Sociolinguistics

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Only a few centuries ago the English language consisted of a collection of dialects spoken mainly by monolinguals and only within the shores of a small island.

Interviews are ubiquitous in modern society, and they play a crucial role in social scientific research.

This widely acclaimed empirical study uses a factor analysis to identify six dimensions of variation on the basis of linguistic co-occurence patterns.

This book is a clear and reliable introduction to the field of sociolinguistics.

New edition of widely-acclaimed textbook, including new sections on up-to-date topics for the 1990s.

Energy Science and Applied Technology includes contributions on a wide range of topics:- Technologies in geology, mining, oil and gas exploration and exploitation of deposits- Energy transfer and conversion, materials and chemical technologies- Environmental engineering and sustainable development- Electrical and electronic technology, power system

The second edition of Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications continues to provide up-to-date, succinct, relevant, and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research.

The second edition of Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications continues to provide up-to-date, succinct, relevant, and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research.

Studies in Corpus-Based Sociolinguistics illustrates how sociolinguistic approaches and linguistic distributions from corpora can be effectively combined to produce meaningful studies of language use and language variation.

Studies in Corpus-Based Sociolinguistics illustrates how sociolinguistic approaches and linguistic distributions from corpora can be effectively combined to produce meaningful studies of language use and language variation.

Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education.

Questioning the Language of Improvement and Reform in Education challenges the language used in education by linking the language of both the public and professional domains with the changing intentions of the governance of education.

Shortlisted for BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics) Book Prize 2022The Routledge Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality provides an accessible and authoritative overview of this dynamic and growing area of research.

Shortlisted for BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics) Book Prize 2022The Routledge Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality provides an accessible and authoritative overview of this dynamic and growing area of research.

From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Urban Sociolinguistics is a sociolinguistic study of twelve urban settings around the world.

From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Urban Sociolinguistics is a sociolinguistic study of twelve urban settings around the world.

This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack.

This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack.

This collection consists of 15 articles by an international group of linguists and 7 essays by the editors, tackling a broad range of issues and representing some of the most authoritative work in English dialect grammar.

This collection consists of 15 articles by an international group of linguists and 7 essays by the editors, tackling a broad range of issues and representing some of the most authoritative work in English dialect grammar.

This book discusses and explores the relationship between language and world view.

This book discusses and explores the relationship between language and world view.

This book defines and describes the linguistic features of these languages and considers the dynamic developments that bring them into being and lead to changes in their structure.

This book defines and describes the linguistic features of these languages and considers the dynamic developments that bring them into being and lead to changes in their structure.

Historical Sociolinguistics: Language Change in Tudor and Stuart England is the seminal text in the field of historical sociolinguistics.

Historical Sociolinguistics: Language Change in Tudor and Stuart England is the seminal text in the field of historical sociolinguistics.

From language classrooms to outdoor markets, the workplace is fundamental to socialisation.

From language classrooms to outdoor markets, the workplace is fundamental to socialisation.

In the World Library of Educationalists series, international scholars themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces-extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/or practical contributions-so the world can read them in a single manageable volume.