By J. K. Chambers
Sociolinguistic Theory provides a severe synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering at the research of language version and change.
- Synthesizes crucial descriptive and theoretical findings touching on linguistic version from the final 40 years.
- Provides an built-in framework for learning language edition and its social significance.
- Expands at the first edition's dialogue of communicative competence and developmental sociolinguistics.
- Is written by way of one of many world's optimal students within the box of edition reports and comprises information from his personal work.
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