An introduction to sociolinguistics /
Holmes, Janet.
An introduction to sociolinguistics / Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson. - 5th ed. - London : Routledge, 2017. - xxi, 538 p. : illus., maps ; 26 cm. - Learning about language .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PrefaceThe Online Companion1. What do sociolinguists study?Section I: Multilingual Speech Communities2. Language choice in multilingual communities3. Language maintenance and shift4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations5. National languages and language planningSection II: Language Variation: Focus on Users6. Regional and social dialects7. Gender and age8. Ethnicity and social networks9. Language changeInterlude: identity in sociolinguisticsSection III: Language Variation: Focus on Uses10. Style, context and register11. Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication12. Gender, politeness and stereotypes13. Language, cognition and culture14. Analysing Discourse15. Attitudes and applications16. ConclusionReferencesAppendix: phonetic symbolsSociolinguistics: key words and conceptsIndex
9781138845008 (hardcover) 9781138845015 (softcover)
2016033701
Sociolinguistics.
P40 / .H66 2017
306.44 / HOI 2017
An introduction to sociolinguistics / Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson. - 5th ed. - London : Routledge, 2017. - xxi, 538 p. : illus., maps ; 26 cm. - Learning about language .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PrefaceThe Online Companion1. What do sociolinguists study?Section I: Multilingual Speech Communities2. Language choice in multilingual communities3. Language maintenance and shift4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations5. National languages and language planningSection II: Language Variation: Focus on Users6. Regional and social dialects7. Gender and age8. Ethnicity and social networks9. Language changeInterlude: identity in sociolinguisticsSection III: Language Variation: Focus on Uses10. Style, context and register11. Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication12. Gender, politeness and stereotypes13. Language, cognition and culture14. Analysing Discourse15. Attitudes and applications16. ConclusionReferencesAppendix: phonetic symbolsSociolinguistics: key words and conceptsIndex
9781138845008 (hardcover) 9781138845015 (softcover)
2016033701
Sociolinguistics.
P40 / .H66 2017
306.44 / HOI 2017