Sociolinguistics

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life.

For undergraduate courses in Adolescence and Adolescent Development The Adolescent: Development, Relationships and Culture offers an eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic, and economic data.

Helps students understand how culture impacts development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

A semantic, pragmatic and cultural interpretation of Singapore English, offering a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life.

This book draws on a range of informal letter corpora and outlines the historical sociolinguistic value of letter analysis.

This book draws on a range of informal letter corpora and outlines the historical sociolinguistic value of letter analysis.

A semantic, pragmatic and cultural interpretation of Singapore English, offering a fascinating glimpse of Singaporean life.

A vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices.

This book explains why many governments in Africa are including African languages alongside European languages as media of instruction in elementary schools.

This book explains why many governments in Africa are including African languages alongside European languages as media of instruction in elementary schools.

A vivid commentary on Jewish survival and Jewish speech communities, investigating difficult questions about language varieties and choices.

Explores the history and structure of South American languages, combining insights from archaeology and genetics with innovative linguistic analysis.

A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.

The first book-length exploration of ''standard Englishes'' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed.

A multilevel analysis of language contact under classical diglossia and societal bilingualism in North Africa.

This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin.

This collection offers an in-depth study of children''s peer talk and its potential impact on children''s learning.

A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.

The first book-length exploration of ''standard Englishes'' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed.

An introduction exploring many debates at the forefront of modern national language policy.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the dominant languages and dialects used in the British Isles.

This book proposes a new methodological approach to documenting languages spoken in multilingual societies.

A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English''s development.

A groundbreaking account of the linguistic features of four English dialects and their wider implications for English''s development.

This book proposes a new methodological approach to documenting languages spoken in multilingual societies.

Explores the history and structure of South American languages, combining insights from archaeology and genetics with innovative linguistic analysis.

This collection offers an in-depth study of children''s peer talk and its potential impact on children''s learning.

This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin.

A multilevel analysis of language contact under classical diglossia and societal bilingualism in North Africa.

Explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics.

A state-of-the art review of conversational repair, with contributions from internationally recognized leaders in the field of conversation analysis.

This book highlights the complexity of contact-induced language change throughout the history of English.

Explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics.

A state-of-the art review of conversational repair, with contributions from internationally recognized leaders in the field of conversation analysis.

This book highlights the complexity of contact-induced language change throughout the history of English.

This volume presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the role of cultural values and religious beliefs in adolescent development.

This volume presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the role of cultural values and religious beliefs in adolescent development.

This volume brings together leading scholars on immigrant youth to discuss current research and its implications for policy and intervention.

This volume brings together leading scholars on immigrant youth to discuss current research and its implications for policy and intervention.

Examines youth cultures at three historical points - 1968, 1988 and 2008 - and argues that present-day youth culture in China has international and local roots.

Examines youth cultures at three historical points - 1968, 1988 and 2008 - and argues that present-day youth culture in China has international and local roots.

An original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as love and hate are expressed across cultures and ethnicities.

An original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as love and hate are expressed across cultures and ethnicities.

This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of different varieties of English interact with one another.

This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of different varieties of English interact with one another.

A thirty year study tracking the changes in family life and language development in 300 working-class families from 1981 onwards.

A handy beginner''s guide to linguistic fieldwork - from the preparation of the work to the presentation of the results.

This is the first Handbook to deal with language policy as a whole and is a complete ''state-of-the-field'' survey.

A thirty year study tracking the changes in family life and language development in 300 working-class families from 1981 onwards.

A handy beginner''s guide to linguistic fieldwork - from the preparation of the work to the presentation of the results.