Sociolinguistics books

An examination of how identity is an issue in different second language learning contexts. It begins with a detailed...  Read More >>

Offers a sociophonetic exploration of voice pitch characteristics of speakers across the cultures of Japan and America....  Read More >>

Employing a discourse analytical approach this book focuses on the under-researched strategy of humour to illustrate...  Read More >>

This volume explores the discursive nature of post-1989 social change in Central and Eastern Europe. Through a set...  Read More >>

Throughout Europe many minority languages, once threatened by ignorance, indifference and intolerance, began to...  Read More >>

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This work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish and Slovak, and the corresponding...  Read More >>

Even though metadiscourse has recently received considerable attention, most research revolves around written, not...  Read More >>

Explores the nature of language, knowledge and pedagogy. This book explores the nature of knowledge, language and...  Read More >>

Offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state...  Read More >>

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The contributors to Internationalising the University: the Chinese Context offer an in-depth understanding of the...  Read More >>

This volume explores the complex interactions of language with economic resources. The authors address the issues...  Read More >>

Stories told within institutions play a powerful role, helping to define not only the institution itself, but also...  Read More >>

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Variability is characteristic of any living language. This volume approaches the ‘life cycle’ of linguistic variability...  Read More >>

Examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language...  Read More >>

India's rich cultural history includes interactions with various foreign languages like Arabic, Dutch, English,...  Read More >>

This volume presents the articles published in the first two issues of the online periodical Mikroglottika – An...  Read More >>

The vast archive of ""The Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry"", at eydes.de, contains 5000 hours of...  Read More >>

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In The Everyday Language of White Racism, Jane H. Hill provides an incisive analysis of everyday language to reveal...  Read More >>

This timely volume moves away considerably from traditional topics investigated in studies of multilingualism and...  Read More >>

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