An Introduction to Language and Society (Studies in Culture and Communication)
"This is an excellent, comprehensive examination of the field of language andsociety...The writing is clear and concise; understandable for a novice student andwithout unnecessary technical words. In addition, with the recently updatedinformation and examples in this edition (specifically hip-hop and rap language,and material on the language of the 'war on terror') this could very wellprovide new information to more advanced students. The author provides a fairand balanced examination of many issues in the field of sociolinguistics."--  Linguist List, June 2009'... this book is very engaging, with fascinating in-depth examples.'-The Journal of Language and Society