Browse Hierarchy LANG4001: Sociolinguistics

This module in an introduction to the key areas of the field of sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistics explores the effect of society on the way language is used. The core research areas of language and society, language and variation, language and interaction, and language and culture are addressed. The module also draws from studies on diglossia, bidialectism, multidialectism, bilingualism, multibilingualism, and plurilingualism while referring to a wide spectrum of geographic and linguistic contexts.