First published in 1980, Language and Social Networks has had a great influence on the development of sociolinguistics. The second edition incorporates an extensive new chapter reappraising the original research and discussing other sociolinguistic work in the same paradigm.
About the Author
Lesley Milroy is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Features
First published in 1980, Language and Social Networks has had a great influence on the development of sociolinguistics
investigates the manner in which patterns of linguistic variation characterize particular groups (social and cultural, geographic, male and female) within a complex urban community
incorporates an extensive new chapter reappraising the original research and discussing other sociolinguistic work in the same paradigm
