TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meyerhoff,Miriam
TI  - Introducing sociolinguistics
SN  - 9780415550055 (hb)
AV  - P40 .M498 2011
U1  - 306.44 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Sociolinguistics
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - Providing a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic methods and areas of investigation, this text explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style, social power and national identity
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010037856-b.html
ER  -