Sociolinguistics books

Comprehensive account of the earliest undeciphered script from the Aegean, indeed the earliest writing in Europe,...  Read More >>

Providing a series of crucial debates on language, power, difference and social inequality, this volume traces developments...  Read More >>

This book examines the discourse of Muslim televangelism in the West, particularly looking at the emergence of 'home-grown'...  Read More >>

This book approaches cultural conceptualizations of our modern world from cultural, linguistic and cognitive perspectives....  Read More >>

This book explores how studies of language and aging can be applied to build an aging-friendly society, drawing...  Read More >>

Drawing on a series of 60-minute interviews (N=49) conducted with speakers recruited from the community, this study...  Read More >>

This Element outlines issues in the study of speech acts. Discursive approaches shift the focus to interaction and...  Read More >>

William Strnad traces the formation and development of modern Korean digraphia during the years 1894-1972.  Read More >>

It presents the ASEAN language policy and planning (LPP) journey through time: rationalising English as the sole...  Read More >>

Using top Chinese and American airlines as examples, this book approaches the construction of corporate identities...  Read More >>

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Global Englishes offers a clear and comprehensive overview of key areas of the topic, encompassing both World Englishes...  Read More >>

The theme of this book is firmly grounded in the interdisciplinary field of ‘Mobilities’. The chapters represent...  Read More >>

This collection examines ""regional rhetorics,"" or discourses relating to both geographical and imagined regional...  Read More >>

This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in ten...  Read More >>

This book addresses the lack of research on harassment by offering a thorough linguistic analysis of the social...  Read More >>

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Critical Discourse Studies aims to enhance our understanding of how discourse figures in social processes, social...  Read More >>

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Perspectives on Latter-day Saint Names and Naming approaches cultural, historical, and doctrinal dimensions of The...  Read More >>

In their book, the authors describe the usage of and attitudes towards English in Asia since the 19th century, as...  Read More >>

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This book extends new lines of inquiry on intra- and interlingual translation, building on Jakobson’s classification...  Read More >>