Sociolinguistics books

"Examines the production and circulation of images across the ""Sinophone Pacific,"" which comprises Sinitic-language...  Read More >>

As bilingual individuals enter the educational system and the clinical landscape, they struggle with intricate,...  Read More >>

Issues of language planning and minority nationalism or «micronationalism» are becoming increasingly important in...  Read More >>

Arguing that the visual has become the primary means of mediating identities under global capitalism, the author...  Read More >>

This volume brings together research on bilingual or trilingual education for the majority and minority nationality...  Read More >>

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Following his bestselling Lost for Words, the ever-popular John Humphrys takes a provocative look at the hidden...  Read More >>

This volume covers the language situation in Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay, explaining the linguistic diversity,...  Read More >>

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In a search for a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between gender, language and religious identity,...  Read More >>

This book is intended as a textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in the field of bilingualism...  Read More >>

This study is a groundbreaking application of game theory to the semiotics of culture and communication. Provocatively...  Read More >>

This work provides a synoptic treatment of the Indo-Aryan languages, a language family with a historical documentation...  Read More >>

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How can democratization, coupled with transnational integration, resolve conflicts over cultural difference in places...  Read More >>

"This study investigated the distribution of Reactive Tokens in natural conversation by male and female speakers...  Read More >>

In April 2004, a group of international scholars convened in Chicago, Illinois for a workshop of the International...  Read More >>

Addresses issues central to the discipline of discourse analysis as well as to families themselves, including decision-making...  Read More >>

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Maine truly has a language of its own, as the state's favorite storyteller makes plain, with hilarious illustrations...  Read More >>

Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops...  Read More >>

Because of a complex history of spread and power, English has become the de facto lingua franca of international...  Read More >>

Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops...  Read More >>

This book draws together a rich variety of perspectives on discourse as a facet of contemporary social change, representing...  Read More >>