An Introduction to Sociolinguistics/
Holmes, Janet
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics/ - New York: Routledge, 2012.
What do sociolinguists study?
Section I Multilingual Speech Communities
Language choice in multilingual communities
Language maintenance and shift
Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations
National languages and language planning
Section II Language Variation: Focus on Users
Regional and social dialects
Gender and age
Ethnicity and social networks
Language change
Section III Language Variation: Focus on Uses
Style, context and register
Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication
Gender, politeness and stereotypes
Language, cognition and culture
Analysing discourse
Attitudes and applications
Conclusion
9781315833057
Linguistics
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics/ - New York: Routledge, 2012.
What do sociolinguists study?
Section I Multilingual Speech Communities
Language choice in multilingual communities
Language maintenance and shift
Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations
National languages and language planning
Section II Language Variation: Focus on Users
Regional and social dialects
Gender and age
Ethnicity and social networks
Language change
Section III Language Variation: Focus on Uses
Style, context and register
Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication
Gender, politeness and stereotypes
Language, cognition and culture
Analysing discourse
Attitudes and applications
Conclusion
9781315833057
Linguistics