Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics

<p>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 <em>Companion</em> is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity.</p><p><em>The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics</em> includes articles by leading scholars in the field on:</p><ul> <li>methods of observation and analysis</li> <li>social correlates</li> <li>socio-psychological factors</li> <li>socio-political factors</li> <li>language change.</li> </ul><p>With a substantial A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts directions for further study and detailed cross-referencing with links to the glossary <em>The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics</em> is both an essential broad-based introduction for those new to the field and a highly useful reference for the more advanced linguist.</p>