The handbook of sociolinguistics

Introduction: Florian Coulmas (Chou University). Part I: Foundations: 1. The Evolution of a Sociolinguistic Theory of Language: R.B. Le Page. 2. The Demography of Language: Albert F. Verdoot (Universite Catholoque de Louvain). Part II: Social Dimensions of Language: 3. Varieties and Variation: James Milroy and Lesly Milroy (University of Newcastle upon Tyne). 4. Language Change in Progress: Variation as it Happens: Norman Denison (Universitat Graz). 5. Social Factors in Language Change: William Bright. 6. Sociophonology: John Honey (Osaka International University). 7. Dialect in Society: Walt Wolfram (North Carolina State University). 8. Gender as a Sociolinguistics Variable: New Perspectives on Variation Studies: Ruth Wodak and Gertraud Benke (Universitat Wien). 9. Age as a Sociolinguistic Variable: Penelope Eckert (Institute for Research on Learning). 10. Spoken and Written Language: Celia Roberts and Brian Street (Thames Valley University and University of Brighton). 11. The Sociolinguistics of Communication Media: Gerhard Leitner (Freie Universitat Berlin). 12. Diglossia as a Sociolinguistic Situation: Harold F. Schiffman (Language Center, SARS). 13. Code Switching: Carol Myers-Scotton (University of South Carolina). 14. Language Contact and Language Generation: John R. Rickford (Stanford University). 15. Language Contact and Language Degeneration: Colette Grinevald Craig (University of Oregon). Part III: Linguistic Dimensions of Society: 16. Language Contact and Language Diplacement: Matthias Brenzinger (Universitat zu Koln). 17. Languange Conflict: Peter Hans Nelde (Research Centre on Multilingualism, KUB). 18. Multiculturalism: Michael Clyne (Monash University). 19. Language and Identity: Andree Tabouret-Keller (Universite Louis-Pasteur). 20. Language and Ethnicity: Joshua A. Fishma. 21. Global Scale Sociolinguistics: Grant McConnell (Universite Laval). 22. Language and the Mediation of Experience: Linguistics Representation and Cognitive Orientation: Michael Stubbs (Universitat Trier). 23. Linguistics Etiquette: Gabriele Kasper (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Part IV: Applied Issues: 24. Sociolinguistics and Education: Ludo Verhoeven (Tilburg University). 25. Bilingual Education: Ofelia Garcia (City College of New York). 26. Sociolinguistics and the Law: Edward Finegan (University of Southern California). 27. Language Planning and Language Reform: Denise Daoust (Universite dy Quebec a Montreal).