Meyerhoff, Miriam. <br/><br/>
Introducing sociolinguistics / 
Miriam Meyerhoff. 
 - Second edition 
 - xxv, 341 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/>Introduction to using this book -- Introducing and understanding sociolinguistics -- Variation and style -- Language attitudes -- Being polite as a variable in speech -- Multilingualism and language choice -- Real time and apparent time -- Social class -- Social networks and communities of practice -- Gender -- language contact -- Looking back and looking ahead. 
<br/><br/> Providing a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic methods and areas of investigation, this text explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style, social power and national identity. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415550055 (hb) 041555005X (hb) 9780415550062 (pb) 0415550068 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010037856 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB0A7193  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015643807  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociolinguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P40  / .M498 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.44