Sociolinguistics

By upending traditional perspectives, this book gives a biologically-grounded understanding of how spoken language conveys meaning.

This volume discusses how orthographies are being developed and used in the specific context of language endangerment and revitalisation.

Language and Materiality argues the importance of analyzing language use with an eye toward new materialisms, semiotics, and ideology.

A comprehensive look at Arabic sociolinguistic variation and linguistic change, including rich datasets, bibliographies and exercises.

A comprehensive overview of how we use prosody to do things in conversation, such as persuade, suggest, flatter, take turns and reach agreement.

A comprehensive overview of how we use prosody to do things in conversation, such as persuade, suggest, flatter, take turns and reach agreement.

This volume discusses how orthographies are being developed and used in the specific context of language endangerment and revitalisation.

Language and Materiality argues the importance of analyzing language use with an eye toward new materialisms, semiotics, and ideology.

A truly comprehensive survey of bilingualism, examining the learning, use, and unlearning of two or more languages across the lifespan.

A truly comprehensive survey of bilingualism, examining the learning, use, and unlearning of two or more languages across the lifespan.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this is the first book to systemise the processes by which we manage relations across cultures.

A concise introduction to sociophonetics, this book links research in sociolinguistics, phonetics, speech sciences, and psycholinguistics.

Investigates questionable, ineffective, and harmful mental health treatments for children and adolescents.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this is the first book to systemise the processes by which we manage relations across cultures.

Investigates questionable, ineffective, and harmful mental health treatments for children and adolescents.

A seminal account of how, when, and why we modify telling features of our communication across a rich array of situations.

A comprehensive overview of the political and legal consequences of linguistic inequality in the United States.

A seminal account of how, when, and why we modify telling features of our communication across a rich array of situations.

A comprehensive overview of the political and legal consequences of linguistic inequality in the United States.

An up-to-date, theoretically informed study of male, in-group, street-aligned, youth language practice in various urban centres in Africa.

Investigates when and how preschool children acquire the vernacular norms of the community they come from.

Explores how children develop linguistic and literary competence from early childhood into adolescence, in a diverse range of linguistic contexts.

The first book of its kind to provide historical and state-of-the-art perspectives on language regard.

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

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.