This book is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts, examining the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender.
"Language, Society, and Power is an outstanding introduction to the field of sociolinguistics. It addresses topics and issues that are important in the linguistics field but also make immediate and clear connections to students' daily life? Whenever I ask classes if I should use this text again, the students always say yes - with great enthusiasm."
Joy Janzen, Stony Brook University, USA
"This latest edition is an excellent text to introduce students to Sociolinguistics? I particularly enjoyed the way issues of power and ideology thread through the text with up-to-date examples. Language, Society and Power is an invaluable tool for practitioners and any would-be-practitioner in the fields of language and society."
Ayo Amuda, University of South Wales, UK
"I adopted this text for my undergraduate general education course on 'Language and Culture' at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan? Highly recommended!"
Victoria Rau, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
