Sociolinguistics

The ninth volume in Professor M.

The impact of globalization processes on language is an emergent field in sociolinguistics.

Are contemporary art theorists and critics speaking a language that has lost its meaning?

In the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven.

Throughout human history, languages have been in competition with each other.

This book examines how language ideologies are manifested in newspaper media.

There have been considerable recent demographic shifts in the use of English worldwide.

The subject of this book is linguistic minorities, and how language is used by speakers of languages which are not the main language of communication.

This comprehensive introduction to Language and the Law looks at the common areas of interaction between linguistics and the legal process.

Current academic discussions and public debates about language frequently focus on the importance of defending languages against various kinds of dangers.

This volume provides a detailed analysis of the relationships between form and function in spontaneous spoken language.

How language is used in institutions and how institutions generate language is a key concern of both sociolinguistics and social theory.

This volume offers a holistic understanding of the interconnections of language, specifically English, scholarly publishing, and knowledge production and circulation through a sociolinguistic lens in contemporary academia across different European settings for research purposes.

This text provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the essential aspects of youth substance abuse-an important contemporary personal, social, and public health issue.

Extensive Gallup research offers a unique glimpse inside the heads and hearts of today's teens.

Meaningful relationships, genuine connections, and real love: if those are the things this generation of teens-- the Millennial Generation--is crying out for, who can deliver?

With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today.

With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today.

Mark Abley takes the reader on a world-wide trip like no other - from Singapore to Japan, Oxford to Los Angeles, through the web and even back in time.

This is Volume 2 of Dangerous Language.

Gendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate their gender identities as well as their professional roles in everyday workplace communication.

An Introduction to Language Policy: Theories and Method is a collection of newly-written chapters that cover the major theories and methods currently employed by scholars active in the field.

A new collection that addresses the problematic pathologization of queer youth, this book argues that the majority of educators and youth workers still know little about queer youth's negotiations of identity and community.

This book encourages further conversation on the expanding circle in World Englishes, offering a detailed look at 'China English' through the academic writing of Chinese students at a British university.