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1. What do sociolinguists study? SECTION 1: MULTILINGUAL SPEECHCOMMUNITIES2. Language choice in multilingual communities3. Languagemaintenance and shift4. Linguistic varieties and multilingual nations5.National languages and language planningSECTION 2: LANGUAGE VARIATION:FEATURES OF USERS6. Regional and social dialects7. Gender and age8. Ethnicityand social networks9. Language changeSECTION 3: LANGUAGE VARIATION: FEATURESOF USES10. Style, context and register11. Speech functions, politeness andcross-cultural communication12. Gender, politeness and stereotypes13.Language, cognition and culture14. Attitudes and Applications15. Conclusion