An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics Book 29)
This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaughâ€™s textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date, whilst maintaining the features that made the book so popular with lecturers and students: accessible coverage of a wide range of issues, clearly written, and with useful student study features.
- A fully revised new edition of Ronald Wardhaughâ€™s popular introduction to sociolinguistics, which now includes over 150 new and updated references and new study features throughout
- Features new â€œExplorationsâ€ sections in each chapter incorporating suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises â€“ all designed to encourage students to develop their own skills and ideas
- Reflects new developments in the field, providing greater focus on ideas such as identity, solidarity, and markedness
- Provides balanced coverage of a range of topics, including: language dialects, pidgins and Creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning
- Comprehensive and accessible, it is the ideal introduction for students coming to sociolinguistics for the first time
Country USA
Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-08-10
Format Kindle eBook

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics Book 29)