Significantly revised discussions throughout each of the books. Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. An introduction sociolinguistics and its importance in. An introduction to sociolinguistics second edition janet holmes an imprint of pearson education harlow, england london new york reading, massachusetts san. This is true although considerations of language in relation to society go back a considerable way and. Introduces readers to the methodology and skills of doing handson research in this fieldfeatures chapterbychapter classic and contemporary case studies, exercises, and examples to enhance. To reflect changes in the field since publication of the first edition in 1980, the author has added new sections on politeness, accommodation, and prototypes. In the end, i found an introduction to sociolinguistics a surprisingly good.
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