1 Introduction： notions of language
Part I Micro-choices
2 Standard and dialect： social stratification as a factor of
linguistic choice
Questions for discussion
3 Gendered speech： sex as a factor of linguistic choice
Questions for discussion
4 Communicating across generations： age as a factor of
linguistic choice
Questions for discussion
5 Choice and change
Questions for discussion
6 Politeness： cultural dimensions of linguistic choice
Questions for discussion
Part II Macro-choices
7 Code-switching： linguistic choices across language
boundaries
Questions for discussion
8 Diglossia and bilingualism： functional restrictions on
language choice
Questions for discussion
9 Language spread, shift and maintenance： how groups
choose their language
Questions for discussion
10 Language and identity： individual, social, national
Questions for discussion
11 Language planning： communication demands, public
choice, utility
Questions for discussion
12 Select letters： a major divide
Questions for discussion
13 The language of choice
Questions for discussion
Glossary of terms
References
Internet resources
Index
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