Sociolinguistics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107062283)

Sociolinguistics is a dynamic field of research that explains the role and function of language in social life. This book offers the most substantial account available of the core contemporary ideas and arguments in sociolinguistics, with an emphasis on innovation and change. Bringing together original writing by more than twenty of the field's most influential international thinkers and researchers, this is an indispensable guide to the newest and most searching ideas about language in society. For researchers and advanced students it gives access to the field's most pressing issues and debates, as well as providing a platform for new initiatives in sociolinguistic research.

Author: Nikolas Coupland
ISBN-10: 1107062284
ISBN-13: 9781107062283
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2016
Pages: 471
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.06w x 1.22d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2016