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• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 1 (Introduction)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 1 (What do sociolinguists study?)
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006. Chapter 2 (Variation and Language)

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 2, (Language, Dialects, and Varieties)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 4, (Linguistic Varieties and multilingual nations), pp. 79-85
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006. Chapter 4 (Language Attitudes); Chapter 6 (Multilingualism and Language Choice)
• Crystal, D. 1997. Chapter 1 (The Prescriptive Tradition)

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 3, (Pidgin and Creole Languages)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 4, (Linguistic Varieties and multilingual nations), pp. 86-101
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006. Chapter 11 (Language Contact)
• Crystal, D. 1997. Chapter 55 (Pidgins and Creoles)
• Mufwene, Salikoko. 2002. Pidgin and Creole Languages. (online)
• Patrick, Peter L. 2004. Out of Africa: Pidgins & Creoles.� (online materials for University of Essex unit)

• on the Ebonics controversy
• John Rickford's Ebonics page (Stanford University)
• Ellen Johnson's Ebonics page (Berry College)

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 4 (and 5)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 2, (Language choice in multilingual communities)
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006. Chapter 6 (Multilingualism and language choice)
• Crystal, D. 1997. Chapter 60 (Multilingualism)
• Jourdenais, Howard. nd. Multilingualism and Diglossia. (links to online references)

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 8 (Language Change)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 9, (Language Change)
• Crystal, D. 1997. Chapter 54 (Language Change)

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 6, pp. 130-137 (Regional and Social Dialects)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 6, pp. 133-142 (Regional and Social Dialects)
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006. Chapter 2, pp.11-15; Chapter 3, pp. 65-70
• Crystal, D. 1997. Chapter 8 (Geographical Identity)
• Australian Wordmap

Sociolects

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 6, pp. 130-137 (Regional and Social Dialects)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 6, pp. 142-163 (Regional and Social Dialects)
• Crystal, D. 1997. Chapter 10 (Social Identity)
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006. Chapter 2, Chapter 3

Variation, Class, and Style

• Wardhaugh, R. 1998, 2002. Chapter 7 (Variation Studies)
• Holmes, J. 1992. Chapter 10 (Style, Context, and Register)
• Meyerhoff, M. 2006.  Chapter 3 (Variation and Style), Chapter 8 (Social Class)
• BBC - Word4Word (Language Variation)