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Wardhaugh (emeritus linguistics, U. of Toronto) revises from the 2006 edition a textbook he first loosed on the academic world in 1986 to serve as the core text in an introductory course that might be called sociolinguistics, language in society, or the sociology of language. He makes a point of drawing attention to issues that unsettle the discipline, believing that students are more attracted to problems that need solving than to someone else's solution of what used to be a problem. The overall themes are languages and communities, inherent variety, words at work, and understanding and intervening. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh's textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the book completely up-to-date, whilst maintaining the features that made the book so popular with lecturers and students: accessible coverage of a wide range of issues, clearly written, and with useful student study features. A fully revised new edition of Ronald Wardhaugh's popular introduction to sociolinguistics, which now includes over 150 new and updated references and new study features throughout Features new 'Explorations' sections in each chapter incorporating suggested readings, discussion sections, and exercises ' all designed to encourage students to develop their own skills and ideas Reflects new developments in the field, providing greater focus on ideas such as identity, solidarity, and markedness Provides balanced coverage of a range of topics, including: language dialects, pidgins and Creoles, codes, bilingualism, speech communities, variation, words and culture, ethnographies, solidarity and politeness, talk and action, gender, disadvantage, and planning Comprehensive and accessible, it is the ideal introduction for students coming to sociolinguistics for the first time
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