Sociolinguistics books

This book, first published in 1984, presents a series of analysis of colloquial spoken language, to illustrate some...  Read More >>

What do English-speaking Canadians sound like and why? Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and an American?...  Read More >>

A History of English, first published in 1970, is a book for beginners in linguistic history.  Read More >>

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This book focuses primarily on continuities and discontinuities of fascist politics as manifested in discourses...  Read More >>

This textbook is the only one of its kind to introduce the study of Canadian English in the context of basic concepts...  Read More >>

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This book presents recent investigations in foreign language teaching and learning. It covers a wide range of topics,...  Read More >>

This book presents research that seeks to understand students' experiences of transnational mobility and transcultural...  Read More >>

Despite several efforts by the New Zealand government in the 1990s this book suggests that their national literacy...  Read More >>

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The volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of key issues in second language learning and teaching, adopting...  Read More >>

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Hobson-Jobson is a unique lexicon of British India. Part dictionary, part encyclopedia it shows how words of Indian...  Read More >>

Offers an original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as truth, love, hate and...  Read More >>

This volume provides a much-needed, critical overview of the field of constructions and construction grammar in...  Read More >>

The book analyses a selection of British comedy productions (e.g. The Office, Extras, Carry On, etc.) by means of...  Read More >>

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This book gives voice to Japanese men and women, and to the British who have worked for non-Westeners in the West....  Read More >>

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Original and provocative analyses of how state traditions inform language policy choices in Asia, Europe, and North...  Read More >>

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This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle...  Read More >>

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