TY  - BOOK
AU  - Romaine,Suzanne,‏
TI  - Language in society: an introduction to sociolinguistics 
SN  - 0198731922
U1  - 306.44 22
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Sociolinguistics
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - HHUUEENN
KW  - October2016
N1  - Index : p. 263-268; Bibliography : (p. [249]-262); 1. Language in Society/Society in Language -- 2. Language Choice -- 3. Sociolinguistic Patterns -- 4. Language and Gender -- 5. Language Change in Social Perspective -- 6. Pidgin and Creole Languages -- 7. Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems -- 8. Conclusions
N2  -  Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific islands of Melanesia? Why do Danes understand Norwegian better than Norwegians understand Danish? Why is a Cornish accent rated higher than Cockney speech but lower than Oxford English? Are British and American English different languages?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0610/00032655-t.html
ER  -