Sociolinguistics

A pioneering 20-year longitudinal study of 67 African American children that illuminates how and why language changes in childhood.

The book highlights the expansion of discourse-pragmatic variation and change, especially under-studied variables and languages.

Why do certain words have the power to offend?

This collection brings together Peter Trudgill''s essays on the sociolinguistic aspects of historical linguistics for the first time.

Why do certain words have the power to offend?

This collection brings together Peter Trudgill''s essays on the sociolinguistic aspects of historical linguistics for the first time.

This Element examines recent documentaries depicting marginalized youth who are ostensibly redeemed by their encounters with Shakespeare.

This Element examines recent documentaries depicting marginalized youth who are ostensibly redeemed by their encounters with Shakespeare.

With examples of conversation, this book is a lively account of social and intellectual import of everyday talk about language.

This book offers cutting-edge research on multilingual identity by scholars from different disciplines on a range of languages and contexts.

By bridging the gap between linguistics and economics, this book sheds light on a range of mutually valuable topics.

By bridging the gap between linguistics and economics, this book sheds light on a range of mutually valuable topics.

The Grand Tour provides a unique case study of population movement, language change and education in early modern Europe.

This book offers cutting-edge research on multilingual identity by scholars from different disciplines on a range of languages and contexts.

With examples of conversation, this book is a lively account of social and intellectual import of everyday talk about language.

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive view of the emerging area of heritage language study.

The Grand Tour provides a unique case study of population movement, language change and education in early modern Europe.

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive view of the emerging area of heritage language study.

This Element considers the role of culture in the complex interactions of teenagers with technology.

This Element considers the role of culture in the complex interactions of teenagers with technology.

Investigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.

An engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions.

An engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions.

Traces the making of Canadian English, both as concept and global variety, throughout the twentieth century to the present.

With new case studies and fresh perspectives, this Handbook gives a complete overview of standardization, norms and standard languages.

An incisive account of the relationship between language and identity, illuminating the role of language in racism, sexism, colonialism and similar social forces.

With contributions from renowned scholars, this book explores what we can learn about linguistics from the study of Romance languages.

An important study of how signs and sign relations create social and linguistic differences - and unities.

New perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods.

Traces the making of Canadian English, both as concept and global variety, throughout the twentieth century to the present.

The first volume to focus on the practices, processes, and uses of action ascription in social interaction in different languages.

Taking a comparative and language-contact approach, this book traces the rise of two world languages, English and Spanish.

An overview of language rights issues and language conflicts with detailed examination of many cases past and present around the world.

Taking a comparative and language-contact approach, this book traces the rise of two world languages, English and Spanish.

An overview of language rights issues and language conflicts with detailed examination of many cases past and present around the world.

An important study of how signs and sign relations create social and linguistic differences - and unities.

A new model of bilingualism unifying psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics that explains how multiple factors interact within and across bilingual minds.

New perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods.

With new case studies and fresh perspectives, this Handbook gives a complete overview of standardization, norms and standard languages.

A spirited and engaging linguistic and social re-imagination of the role and nature of clichés in communication and interaction.

An important new study of the social meaning of sociolinguistic variation.

This is a multi-disciplinary account of language repertoires of early multilingualism across continents, languages and contexts.

Written by leading international scholars and activists, this guidebook provides ideas and strategies to support language revitalization.

A multimodal approach to linguistic landscapes that analyses the affective regimes of different landscape categories.

An important new study of the social meaning of sociolinguistic variation.

A brand new edition of this flagship work, that provides detailed descriptions of important text varieties in English along with methodological techniques to carry out analyses.

From the Middle Ages up to the present day, this book traces politeness in the history of the English language.

The first volume to focus on the practices, processes, and uses of action ascription in social interaction in different languages.

From the Middle Ages up to the present day, this book traces politeness in the history of the English language.

With contributions from renowned scholars, this book explores what we can learn about linguistics from the study of Romance languages.