Coulmas, Florian. <br/><br/>
Sociolinguistics :  the study of speakers' choices / 
Florian Coulmas. 
 - New York  :  Cambridge University Press,  2005. 
 - viii, 263 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-253) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction: notions of language; Part I. Micro Choices: 2. Standard and dialect: social stratification as a factor of linguistic choice; 3. Gendered speech: sex as a factor of linguistic choice; 4. Communicating across generations: age as a factor of linguistic choice; 5. Choice and change; 6. Politeness: cultural dimensions of linguistic choice; Part II. Macro Choices: 7. Code-switching: linguistic choices across boundaries; 8. Diglossia and bilingualism: functional restrictions on language choice; 9. Language spread, shift and maintenance: how groups choose their language; 10. Language and identity: individual, social, national; 11. Language planning: communication demands, public choice, utility; 12. Select letters: a major divide; 13. The language of choice.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521543934 (pbk.) 0521543932 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004054220 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociolinguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P40  / .C63 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.44 COU