TY - BOOK AU - Holmes,Janet AU - Wilson,Nick TI - An introduction to sociolinguistics T2 - Learning about language SN - 9781138845008 (hardcover) AV - P40 .H66 2017 U1 - 306.44 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Sociolinguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; English; English N2 - 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 UR - https://www.worldcat.org/title/introduction-to-sociolinguistics/oclc/986528065?referer=br&ht=edition ER -