Sociolinguistics

Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from teachers and students in Hong Kong's secondary schools, this book examines critical questions in relation to language learning motivation and instructional contexts.

Diversity is a buzzword of our times and yet the extent of religious diversity in Western societies is generally misconceived.

This timely volume constitutes the first book-length account of implicit as well as explicit language attitudes.

This timely volume constitutes the first book-length account of implicit as well as explicit language attitudes.

The book takes as its point of departure the notion that similarity and contiguity are fundamental to meaning.

This book presents state-of-the-art research into English-medium instruction (EMI) in European higher education over the last 20 years, offering a comprehensive comparative analysis toward identifying gaps in our understanding of relevant theories, research, and practice.

This book presents state-of-the-art research into English-medium instruction (EMI) in European higher education over the last 20 years, offering a comprehensive comparative analysis toward identifying gaps in our understanding of relevant theories, research, and practice.

The book takes as its point of departure the notion that similarity and contiguity are fundamental to meaning.

This Handbook centers on language(s) in the Global South/s and the many ways in which both "e;language"e; and the "e;Global South"e; are conceptualized, theorized, practiced, and reshaped.

Diversity is a buzzword of our times and yet the extent of religious diversity in Western societies is generally misconceived.

This Handbook centers on language(s) in the Global South/s and the many ways in which both "e;language"e; and the "e;Global South"e; are conceptualized, theorized, practiced, and reshaped.

Combining empirical and theoretical approaches from a range of disciplines, Linguistic Identities in the Arab Gulf States examines current issues surrounding language and identity in the Arab Gulf states.

Combining empirical and theoretical approaches from a range of disciplines, Linguistic Identities in the Arab Gulf States examines current issues surrounding language and identity in the Arab Gulf states.

Americanized Spanish Culture explores the intricate transcultural dialogue between Spain and the United States since the late 19th century.

Americanized Spanish Culture explores the intricate transcultural dialogue between Spain and the United States since the late 19th century.

This accessible and engaging textbook offers a practical approach to understanding the complexity of language by exploring language use and language learning in a wide variety of contexts.

This accessible and engaging textbook offers a practical approach to understanding the complexity of language by exploring language use and language learning in a wide variety of contexts.

Through its unique approach of using narratives and stories to convey theories and concepts, this text, now in its fourth edition, gives students a foundational knowledge in intercultural communication that is imperative for understanding and navigating our increasingly complex human interactions.

Through its unique approach of using narratives and stories to convey theories and concepts, this text, now in its fourth edition, gives students a foundational knowledge in intercultural communication that is imperative for understanding and navigating our increasingly complex human interactions.

This book examines the relationship between the English language and growth - economic and inclusive - in India.

The volume explores the social, cultural, and historical forms of "e;language"e; that have come to be associated with "e;Asia"e; as a global phenomenon and their implications for better understanding the contemporary linguistic and political landscape in Asias.

The volume explores the social, cultural, and historical forms of "e;language"e; that have come to be associated with "e;Asia"e; as a global phenomenon and their implications for better understanding the contemporary linguistic and political landscape in Asias.

The written and spoken forms of Arabic have been traditionally viewed as separate forms of the language that rarely overlap in writing, but this book will examine the recently emerged concept of 'mixed' writing that combines both written and spoken forms.

The written and spoken forms of Arabic have been traditionally viewed as separate forms of the language that rarely overlap in writing, but this book will examine the recently emerged concept of 'mixed' writing that combines both written and spoken forms.

This collection lends a critical decolonising lens to intercultural communication research, bringing together perspectives on how forms of education embedded in the arts and humanities can open up intercultural understanding among young people in conditions of conflict and protracted crises.

This collection lends a critical decolonising lens to intercultural communication research, bringing together perspectives on how forms of education embedded in the arts and humanities can open up intercultural understanding among young people in conditions of conflict and protracted crises.

This text offers a hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of the lived experiences of Filipinx American teachers in U.

This text offers a hermeneutic phenomenological exploration of the lived experiences of Filipinx American teachers in U.

This book presents a nuanced look at the relationship between language learning styles and culture to illuminate how these important constructs are understood, employed and play out in the real world.

This book presents a nuanced look at the relationship between language learning styles and culture to illuminate how these important constructs are understood, employed and play out in the real world.

This book examines the relationship between the English language and growth - economic and inclusive - in India.

This book examines linguistic nationalism in India.

This original book offers a meaningful window into the lived experiences of children from immigrant families, providing a holistic, profound portrait of their literacy practices as situated within social, cultural, and political frames.

This original book offers a meaningful window into the lived experiences of children from immigrant families, providing a holistic, profound portrait of their literacy practices as situated within social, cultural, and political frames.

The Routledge Handbook of Queer Rhetoric maps the ongoing becoming of queer rhetoric in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, offering a dynamic overview of the history of and scholarly research in this field.

The Routledge Handbook of Queer Rhetoric maps the ongoing becoming of queer rhetoric in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, offering a dynamic overview of the history of and scholarly research in this field.

This book examines linguistic nationalism in India.

Drawing on participatory action research conducted with students, parents, families, and school staff in a Southwest community in the United States, this volume contests the interpretation of the achievement gap for students of Mexican descent in the American education system and highlights asset-based approaches that can facilitate students' academic success.

Drawing on participatory action research conducted with students, parents, families, and school staff in a Southwest community in the United States, this volume contests the interpretation of the achievement gap for students of Mexican descent in the American education system and highlights asset-based approaches that can facilitate students' academic success.

This volume explores how and why we deny, or manipulate, or convert, or enhance reality.

This volume explores how and why we deny, or manipulate, or convert, or enhance reality.

Linguistic Choices in the Contemporary City focuses on how individuals navigate conversation in highly diversified contexts and provides a broad overview of state of the art research in urban sociolinguistics across the globe.

Linguistic Choices in the Contemporary City focuses on how individuals navigate conversation in highly diversified contexts and provides a broad overview of state of the art research in urban sociolinguistics across the globe.

Translating Change explores and analyses the impact of changes in society, culture and language on the translation and interpreting process and product.

Translating Change explores and analyses the impact of changes in society, culture and language on the translation and interpreting process and product.

This book examines the correlations between language behaviour and happiness amongst communities of migrants, and addresses the overarching question of whether language can affect wellbeing.

This book examines the correlations between language behaviour and happiness amongst communities of migrants, and addresses the overarching question of whether language can affect wellbeing.

This innovative collection brings together a range of perspectives on the notions of "e;orderly heterogeneity"e; and "e;social meaning"e;, shedding light on how structured variation and indexicalities of social meaning "e;cohere"e; within linguistic communities.

This innovative collection brings together a range of perspectives on the notions of "e;orderly heterogeneity"e; and "e;social meaning"e;, shedding light on how structured variation and indexicalities of social meaning "e;cohere"e; within linguistic communities.

This book provides insights for both native language teachers and local language teachers alike who conduct team-taught lessons by revisiting the topic of foreign assistant language teachers (ALTs), the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program, and team teaching.