Publisher's Synopsis
The revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change.
- A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field
- Provides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field
- Shows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the
contemporary study of language
- Discusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex,
and age, and the cultural significance of linguistic variation
