TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holmes,Janet
TI  - An introduction to sociolinguistics
T2  - Learning about language
SN  - 9781405821315 (pbk.)
U1  - 306.44 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Harlow, England
PB  - Pearson Longman
KW  - Sociolinguistics
N1  - 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
ER  -