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In Concise Encyclopaedia of Sociolinguistics various sociolinguistic problems are viewed, such as sociolinguistics (history and overview); foundations of society and language; language and interaction; language variation: style, situation, function; language variation and change: dialects and social groups; language contact, language, power and inequality; language planning, policy, practice; language and education; methods in sociolinguistics; profiles of sociolinguists.
In Concise Encyclopaedia of Sociolinguistics various sociolinguistic problems are viewed, such as sociolinguistics (history and overview); foundations of society and language; language and interaction; language variation: style, situation, function; language variation and change: dialects and social groups; language contact, language, power and inequality; language planning, policy, practice; language and education; methods in sociolinguistics; profiles of sociolinguists.