Sociolinguistics books

'Functional Dimensions of Ape-Human Discourse' asks the question 'what do interactions between apes and humans mediated...  Read More >>

Shows how the media is implicated in global terrorism, and how the language it uses has changed since 9/11.  Read More >>

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Gives a non-technical treatment of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for language researchers. This book offers an introduction...  Read More >>

Statistics in Language Research gives a non-technical but more or less complete treatment of Analysis of Variance...  Read More >>

Demonstrates how diagnosis is a communication practice deeply rooted in our culture. The focus is not only on the...  Read More >>

The companion volume to a PBS special, this is the tale of the surprising discoveries the authors made while interviewing...  Read More >>

Swearing is an everyday part of the language of most speakers of modern English. This corpus informed account of...  Read More >>

Illustrates how linguistic analysis of undercover tape recordings made by law enforcement can help defense attorneys,...  Read More >>

Because of the increasing influence of Hip hop music and culture, it is important to address Hip hop and African...  Read More >>

Dialogue systems are a very appealing technology with an extraordinary future. Spoken, Multilingual and Multimodal...  Read More >>

A nostalgic word trip through the highs and lows of American English from the last century, this book pays special...  Read More >>

These papers are offered by colleagues and students past and present on the occasion of Professor Toril Swan's sixtieth...  Read More >>

The series Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes...  Read More >>

Languages are inseparable from their contexts of use. They are not only congruent with, but also involved in the...  Read More >>

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This book brings together an explicit linkage between empirical and theoretical perspectives on tourism and discourse....  Read More >>

A collection of 13 papers containing an introductory section detailing the significance for the development of research...  Read More >>

Language contact between Russian and Kyrgyz speakers in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic and in present day...  Read More >>

In this book different aspects of language and aging are discussed. While language spoken by and language spoken...  Read More >>

In this book different aspects of language and aging are discussed. While language spoken by and language spoken...  Read More >>

Offering a fresh perspective on language socialization in Latino families, this book provides a historical, political,...  Read More >>

Offering a fresh perspective on language socialization in Latino families, this book provides a historical, political,...  Read More >>

Robinson's student-friendly introduction to pragmatics explores a diverse range of approaches to this action-oriented...  Read More >>

Robinson's student-friendly introduction to pragmatics explores a diverse range of approaches to this action-oriented...  Read More >>