Sociolinguistics books

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Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance

Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance...
Author: Jan Blommaert , Jef Verschueren ISBN: 9780415191371 Format: Hardback	$305.00
An analysis on the rhetoric of the 'tolerant majority' - those who view themselves as being open to a diverse society;... Read More >>

The Handbook of Sociolinguistics

The Handbook of Sociolinguistics
Author: Florian Coulmas (Gerhard-Mercator-Universitaet Duisburg) ISBN: 9780631211938 Format: Paperback	$115.95
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Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory

Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory
Author: Bambi B. Schieffelin (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, New York University) , Kathryn A. Woolard (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, University of California at San Diego) ISBN: 9780195105629 Format: Paperback	$163.95
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Euphemism, Spin, and the Crisis in Organizational Life

Euphemism, Spin, and the Crisis in Organizational Life...
Author: Howard F. Stein , Seth Allcorn ISBN: 9781567201246 Format: Hardback	$110.00
A study of the mystifying language of workplace downsizing, restructuring, reengineering, managed care, and community... Read More >>

The Japanese Have a Word for It

The Japanese Have a Word for It
Author: Boye De Mente , Scott W. Morton ISBN: 9780844283166 Format: Paperback	$50.03
An introduction to Japanese thought and culture showing how to anticipate Japanese behaviour and avoid cultural... Read More >>

Linguistic Choice across Genres: Variation in spoken and written English

Linguistic Choice across Genres: Variation in spoken...
Author: Antonia Sánchez-Macarro (Universitat de València) , Ronald Carter (University of Nottingham) ISBN: 9789027236630 Format: Hardback	$261.34
This volume, based on papers delivered at the 7th International Systemic Functional Workshop in Valencia in 1995,... Read More >>

Eve Spoke: Human Language and Human Evolution

Eve Spoke: Human Language and Human Evolution
Author: Philip Lieberman (Brown University) ISBN: 9780393040890 Format: Hardback	$66.00
If we were to summon the first man and woman from their prehistoric graves, what would they—indeed, what could they—say... Read More >>

Social and Cognitive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication

Social and Cognitive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication...
Author: Susan R. Fussell , Roger J. Kreuz ISBN: 9780805822700 Format: Paperback	$105.00
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A Chorus of Different Voices: German-Canadian Identities

A Chorus of Different Voices: German-Canadian Identities...
Author: Angelika E Sauer , Matthias Zimmer ISBN: 9780820438733 Format: Hardback	$155.63
German Canadians are generally considered well assimilated, and inconspicuous, their presence in Canada going virtually... Read More >>

Bureaucratic Language in Government and Business

Bureaucratic Language in Government and Business
Author: Roger W. Shuy ISBN: 9780878406975 Format: Paperback	$116.00
Plunging into the verbal quagmire of official language used by bureaucrats in both government and business, the... Read More >>

Social and Cognitive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication

Social and Cognitive Approaches to Interpersonal Communication...
Author: Susan R. Fussell , Roger J. Kreuz ISBN: 9780805822694 Format: Hardback	$305.00
The research presented in this volume can be viewed as an effort to test ideas and findings from other fields in... Read More >>

'You're So Fat!': Exploring Ojibwe Discourse

'You're So Fat!': Exploring Ojibwe Discourse
Author: Roger Spielmann ISBN: 9780802079589 Format: Paperback	$64.99
Spielmann shows how one might use the techniques of conversation analysis and discourse analysis to understand Native... Read More >>

You're So Fat!: Exploring Ojibwe Discourse

You're So Fat!: Exploring Ojibwe Discourse
Author: Roger Spielmann ISBN: 9780802041128 Format: Hardback	$163.68
Spielmann shows how one might use the techniques of conversation analysis and discourse analysis to understand Native... Read More >>

Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the New Abroad

Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations...
Author: David D. Laitin ISBN: 9780801484957 Format: Paperback	$83.75
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Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the New Abroad

Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations...
Author: David D. Laitin ISBN: 9780801434952 Format: Hardback	$343.20
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, nationality groups have claimed sovereignty in the new republics bearing... Read More >>

Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory

Language Ideologies: Practice and Theory
Author: Bambi B. Schieffelin (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, New York University) , Kathryn A. Woolard (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, University of California at San Diego) ISBN: 9780195105612 Format: Hardback	$215.95
A collection of essays examining definitions and conceptions of language in a range of settings. The text focuses... Read More >>

Ideology in the Language of Judges: How Judges Practice Law, Politics, and Courtroom Control

Ideology in the Language of Judges: How Judges Practice...
Author: Susan U. Philips (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona) ISBN: 9780195113419 Format: Paperback	$84.95
A study of the languages of judges in the courtroom which demonstrates the diversity in the way that they interract... Read More >>

Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking Welsh

Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking...
Author: Pamela Petro ISBN: 9780006550105 Format: Paperback	$23.99
The idiosyncratic and witty travelogue of a young Welsh-speaking woman who travels the globe in search of Welsh... Read More >>

Ideology in the Language of Judges: How Judges Practice Law, Politics, and Courtroom Control

Ideology in the Language of Judges: How Judges Practice...
Author: Susan U. Philips (Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona) ISBN: 9780195113402 Format: Hardback	$266.95
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Oral Traditions of Anuta

Oral Traditions of Anuta
Author: Richard Feinberg ISBN: 9780195106831 Format: Hardback	$393.36
Feinberg compiles historical narratives from the island of Anuta, an isolated and largely traditional community... Read More >>

Even More Englishes: Studies 1996–1997. With a foreword by John Spencer

Even More Englishes: Studies 1996–1997. With a foreword...
Author: Manfred Görlach, † (University of Cologne) , John Spencer ISBN: 9789027248800 Format: Hardback	$238.05
"This collection of papers is devoted to general problems of English and its varieties. It starts with principal... Read More >>

Semantic Analysis: A Practical Introduction

Semantic Analysis: A Practical Introduction
Author: Cliff Goddard ISBN: 9780198700166 Format: Paperback	$131.87
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The Politics of Indians' English

The Politics of Indians' English
Author: N. Krishnaswamy , Archana S. Burde ISBN: 9780195643688 Format: Hardback	$65.00
An examination of how the English used by Indians has changed over the last two centuries, evolving into the complex... Read More >>

Mediated Discourse as Social Interaction: A Study of News Discourse

Mediated Discourse as Social Interaction: A Study of...
Author: Ron Scollon ISBN: 9780582327252 Format: Paperback	$112.00
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Language Obsolescence and Revitalization: Linguistic Change in Two Sociolinguistically Contrasting Welsh Communities

Language Obsolescence and Revitalization: Linguistic...
Author: Mari C. Jones (Lecturer in French, and Fellow, Lecturer in French, and Fellow, Peterhouse, Cambridge) ISBN: 9780198237112 Format: Hardback	$329.95
Mari C. Jones's book examines developments in contemporary Welsh with reference to both language death and standardization.... Read More >>

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