An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3rd Edition) (Learning About Language)
'.."Introduction to Sociolinguistics" is..deliberately aimed at the sociolinguistic novice, offering a welcome second edition of a work which many students have already found to be a reliable and consistently readable introduction to the subject...the work remains an excellent guide to the diversity of ways in which the social can impact on language use and structure.   "Notes and Queries, Vol 50, No 1, March 2003."--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.