TY - BOOK AU - Wardhaugh,Ronald TI - An introduction to sociolinguistics T2 - Blackwell textbooks in linguistics SN - 9781405186681 AV - P40 .W27 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Sociolinguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; 1Introduction; Pt. ILanguages and Communities; 2Languages, Dialects, and Varieties; 3Pidgins and Creoles; 4Codes; 5Speech Communities; Pt. IIInherent Variety; 6Language Variation; 7Some Findings and Issues; 8Change; Pt. IIIWords at Work; 9Words and Culture; 10Ethnographies; 11Solidarity and Politeness; 12Talk and Action; Pt. IVUnderstanding and Intervening; 13Gender; 14Disadvantage; 15Planning; 16Conclusion; References; Index ER -