An important new study of the social meaning of sociolinguistic variation.

The 'third wave' of variation study, spearheaded by the sociolinguist Penelope Eckert, places its focus on social meaning, or the inferences that can be drawn a

The study of variation and change is at the heart of the sociolinguistics. Providing a wide survey of the field, this textbook is organised around three constra

This study of sociolinguistic variation examines the relation between social identity and ways of speaking. Studying variations in language not only reveals a g

Investigates when and how preschool children acquire the vernacular norms of the community they come from.