Sociolinguistics

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.

This work explores the lexical richness of over 100 world languages and proposes solutions for instances of imperfect equivalence between them.

This work explores the lexical richness of over 100 world languages and proposes solutions for instances of imperfect equivalence between them.

Combines feminist and social theories on the body, biology and sex to examine the sociological and cultural issues surrounding puberty.

This book approaches the topic of argumentation from the perspective of audiences, rather than the perspective of arguers or arguments.

A study of the relationship between language and complexity.

Language, Literacy, and Technology explores how technology matters to language and the ways we use it.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the challenges adolescents face and the self-regulation tools that most effectively ease the transition to adulthood.

This book approaches the topic of argumentation from the perspective of audiences, rather than the perspective of arguers or arguments.

A study of the relationship between language and complexity.

Language, Literacy, and Technology explores how technology matters to language and the ways we use it.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the challenges adolescents face and the self-regulation tools that most effectively ease the transition to adulthood.

A unique and timely exploration of how the development and implementation of language policy and planning impact on endangered languages.

An updated and extended version of this authoritative one-stop resource for the study of language acquisition and development.

A unique and timely exploration of how the development and implementation of language policy and planning impact on endangered languages.

An updated and extended version of this authoritative one-stop resource for the study of language acquisition and development.

Charts the history of Singapore English and explores the linguistic, historical and social factors that have influenced its variety.

Charts the history of Singapore English and explores the linguistic, historical and social factors that have influenced its variety.

How long has Spanish been spoken in the US and how many people speak it today?

This volume provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey of corpus-based linguistic research on English.

A comprehensive account of face-to-face interactions in commercial and non-commercial service encounter settings.

Drawing on everyday telephone and video interactions, this book surveys how English speakers use grammar to formulate responses in conversation.

This book documents the lesser-known varieties of English which have been overlooked and understudied within the canon of English linguistics.

This new introduction explores all aspects of language change, with an emphasis on the role of cognition and language use.

An introduction to language endangerment.

This account of language acquisition in a multilingual context explains how hybrid grammars develop and can result in language change.

An introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world, looking at topics including language contact, bilingual societies, code-switching and language choice.

Offering a global perspective to help students achieve and maintain mental health, enhance their learning outcomes and access services, worldwide.

Offering a global perspective to help students achieve and maintain mental health, enhance their learning outcomes and access services, worldwide.

This volume provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey of corpus-based linguistic research on English.

A comprehensive account of face-to-face interactions in commercial and non-commercial service encounter settings.

Drawing on everyday telephone and video interactions, this book surveys how English speakers use grammar to formulate responses in conversation.

This book documents the lesser-known varieties of English which have been overlooked and understudied within the canon of English linguistics.

An introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world, looking at topics including language contact, bilingual societies, code-switching and language choice.

This account of language acquisition in a multilingual context explains how hybrid grammars develop and can result in language change.

An introduction to language endangerment.

How long has Spanish been spoken in the US and how many people speak it today?

Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how multilingualism is shaped by a variety of factors.

Drawing on real-life interviews, Brandt explores what happens when writing overtakes reading as the basis of people''s daily literate experience.

Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how multilingualism is shaped by a variety of factors.

Drawing on real-life interviews, Brandt explores what happens when writing overtakes reading as the basis of people''s daily literate experience.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main areas of the sociolinguistics of sign languages.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

Communication across Cultures is an excellent resource for students of linguistics and related disciplines, including anthropology, sociology and education.

Communication across Cultures is an excellent resource for students of linguistics and related disciplines, including anthropology, sociology and education.

This volume explores and compares linguistic practices among young people in linguistically and culturally diverse urban spaces.

The first handbook to survey and expand the burgeoning field of corpus pragmatics, the intersection of pragmatics and corpus linguistics.