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Contents preface to fourth edition preface to third edition preface to second edition preface to first edition authors acknowledgements publishers acknowledgements 1. Peter trudgill the way we talk is deeply influenced by our class, sex and ethnic background. Second edition 1992, third edition 1998, and fourth edition 2002 published by blackwell publishers ltd fifth edition published 2006 by blackwell publishing ltd 1 2006 library of congress cataloginginpublication data wardhaugh, ronald. An introduction to sociolinguistics learning about language 4th edition sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. Holmes an introduction to sociolinguistics fourth edition janet holmes first published 1992 by pearson education limited second edition published 2001. Notice that there is a common understanding of the word linguist as meaning someone who knows many languages. An introduction to sociolinguistics learning about. Now this 5th edition offers even more innovations through its online companion. But the truth is, the field of sociolinguistics is a pretty interesting subject. An introduction to sociolinguistics learning about language 4th edition. Thoroughly updated and revised, an introduction to sociolinguistics, 7th edition presents a comprehensive and fully updated introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society.
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