Sociolinguistics books

Methods for the Ethnography of Communication is a guide to conducting ethnographic research in classroom and community...  Read More >>

After 1918 Central Europe's multiethnic empires were replaced by nation-states, which gave rise to an unusual ethnolinguistic...  Read More >>

In this accessible introductory volume, acclaimed scholar James Paul Gee tells the story of how literacy—starting...  Read More >>

In Europe and throughout the world, competence in English is spreading at a speed never achieved by any language...  Read More >>

Yiddish and Power surveys the social, linguistic and intellectual history of the Yiddish language within the traditional...  Read More >>

These in-depth case studies provide novel insights in to the fast-changing language situation in multilingual China,...  Read More >>

This volume showcases cutting-edge research in the linguistic and discursive study of masculinities, comprising...  Read More >>

This is the first handbook to survey and expand the burgeoning field of corpus pragmatics, the intersection of pragmatics...  Read More >>

This volume outlines a new approach to the study of linguistic hybridity and its translation in cross-cultural writing....  Read More >>

Language not only expresses identities but also constructs them. Starting from that point, Language and Identity...  Read More >>

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The political revolutions which established state socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were accompanied...  Read More >>

In this accessible introductory volume, acclaimed scholar James Paul Gee tells the story of how literacy—starting...  Read More >>

Das Buch ist eine aktuelle Studie zu Deutsch als Fremdsprache in den Ländern der Visegrád-Gruppe und widmet sich...  Read More >>

The book contains a selection of papers focusing on the idea of crossing boundaries in literary and cultural texts...  Read More >>

The book is devoted to the analysis of promotional material of tourist activities on tourism websites, including...  Read More >>

This book presents a comprehensive account of the theory and practice of translation in India in combining both...  Read More >>

The volume is relevant to the current regional and international discussion on endangered languages, language contact,...  Read More >>

This book introduces the principles and practice of writing a comprehensive reference grammar. It describes the...  Read More >>

This book draws on a range of sources, including tales of castaways, fictional narratives, and interviews with teachers...  Read More >>

In this volume, Chris Joby offers a detailed account of the knowledge and use of Dutch in a range of social domains...  Read More >>

This volume deals with multilingualism in higher education by focusing on a number of medium-sized languages. It...  Read More >>

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This volume deals with multilingualism in higher education by focusing on a number of medium-sized languages. It...  Read More >>

This book discusses how new technologies have the potential to revolutionise the documentation, analysis and revitalisation...  Read More >>