What Is Sociolinguistics?

What is Sociolinguistics? is a tour through the major issuesthat define the field, such as region, status, gender, time,language attitudes, interaction, and style, while also exploringthe sociolinguistics of multilingualism, culture and ethnicity,language contact, and education, all introduced with excitement,humor, and deep knowledge.
* Explores the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, culture andethnicity, language contact, and education
* Provides useful and clear learning features including numerousinnovative exercises and project ideas, spotlighted researchreadings, glossary terms, chapter summaries, and text boxes
* The Companion Website for Instructors (www.wiley.com/go/vanherkprofs)has PowerPoint slides for each chapter with suggestions for framingclass discussions and exercises, further examples on conceptsdiscussed in the book, tips on additional readings to bring in, andready-to-go slides for class presentation.
* The Companion Website for Students (www.wiley.com/go/vanherk) includeslinks for every chapter from standard sociolinguistic tools tolinks designed to spark discussion relevant to each chapter,including video clips, oral histories, articles, and more.