1. The social study of language
The scope of enquiry
Complementary approaches
The methods of enquiry
What are the data?
The socilojguist at work
The approach in this book
2. The ethnography of speaking and the structure of conversation
The ethnography of speaking
The structure of conversations
Politeness and politeness formulas
Terms of address
3. Locating variations in speech
Speech communities and repertoires
Dialect
4. Styles,gender,and social class
Styles
Specialized varieties or registers and domains
Slang and solidarity
