
15.
Attitudes and applications
16.
Conclusion
References
Appendix I: phonetic symbols
Appendix II: preface to first edition
Appendix III: preface to second edition
Glossary
Index