Sociolinguistics is the study of the different ways in which different groups of people use language. This book provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the field, making links with related disciplines such as history, politics, and gender studies.
1. The social study of language
2. The ethnography of speaking and the structure of conversation
3. Locating variation in speech
4. Styles, gender, and social class
5. Bilinguals and bilingualism
6. Sociatal multilingualism
7. Applied sociolinguistics