Introduction 1
FLORIAN COULMAS 1
Preface by Halliday 9
王宗炎序 10
PartⅠ Foundations 13
Preface by Chomsky 13
1 The Evolution of a Sociolinguistic Theory of Language R．B．LE PAGE 15
沈家煊序 20
导读 23
List of Figures 33
2 The Demography of Language ALBERT F．VERDOODT 33
List of Tables 34
List of Contributors 35
PartⅡ Social Dimensions of Language 45
3 Varieties and Variation JAMES MILROY AND LESLEY MILROY 47
4 Language Change in Progress：Variation as it Happens NORMAN DENISON 65
5 Social Factors in Language Change WILLIAM BRIGHT 81
6 Sociophonology JOHN HONEY 92
7 Dialect in Society WALT WOLFRAM 107
8 Gender as a Sociolinguistic Variable：New Perspectives on Variation Studies RUTH WODAK AND GERTRAUD BENKE 127
9 Age as a Sociolinguistic Variable PENELOPE ECKERT 151
10 Spoken and Written Language CELIA ROBERTS AND BRIAN STREET 168
11 The Sociolinguistics of Communication Media GERHARD LEITNER 187
12 Diglossia as a Sociolinguistic Situation HAROLD F．SCHIFFMAN 205
13 Code switching CAROL MYERS-SCOTTON 217
14 Language Contact and Language Generation：Pidgins and Creoles JOHN R．RICKFORD AND JOHN MCWHORTER 238
15 Language Contact and Language Degeneration COLETTE GRINEVALD CRAIC 257
Part Ⅲ Linguistic Dimensions of Society 271
16 Language Contact and Language Displacement MATTHIAS BRENZINGER 273
17 Language Conflict PETER HANS NELDE 285
18 Multilingualism MICHAEL CLYNE 301
19 Language and Identity ANDREE TABOURET-KELLER 315
20 Language and Ethnicity：The View from Within JOSHUA A．FISHMAN 327
21 Global Scale Sociolinguistics GRANT D．MCCONNELL 344
22 Language and the Mediation of Experiences：Linguistic Representation and Cognitive Orientation MICHAEL STUBBS 358
23 Linguistic Etiquette GABRIELE KASPER 374
PartⅣ Applied Issues 387
24 Sociolinguistics and Education LUDO VERHOEVEN 389
25 Bilingual Education OFELIA GARCIA 405
26 Sociolinguistics and the Law EDWARD FINEGAN 421
27 Language Planning and Language Reform DENISE DAOUST 436
Bibliography 453
Index 521
文库索引 533