Sociolinguistics books

Levels of education and, consequently, of literacy were low in the Dublin tenements at the beginning of the 20th...  Read More >>

Die Buchreihe Linguistische Arbeiten (LA) trägt wesentlich zur aktuellen linguistischen Theoriebildung im Bereich...  Read More >>

This work deals with the Romani language. It does not teach the readers to speak the language. Rather, it deals...  Read More >>

Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only...  Read More >>

Provides a linguistic description of six familiar text and discourse types, showing how language works in everyday...  Read More >>

The most important modern reference work for Middle English studies  Read More >>

Provides a linguistic description of six familiar text and discourse types, showing how language works in everyday...  Read More >>

Signs and Symbols Around the World is a fascinating history of communication, covering picture writing, alphabets,...  Read More >>

Using German as the main exemplar, but looking at other European languages as well, this book examines topics such...  Read More >>

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This volume demonstrates the role of contrastive rhetoric in ESL courses, and offers suggestions for using CR toward...  Read More >>

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This text contains 28 portraits of the most important scholars in German studies from the beginnings to 1950. Account...  Read More >>

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Suzanne Romaine and Daniel Nettle argue that the loss of linguistic diversity is just as threatening as the loss...  Read More >>

Examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. Ranging...  Read More >>

Beginning with an introduction to the historical background and emerging problems of pragmatics, this manual explores...  Read More >>

`This is a very fine introduction to the tradition and practice of categorisation analysis, a method for analysing...  Read More >>

This comprehensive survey of indigenous languages of the New World introduces students and general readers to the...  Read More >>

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Pidgins and creoles have always attracted a great deal of interest. The author offers a balanced introduction to...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch gibt Einblicke in Georg Buechners zehnjaehrigen evangelischen Religionsunterricht in Darmstadt (1821-1831),...  Read More >>

Includes the cultural perceptions by and of deaf people, the assimilation of deaf children to surrounding communities,...  Read More >>

Are people's identities an effect of their membership of linguistic, national regional and ethnic groups, and does...  Read More >>