An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Authors: Janet Holmes
Publisher: Routledge
Edition: 5
Publish Year: 2017
ISBN: 9781138845015
In this best-selling introductory textbook, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three sections, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches as well as introducing more recent research.