Sociolinguistics

David Crystal, one of the world's leading commentators on language, tackles the proverbs of the world.

Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality.

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world's favourite word.

Raymond Williams' seminal exploration of the meaning of some of the most important words in the English language.

The transition from adolescence to adulthood has undergone significant changes in recent decades.

In the early 1900s, the language of America was becoming colloquial English-the language of the businessman, manager, and professional.

This volume articulates a new framework for language policy research that explores the connections between language policy and political economy.

Language ideology is a concept developed in linguistic anthropology to explain the ways in which ideas about the definition and functions of language can become linked with social discourses and identities.

What challenges face jurisdictions that attempt to conduct law in two or more languages?

From the hugely respected journalist Miranda Sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis - delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humour.

The best of the awesome Youtube and Twitter phenomenon Sh*t Girls Say!

Why Men Don't Iron is an eye-opening, mind-blowing book on how the major sex differences in our brains impact on our daily lives and behaviour.

This guide to Scots is a perfect buy for anyone who is intrigued by the expressive Scots language.

This one-stop practical guide will show you how to understand what other people are really feeling - even before they do!

Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world's best-known wordsmiths.

"e;An interesting and quirky and sometimes irreverent look at how the Yiddish language has survived all over the world.

By the authors of Cool Names for Babies, and with over 50,000 hugely imaginative entries from around the world, this is the ultimate book of baby names.

Gain an insight into the English language, via one of the UK's richest dialects: Geordie.

A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.

The idiosyncratic and witty travelogue of a young Welsh-speaking woman who travels the globe in search of Welsh communities.

An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history.

A call to arms, a chance for those born in the 70s and 80s to respond to the chaos.

Reaching Out to Unchurched TeenagersFive facts about the unchurched:1.

The adults who love them want to know, "e;How can I help?

Girls are more than just sugar and spice.

When youth work becomes crisis managers.

An easy-to-learn, easy-to-use tool for in-depth Bible studyBeloved and acclaimed for more than five generations, the Thompson(R) Chain-Reference(R) Bible is unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions, topical study, and sermon preparation.

As the world's youth population continues to grow and interact globally in an instant through blogging, texting, and social networking, youth ministry is adapting in equal fashion.

When the kids are gone, you can discover a richer, deeper, and more fulfilling life than you ever imagined!

Helping the Struggling Adolescent is your first resource to turn to when a teen you know is in trouble.

In Live Love Now, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford tackles the biggest challenges facing kids today and equips adults to engage them with humanness and heart, compassion and honesty to discover the deep, life-giving connection everyone is longing for.

Bridging Theory and Practice in Children's Spirituality explores the different contexts, methods, and situations that influence and foster a child's spirituality and faith development.

A Program for Implementing a Christ-Centered Recovery Ministry in Your ChurchAlcoholism - Divorce - Sexual Abuse - Codependency - Domestic Violence - Drug Addiction - Sexual Addiction - Food Addiction - Gambling Addiction and others.

More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth.

Guadeloupe gehort zu den franzosischen "e;Altkolonien"e;, die nicht in die Unabhangigkeit entlassen wurden, sondern seit 1946 als "e;Departements d'outre-mer"e; ein Teil des Mutterlandes geworden sind.

Soviet language policy provides rich material for the study of the impact of policy on language use.

In this book we will explore in more detail some aspects of the Arab-Jewish divide, which raise fundamental questions regarding the place of the Arabs and Arab language education in the Jewish State.

From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the power of apps to shape our young people—for better or for worse No one has failed to notice that the current generation of youth is deeply—some would say totally—involved with digital media.

In this book, David E.

This book focuses on the crucial role that relationships play in the lives of teenagers.

For Jews, kvetching is a way of understanding the world.

Insights from the application of economic theories and research methods to the management of linguistic diversity in an era of globalization.

How young people think about the moral and ethical dilemmas they encounter when they share and use online content and participate in online communities.