An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

✍ Scribed by Janet Holmes, Nick Wilson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 734
• Series: Learning about Language
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three parts, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches, as well as introducing more recent research.

✦ Table of Contents

Dedication
Contents
List of figures
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
Authors’ acknowledgements
The online companion
1 What do sociolinguists study?
Part 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
Part 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
Part 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
Sociolinguistics: key words and concepts
Index