Socially
- Sociolect
- Gender
- Conitinuers
- Politness
- Turn-taking
- Listening and attentiveness-talk less than men
- Questions
- Ethnicity
- Tied to a geographical area-Pennslyvania Dutch
- Geographically dispersed-African American Vernacular English
- Creole languages
- Class
- One of the most significant linguistic features in society
- Closely tied to occupation
- Urban language studies
- Creole languages