ISBN : 9780367421106
Author : Janet Holmes
Publisher : Routledge
Year : 2022
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : List of Figures List of Images List of Maps List of Tables Preface to Sixth edition Preface to Fifth Edition Preface to Fourth Edition Preface to Third Edition Preface to Second Edition Preface to First Edition Author’s Acknowledgements Publisher’s Acknowledgements The Online Companion 1. What do sociolinguists study? Section I: Multilingual Speech Communities 2. Language choice in multilingual communities 3. Language maintenance and shift 4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations 5. National languages, language policy, and language planning Section II: Language Variation: Focus on Users 6. Regional and social dialects 7. Gender and age 8. Ethnicity and social networks 9. Language change Interlude: Identity in Sociolinguistics Section III: 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 Appendix: phonetic symbols Glossary Index