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An introduction to sociolinguistics / Janet Holmes.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Learning about languagePublication details: Harlow, England : Pearson Longman, 2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xviii, 482 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405821315 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.44 22
Contents:
1. What do sociolinguists study? -- Sect. 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 -- Sect. B. Language variation: focus on users -- 6. Regional and social dialects -- 7. Gender and age -- 8. Ethnicity and social networks -- 9. Language change -- Sect. 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 -- App. I. Phonetic symbols -- App. II. Preface to first edition -- App. III. Preface to second edition.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. What do sociolinguists study? -- Sect. 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 -- Sect. B. Language variation: focus on users -- 6. Regional and social dialects -- 7. Gender and age -- 8. Ethnicity and social networks -- 9. Language change -- Sect. 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 -- App. I. Phonetic symbols -- App. II. Preface to first edition -- App. III. Preface to second edition.