ID - 1628004 TI - Sociolinguistics PY - 2005 SN - 0521543932 9780521543934 0521836069 9780521836067 9780511815522 0511815522 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Sociolinguistics KW - 800:316 KW - -Language and languages KW - Language and languages KW - Language and society KW - Society and language KW - Sociology of language KW - Language and culture KW - Linguistics KW - Sociology KW - Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) KW - Sociolinguistiek KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Social aspects KW - Sociological aspects KW - Sociolinguistics. KW - -Sociolinguistiek KW - 800:316 Sociolinguistiek KW - -800:316 Sociolinguistiek KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1628004 AB - This accessible new textbook provides a clear introduction to sociolinguistics, the study of why we speak the way we do, and the social factors that influence our linguistic decisions. Based on the notion of 'choice' - that as speakers we select from the options open to us - it provides a solid theoretical framework to deal with the most fascinating characteristic of language: its variability and diversity. Topics covered include dialects, gender and age specific speech forms, professional jargons, diglossia, bilingualism, code-switching, pidgin languages, and language planning, all of which are unified by the common theme that speakers, by making choices, create their language. Drawing on linguistic variation from a wide range of societies and their languages, this is set to become a key text for all students of sociolinguistics, and will be welcomed by anyone interested in the complex interaction between language and society. ER -