An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh'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 Wardhaugh's popular introduction to sociolinguistics, which now includes over 150 new and updated references and new study features throughout* Features new "Explorations" sections in each chapter incorporating suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises - 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

ISBN 1405186682   Weight (grammes) 804 ISBN13 9781405186681 (What's this?)   Published in Chicester Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Series title Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Previous ISBN 9781405135597 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 245 Publication date 06 Nov 2009   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 306.44   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education Pages 464

1		Introduction		1
Pt. I		Languages and Communities		21
2		Languages, Dialects, and Varieties		23
3		Pidgins and Creoles		53
4		Codes		84
5		Speech Communities		118
Pt. II		Inherent Variety		135
6		Language Variation		137
7		Some Findings and Issues		166
8		Change		195
Pt. III		Words at Work		227
9		Words and Culture		229
10		Ethnographies		253
11		Solidarity and Politeness		274
12		Talk and Action		301
Pt. IV		Understanding and Intervening		331
13		Gender		333
14		Disadvantage		356
15		Planning		378
16		Conclusion		409
		References		413
		Index		447

"Comprehensively, the book provides a rich source of overviews of the field of sociolinguistics that will undoubtedly afford researchers and students in the area insightful knowledge evoking additional future dialogue and research." (LINGUIST List, December 2010) Praise for Previous Editions “The standard text in advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate courses" (Language) “Among the various introductions to sociolinguistics, this one certainly stands out in its comprehensiveness… it offers a wealth of relevant and correct information" (Sociolinguistica)

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