Sociolinguistics

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.

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.