Chaika, Elaine,  1934- <br/><br/>
Language: The Social Mirror / 
by Elaine Chaika. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Boston :  Heinle & Heinle,  c2008. 
 - xii, 436 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/> Language: The Social Mirror focuses on the ways language is used and how this use affects the individual as well as society. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition presents a modern study of sociolinguistics through updated case studies and current research findings. Elaine Chaika gives a detailed explanation of the complexity of language and its uses. She also explores some of the most controversial issues surrounding social language including dialects, bilingualism, and gender. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781424004324 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociolinguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P40  / .C45 2008