Introducing sociolinguistics
Miriam Meyerhoff.
- 2nd ed.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- xxv, 341 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to using this book -- Introducing and understanding sociolinguistics -- Variation and style -- Language attitudes -- Being polite as a variable in speech -- Multilingualism and language choice -- Real time and apparent time -- Social class -- Social networks and communities of practice -- Gender -- language contact -- Looking back and looking ahead.