Introducing Language and Society

Welcome to the companion website for Introducing Language & Society.

Here you will find four different kinds of resources to supplement the material in the book.

Expansions
These are short explanations, or elaborations on a concept covered in each of the chapters.

Additional Activities
For each chapter, an additional activity is provided to help you consolidate your understanding of the material presented.

Additional Resources
Here you will find additional print-based and web-based resources relevant to each chapter.

Videos
These videos, mostly by prominent sociolinguists mentioned in the book, will help you to deepen your understanding of the issues raised in the different chapters.

Also make sure to visit the book’s blog, which will be updated from time to time by scholars and students of sociolinguistics. In addition, have a look at the YouTube Channel for the book where we will regularly upload more videos with sociolinguists talking about what they do and explaining some of the key terms and concepts covered in the book.