Introducing Sociolinguistics

CONTENT
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Variation and Language
Chapter 3 Variation and Style
Chapter 4 Language Attitudes
Chapter 5 Being Polite as a Variable in Speech
Chapter 6 Multilingualism and Language Choice
Chapter 7 Real Time and Apparent Time
Chapter 8 Social Class
Chapter 9 Social Networks and Communities of Practice
Chapter 10 Gender
Chapter 11 Language Contact
Chapter 12 Looking Back and Looking Ahead