Sociolinguistics books

Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.This...  Read More >>

Course Notes supports revision of the essential modules of undergraduate and conversion GDL/CPE law degree courses...  Read More >>

This Routledge Linguistics Classic includes a completely new framing chapter which brings the book up to date and...  Read More >>

Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.This...  Read More >>

A writing guide for the twenty-first century, Vernacular Eloquence explores how the variety of ways the spoken word...  Read More >>

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The studies included in the book examine quotidien acts of writing and their significance in a textually-mediated...  Read More >>

An exploration of the impact of globalization on diverse cultures and how this effects the dominant languages across...  Read More >>

The year 2009 marks forty years since the introduction of Canada's Official Languages Act. This title assess the...  Read More >>

2012 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software....  Read More >>

The interaction between the global and the local has inspired inquiry into the multifarious manifestations of English...  Read More >>

Japan is regarded as a model case of successful language modernization. It is also often erroneously believed to...  Read More >>

Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary...  Read More >>

Offers an account of multilingualism, a phenomenon affecting a vast number of communities, thousands of languages...  Read More >>

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Develops social constructivist approaches to style-shifting by bringing together research which suggests that people...  Read More >>

Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through...  Read More >>

The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication contains contributions from established scholars and up-and-coming...  Read More >>

Presenting the case of Kaska, an endangered language in an Athabaskan community in the Yukon, the author asserts...  Read More >>

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Encompassing feminism, masculinities and queer theory, and drawing on film, literature, language, creative writing...  Read More >>

Encompassing feminism, masculinities and queer theory, and drawing on film, literature, language, creative writing...  Read More >>

Whereas Iola (Honoré) Joseph [1913-2006] was a fluent speaker of Creole French, she used the language only among...  Read More >>

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