Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity. The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics includes articles by leading scholars in the field on: Methods of observation and analysis Social correlates Socio-psychological factors Socio-political factors Language change. They are followed by a glossary of terms with references and an index. The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics opens up this discipline to the newcomer and provides a useful reference guide for the more advance sociolinguist.Llamas, Carmen is the author of 'Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415338509 and ISBN 0415338506.