An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

This fully revised textbook is a new edition of RonaldWardhaugh’s popular and accessible An Introduction toSociolinguistics.

Provides an accessible, comprehensive introduction tosociolinguistics that reflects new developments in the field.
Fully revised, with 130 new and updated references to bring thebook completely up-to-date.
Includes suggested readings, discussion sections, andexercises.
Features increased emphasis on issues of identity, solidarity,and power
Discusses topics such as language dialects, pidgins andcreoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, wordsand culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk andaction, gender, disadvantage, and planning.
Designed for introductory and post-introductory students, andideal for courses including introduction to sociolinguistics,aspects of sociolinguistics, and language and society.

By Ronald Wardhaugh