CONTENT

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Variation and Language

Chapter 3 Variation and Style

Chapter 4 Language Attitudes

Chapter 5 Being Polite as a Variable in Speech

Chapter 6 Multilingualism and Language Choice

Chapter 7 Real Time and Apparent Time

Chapter 8 Social Class

Chapter 9 Social Networks and Communities of Practice

Chapter 10 Gender

Chapter 11 Language Contact

Chapter 12 Looking Back and Looking Ahead