Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Tables, Maps and Figures x
4. Abbreviations xiv
5. Acknowledgements xv
6. Note to Readers xxiv
7. 1. Clearing the Ground: Basic Issues, Concepts and Approaches 1
8. 2. Regional Dialectology 42
9. 3. Social Dialectology 74
10. 4. Language Variation and Change 109
11. 5. Language Choice and Code-switching 146
12. 6. Language in Interaction 183
13. 7. Gender and Language Use 213
14. 8. Language Contact 1: Maintenance, Shift and Death 242
15. 9. Language Contact 2: Pidgins, Creoles and ‘New Englishes’ 271
16. 10. Critical Sociolinguistics: Approaches to Language and Power 309
17. 11. Sociolinguistics and Education 344
18. 12. Language Planning and Policy 371
19. 13. The Sociolinguistics of Sign Language 407
20. Epilogue 440
21. Further Reading 445
22. Next Steps 449
23. Bibliography 450
24. Glossary 488
25. Index 491