The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics

The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics presents a comprehensive introduction to the main concepts and terms of sociolinguistics, and of the goals, methods, and findings of sociolinguistic research.

Introduces readers to the methodology and skills of doing hands-on research in this fieldFeatures chapter-by-chapter classic and contemporary case studies, exercises, and examples to enhance comprehensionOffers wide-ranging coverage of topics across sociolinguistics. It begins with multilingualism, and moves on through language choice and variation to style and identityTakes students through the challenges involved in conducting their own research projectWritten by one of the leading figures in sociolinguistics