Sociolinguistic Theory (Language in Society)

By J.K. Chambers

Book Overview

Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of Sociolinguistics centring on the study of language variation and change. It reviews the essential findings of William Labov, Lesley Milroy and James Milroy, David Sankoff, Gillian Sankoff, Peter Trudgill, Walt Wolfram and many others, focussing on the crucial variables of social stratification, sex and age.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631183264
• ISBN13: 9780631183266
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 6.3" x 1.0"