TY - BOOK AU - Walker,James A. TI - Language in its social context: an introduction to sociolinguistics SN - 9783031425219 U1 - 306.44 PY - 2024/// CY - Cham PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Sociolinguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In Language in its Social Context, Professor James A. Walker presents a masterful exposition on sociolinguistics, which is comprehensive, current, and engagingly relevant. This meticulously structured work navigates through linguistic ideologies, multilingual societies, and the factors influencing language variation. By deftly weaving the sociological, anthropological, and variationist approaches, Walker not only elucidates the complexities of language in society but also grounds them in tangible real-world contexts ER -