Weblinks
Sociolinguistics 2e
The internet has a vast range of very useful resources in Sociolinguistics. There are two main uses of internet material:
For critical and analytical material, search for the names of prominent sociolinguists. Many of them have their own resource pages, with their own articles which you can read online. Some of these are held directly on their websites, others are linked to the main scholarly journals - many of which are also available online. You can usually be sure of the credibility of writers who have published widely and who are attached to university departments.
For direct access to examples of language and details of social situations, the internet allows you to collect sociolinguistic data from the comfort of your own chair. Especially in the area of world Englishes, pidgins and creoles, bilingualism and multilingualism, there are an enormous amount of websites with material you can use.
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