This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak.

As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this updated edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.

In this fifth edition the authors have added a new discussion of what Standard English really is, as well as an outline of typologies of varieties of English including ELF 'English as a lingua franca'.

This book is a selection of Peter Trudgill's major works since 1990, appearing here in updated and revised form.

Clearly written by a leading authority in the field, this glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology, including the relatively new areas within sociolinguistics of sign language, gay language and cross ...

This book presents a new and controversial theory about dialect contact and the formation of new colonial dialects.

This book considers how far social factors explain why human societies produce different kinds of language at different times and places and why some languages and dialects get simpler while others get more complex.

This collection identifies the main theoretical and methodological issues currently preoccupying researchers in social dialectology, drawing not only on variation in English in the UK, USA, New Zealand, Europe and elsewhere but also in ...

Based on Peter Trudgill's weekly column in the Eastern Daily Press newspaper, this book has two overall messages.