Sociolinguistics

Language is central to human experience and our understanding of who we are, whether written or unwritten, sung or spoken.

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Ritual Communication examines how people create and express meaning through verbal and non-verbal ritual.

This innovative book finally takes seriously the need for anthropologists to produce in-depth ethnographies of children's play.

In this book, Andrew J.

Ritual Communication examines how people create and express meaning through verbal and non-verbal ritual.

This innovative book finally takes seriously the need for anthropologists to produce in-depth ethnographies of children's play.

Brings together a set of studies that explore the dynamics of conversation between sellers and customers in shop interactions.

Este libro reune contribuciones de destacados investigadores de la linguistica hispanica para ofrecer un panorama integral de los castellanos del Peru, incluidos algunos que han sido tradicionalmente objeto de discriminacion, como el castellano andino, el amazonico y el afroperuano.

Este libro reune contribuciones de destacados investigadores de la linguistica hispanica para ofrecer un panorama integral de los castellanos del Peru, incluidos algunos que han sido tradicionalmente objeto de discriminacion, como el castellano andino, el amazonico y el afroperuano.

This book explores the unconscious in psychoanalysisusing cross-disciplinary input from the cultural, social and linguistic perspectives.

This book explores the unconscious in psychoanalysisusing cross-disciplinary input from the cultural, social and linguistic perspectives.

This book examines aspects of contemporary political, economic, social and cultural life in the new Germany.

This volume, first published in 1988, represents in its papers the wide-ranging yet coherent linguistic interests of the late Barbara Strang (1925-1982).

This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new media.

Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics.

Changing English examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day.

Designed for introductory students, this collection of key readings in language and linguistics will take readers beyond their introductory textbook and introduce them to the thoughts and writings of many esteemed authorities.

First published in 1993.

This book is about effective literacy instruction for students in grades K-4 who use the language variety that many linguists call African American English, but which, as explained in the Introduction, the author calls Black Communications (BC).

This volume presents case studies of literacy practices as shaped by culture, language, community, and power.

The Bilingualism Reader is the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism.

This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the social by integrating the study of language with key strands of sociological theory.

This book focuses on the international and educational context of ethnic communities and their language varieties in the Netherlands.

No Dialect Please, You're a Poet is situated at the crossroads in research areas of literature and linguistics.

This book examines aspects of contemporary political, economic, social and cultural life in the new Germany.

This volume, first published in 1988, represents in its papers the wide-ranging yet coherent linguistic interests of the late Barbara Strang (1925-1982).

No Dialect Please, You're a Poet is situated at the crossroads in research areas of literature and linguistics.

Designed for introductory students, this collection of key readings in language and linguistics will take readers beyond their introductory textbook and introduce them to the thoughts and writings of many esteemed authorities.

This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new media.

Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics.

Changing English examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day.

First published in 1993.

This book is about effective literacy instruction for students in grades K-4 who use the language variety that many linguists call African American English, but which, as explained in the Introduction, the author calls Black Communications (BC).

This volume presents case studies of literacy practices as shaped by culture, language, community, and power.

The Bilingualism Reader is the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism.

This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the social by integrating the study of language with key strands of sociological theory.

This book focuses on the international and educational context of ethnic communities and their language varieties in the Netherlands.

This groundbreaking collection showcases Jenny Cheshire's influential work in bringing greater attention to quantitative analysis of socio-grammatical variation and builds upon her contributions with new lines of inquiry pushing sociolinguistic research forward.

This groundbreaking collection showcases Jenny Cheshire's influential work in bringing greater attention to quantitative analysis of socio-grammatical variation and builds upon her contributions with new lines of inquiry pushing sociolinguistic research forward.

Imagine this book was written in Comic Sans.

Imagine this book was written in Comic Sans.

Drawing on sociolinguistic approaches, this book presents unique insights into a Japanese ethnic church community in Canada and the ways in which churches mediate issues of linguistic, cultural, and religious hybridity in addressing the needs of their diverse populations.

Drawing on sociolinguistic approaches, this book presents unique insights into a Japanese ethnic church community in Canada and the ways in which churches mediate issues of linguistic, cultural, and religious hybridity in addressing the needs of their diverse populations.

Mixing and Unmixing Languages uses the politics and practices of language to understand social hierarchies and social change in a post-conflict and post-socialist context.

Mixing and Unmixing Languages uses the politics and practices of language to understand social hierarchies and social change in a post-conflict and post-socialist context.

As societies across the globe are becoming increasingly interwoven at an unprecedented speed and across an impressive scope, so too is the world of food, allowing the English language to develop an ever-widening culinary vocabulary.

As societies across the globe are becoming increasingly interwoven at an unprecedented speed and across an impressive scope, so too is the world of food, allowing the English language to develop an ever-widening culinary vocabulary.

This book systematically explores and discusses English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research methods frequently deployed by ELF researchers in analysing their data.

This book systematically explores and discusses English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research methods frequently deployed by ELF researchers in analysing their data.