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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.44
EAN: 9780582328617
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0582328616
Label: Pearson ESL
Manufacturer: Pearson ESL
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 424
Publication Date: February 23, 2001
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Studio: Pearson ESL
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Rating:  - Introduction to Sociolinguistics by Janet Holmes
I am currently using this book as an undergraduate and graduate course book for a Sociolinguistics class in a program in Applied Linguistics and I feel that it is appropriate for that level and only had to suppliment the contents with a few other chapters from some other books. The students like the material and find it easy reading and understandable even though I teach in Mexico with native Spanish speakers.
Rating:  - Not half bad
It's hard to find an entry-level book about sociolinguistics. Holmes is probably one of the few people who've ventured to give it a go and didn't do very bad. The realistic and colorful examples of every theory are both this book's flaw and its forte. As a New Zealander, Holmes knows what it's like to live in a multilingual society and this shows in her choice of examples. They help to bring the theories alive, but at times they blur your view of the central theories and technical terms. All in ... Read More
Rating: - Easy
Easy to work with. Although there are too many examples in this book.
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