Basic Concepts
- Micro/macro approaches, diglossia, codes, speech community
- Language and social inequality
Linguistic Variability
- Variables and dimensions: class, age, gender, etc.
- Identity, attitudes, stereotypes
Language Contact
- Code-mixing/switching, outcomes (borrowing, pidginization)
Language Development
- Planning, standardization, language movements
Language Ecology and Endangerment
- Superdiversity, documentation, revitalization
Methodology
- Sampling, variable identification, quantitative analysis