Van Herk, Gerard. <br/><br/>
What is sociolinguistics? / 
Gerard Van Herk. 
 - Chichester, West Sussex, UK ;  Malden, MA :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2012. 
 - xv, 243 :  ill., maps ;  26 cm. 
 - Linguistics in the world .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-228) and index. 
<br/><br/> "What is Sociolinguistics? is a tour through the major issues that define the field, such as region, status, gender, time, language attitudes, interaction, and style, while also exploring the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, culture and ethnicity, language contact, and education, all introduced with excitement, humor, and deep knowledge.  Explores the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, culture and ethnicity, language contact, and education   Provides useful and clear learning features including numerous innovative  exercises and project ideas, spotlighted research readings, glossary terms, chapter summaries, and text boxes   Features a companion website offering PowerPoint slides for instructors and sample answers to questions, as well as links for further study. www.wiley.com/go/vanherk"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405193191 9781405193184 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011034986 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociolinguistics.<br/>LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P40  / VAN 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.44