Sociolinguistics : a resource book for students (2nd ed)

"Routledge English Language Introductions" cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.

Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume.

The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. "Sociolinguistics": provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics; draws on a range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to the "Japanese Asahi Evening News"; uses real studies designed and conducted by students; provides key readings with commentaries from works by major internationally known authors such as Norman Fairclough, Deborah Cameron, Braj Kachru, Jennifer Coates, Mark Sebba, and Malcolm Coulthard; and it is accompanied by a supporting website. Key features of the new edition include: new section on forensic linguistics; additional material on language and gender conversation; analysis and spoken discourse; and comprehensively updated exercises, readings and references.