Introducing sociolinguistics

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mesthrie, Rajend, author.

Swann, Joan, author.

Starr, Rebecca Lurie, author.

Leap, William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Third edition / Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann and Rebecca Lurie Starr ; contributions by Caroline Tagg and Barbara Mayor

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Provides a solid foundation in all aspects of sociolinguistics. Accessibly written with the beginner in mind; 12 fully revised chapters, including 2 entirely new chapters: Modes, Media, Mobilities; Globalisation and Language; A glossary and over 100 maps, diagrams, inset boxes, drawings and cartoons clearly demonstrate key concepts, data and ideas; An international focus supported by numerous examples from multilingual settings; New topics covered include globalisation, migration, the sociolinguistics of writing, new modes of communication and youth languages. Written by teachers with first-hand experience of sociolinguistic developments on four continents, this textbook has introduced thousands of students worldwide to the central topics in sociolinguistics. Now fully updated to reflect the new debates, approaches, and findings within the field, this is the perfect resource for those taking introductory courses in Sociolinguistics, Language and Society, Identity and Power and Language Variation and Change. The book covers multilingualism, code-choice, language variation, dialectology, interactional studies, gender, language contact, language and inequality, and language and power. Brand new additions include: an innovative new chapter exploring globalisation and language, a new chapter on writing and multimodality and new sections exploring areas such as migration, gender and identity, the sociolinguistics of writing, new modes of communication and youth languages"-- De Gruyter Brill

Contents:

Clearing the ground: basic issues, concepts and approaches / Rajend Mesthrie

Regional dialectology / Rajend Mesthrie

Social dialectology / Rajend Mesthrie

Language variation and change / Rebecca Lurie Starr

Style and stylistic variation / Rebecca Lurie Starr

Language choice and code-switching / Rajend Mesthrie and Joan Swann, with contributions by Barbara Mayor

Language in interaction / Joan Swann

Media, modes, mobilities / Caroline Tagg

Gender and language use / Joan Swann

Language contact and its outcomes / Rajend Mesthrie

Globalisation and language / Rebecca Lurie Starr

Language and power / Rajend Mesthrie

Notes:

Previous edition: published as by Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann, Ana Deumert and William L. Leap. 2009

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed June 9, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Mesthrie, Rajend Introducing sociolinguistics

ISBN:

9781474498401

147449840X

9781474498395

1474498396

OCLC:

1579000016

Publisher Number:

CIPO000350797