Sociolinguistics books

John Bunyan's Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress has had an undeniable impact on America. As one of the most...  Read More >>

This timely and authoritative exploration of rudeness in modern English draws together experts from the academic...  Read More >>

Provides an analysis of the relationships between form and function in spoken language. This book demonstrates the...  Read More >>

This timely and authoritative exploration of rudeness in modern English draws together experts from the academic...  Read More >>

This book demonstrates how the multi-faceted nature of the concept of identity makes its relationship with French...  Read More >>

This book approaches the topic of false friends from a theoretical perspective, arguing that false friends carry...  Read More >>

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Aims to ease you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with words to establish yourself...  Read More >>

Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career...  Read More >>

Language and National Identity in Asia is a comprehensive introduction to the role of language in the construction...  Read More >>

Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career...  Read More >>

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A range of electronic corpora has become accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This coincides with improvements in...  Read More >>

This book is about linguistic diversity and language revitalisation in Galicia, an autochthonous region of Spain....  Read More >>

This volume brings together specialists from a range of disciplines to discuss the discursive construction of ethnic,...  Read More >>

This book is about linguistic diversity and language revitalisation in Galicia, an autochthonous region of Spain....  Read More >>

While literacy has always been central to language planning work, there are fewer studies which focus primarily...  Read More >>

""Seeking Identity: Language in Society"" looks at how we define and create identity both as individuals and as...  Read More >>

Gives an introduction to culturally determined aspects of communicating in British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand...  Read More >>

This book shows the effects of globalization on language in social context, identifying the city as the key site...  Read More >>

Gives an introduction to culturally determined aspects of communicating in British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand...  Read More >>

A range of electronic corpora is increasingly accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This development coincided with...  Read More >>

How language shapes and is shaped by identity is a key topic within sociolinguistics. An individual's identity is...  Read More >>

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What do the phrases ""pro-life,"" ""intelligent design,"" and ""the war on terror"" have in common? Each of them...  Read More >>