In 28 newly-commissioned chapters,distinguished contributors provide an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics.This invaluable work of reference identifies the most important issues of sociolinguiguistics,makes primary sources more accessible,and provides orientation for future research.
Reflecting the main diision within the discipline ,the two key sections deal with the social dimensions of language and the linguistic dimensions of society.In addition,there is an introductory section taking issue with theoretical and methodological foundations of sociolinguistics.The final part introduces four areas in which the application of socioliguistics knowledge has proved to be especially fruitful in recent years：education,bilingual education,the legal profession and language planning. The Handbook is equipped with a comprehensive billiography which can now be used as a research tool in its own right.

作者簡介：

Florian Coulmas is Professor of Sociolinguistics at Chuo University,Tokyo.His principal fields of interest are sociolinguistics and the study of writing.He has written and edited several books in both of these fields and is associate editor of The International Journal of the Sociology of Language .

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