Sociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic Variation and Its Social Significance (Language in Society)

" " "Sociolinguistic Theory "presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change. Synthesizes the most important descriptive and theoretical findings concerning linguistic variation from the last forty years. Provides an integrated framework for studying language variation and its social significance. Expands on the first edition's discussion of communicative competence and developmental sociolinguistics. Is written by one of the world's foremost scholars in the field of variation studies and includes data from his own work.Chambers, J. K. is the author of 'Sociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic Variation and Its Social Significance (Language in Society)' with ISBN 9780631183259 and ISBN 0631183256.