This alphabetically-organized guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. It provides full coverage of both traditional and contem

This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguisti

Provides a broad coverage of sociolinguistics, including macro- and micro-sociolinguistics and a range of approaches within variationist, interactional, critica

Sociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. This second edition of Introducin

"I'm sitting here in Newfoundland, in Canada, writing a book about sociolinguistics, and you're out there somewhere, starting to read it. If you were here and c