TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chaika,Elaine
TI  - Language: The Social Mirror
SN  - 9781424004324
AV  - P40 .C45 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Heinle & Heinle
KW  - Sociolinguistics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes
N2  - 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
ER  -