TY - GEN AU - Eckert, Penelope TI - Linguistic variation as social practice : The linguistic construction of identity in Belten High SN - 9780631186045 U1 - 306.44 ECK/L PY - 2000/// CY - United States of America -- PB - Wiley -- KW - Sociolinguistics KW - High school students KW - Language KW - Language and languages KW - Variation N1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Interpreting the Meaning of Variation. 2. The Social Order of Belten High. 3. Sociolinguistic Research in the School. 4. The Vocalic Variables. 5. Outline of Variation in Belten High. 6. We Are What We Do. 7. Friendships, Networks, and Communities of Practice. 8. Style, Social Meaning, and Sound Change ER -