Sociolinguistics

This book investigates our awareness and control of sociolinguistic features as they are embedded in social and grammatical systems.

This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.

A comprehensive discussion of the key aspects of this important sub-field of language contact and multilingualism studies.

This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and its relationship to actual language use in contemporary Japan.

A comprehensive discussion of the key aspects of this important sub-field of language contact and multilingualism studies.

An indispensable guide to the newest and most searching ideas about language in society.

An indispensable guide to the newest and most searching ideas about language in society.

This book illustrates the changing character of Latin over 1000 years, through detailed linguistic commentaries on fifty passages, each with a translation.

This book illustrates the changing character of Latin over 1000 years, through detailed linguistic commentaries on fifty passages, each with a translation.

This book offers a fascinating new perspective on language, boundaries, and speakers'' impact on individuals'' capital and opportunities.

Introducing a range of new methods and insights for analysing discourse-pragmatic variation and change, this volume aims to inform future studies in the field.

This book offers a fascinating new perspective on language, boundaries, and speakers'' impact on individuals'' capital and opportunities.

Introducing a range of new methods and insights for analysing discourse-pragmatic variation and change, this volume aims to inform future studies in the field.

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

A multilayered analysis of how the dynamics of local politics, emotions, discourses and classroom practices can shape peace education initiatives.

A fascinating discussion of Russian English as a World English variety and its function in politics, business and culture.

The first linguistics-based textbook on conversation analysis, illuminating the universals of interaction across a rich array of languages.

The first linguistics-based textbook on conversation analysis, illuminating the universals of interaction across a rich array of languages.

A fascinating discussion of Russian English as a World English variety and its function in politics, business and culture.

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

A multilayered analysis of how the dynamics of local politics, emotions, discourses and classroom practices can shape peace education initiatives.

Trudgill''s lively book traces the histories of dialects and accents, and defends the legitimacy of the language of ordinary people.

Trudgill''s lively book traces the histories of dialects and accents, and defends the legitimacy of the language of ordinary people.

A compelling account of the multi-competence view, which explores the similarities and differences between bilinguals and monolinguals.

Tagliamonte documents the marginalised language of teens, presenting the fascinating inside story of language variation and change.

A detailed look at language-related myths that explores both what we know and how we know it.

A detailed look at language-related myths that explores both what we know and how we know it.

A compelling account of the multi-competence view, which explores the similarities and differences between bilinguals and monolinguals.

Tagliamonte documents the marginalised language of teens, presenting the fascinating inside story of language variation and change.

Bringing together twenty-five years of research, Why We Gesture offers a radical new perspective on gesture-speech unity.

This book revisits and updates the concept of linguistic ecology, outlining applications to a variety of contact situations worldwide.

Bringing together twenty-five years of research, Why We Gesture offers a radical new perspective on gesture-speech unity.

In this first comprehensive analysis of ''uptalk'', Paul Warren examines the phenomenon''s historical origins, geographical spread and social influences.

This book evaluates new programs that aim to reduce minority youth unemployment by improving high school students'' marketable job skills.

With contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume offers new ways to explore and measure language dominance.

A frank and critical appraisal of English language proficiency as a key issue in higher education today.

An authoritative overview of research into heritage language acquisition, covering key terminological and empirical issues, theoretical approaches, and research methodologies.

In this first comprehensive analysis of ''uptalk'', Paul Warren examines the phenomenon''s historical origins, geographical spread and social influences.

This book evaluates new programs that aim to reduce minority youth unemployment by improving high school students'' marketable job skills.

With contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume offers new ways to explore and measure language dominance.

A frank and critical appraisal of English language proficiency as a key issue in higher education today.

An authoritative overview of research into heritage language acquisition, covering key terminological and empirical issues, theoretical approaches, and research methodologies.

An accessible and comprehensive survey of a fast-growing field, this Handbook explores the many interdisciplinary applications of learner corpus research.

This fascinating study of languages in contact introduces new insights from popular culture, the globalised new economy and computer-mediated communication.

An accessible and comprehensive survey of a fast-growing field, this Handbook explores the many interdisciplinary applications of learner corpus research.

This fascinating study of languages in contact introduces new insights from popular culture, the globalised new economy and computer-mediated communication.

Language is like a slingshot, stretching for various communicative targets.

Language is like a slingshot, stretching for various communicative targets.

Proposes a new analytical approach to the semantics of Russian verbal prefixes, using modern theoretical tools to explore wide-ranging data.

This innovative text is the first to map regional grammatical variation in written Standard American English.