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Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society
Sociolinguistics An Introduction to Language and Society Author:Peter Trudgill This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics. Trudgill's book surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples fro... more »m Afrikaans to Yiddish. Compelling and authoritative, this book is set to redraw the boundaries of the study of sociolinguistics.« less