Sociolinguistics books

9412 books were found.

The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya

The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya

Author: Selma K Sonntag ,  Mark Turin
ISBN: 9781783747054
Format: Hardback
$72.32

This highly original and timely collection brings together case studies from salient areas of the Himalayan region...  Read More >>

Das Bild in der Metapher: Bilder des Erfolgs – Bilder des Scheiterns

Das Bild in der Metapher: Bilder des Erfolgs – Bilder...

Author: Matthias Junge
ISBN: 9783658245610
Format: Paperback
$105.57

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The Sociopragmatics of Attitude Datives in Levantine Arabic

The Sociopragmatics of Attitude Datives in Levantine...

Author: Youssef A. Haddad
ISBN: 9781474452281
Format: Paperback
$62.07

This book analyses data from a variety of sources, including soap operas, movies, plays, talk shows and other audiovisual...  Read More >>

Language, Politics and Society in the Middle East: Essays in Honour of Yasir Suleiman

Language, Politics and Society in the Middle East: Essays...

Author: Yonatan Mendel ,  Abeer AlNajjar
ISBN: 9781474452656
Format: Paperback
$62.07

Published in honour of Professor Yasir Suleiman, this collection acknowledges his contribution to the field of language...  Read More >>

Community Based Research in Language Policy and Planning: The Language of Instruction in Education in Sint Eustatius

Community Based Research in Language Policy and Planning:...

Author: Nicholas Faraclas ,  Ellen-Petra Kester
ISBN: 9783030232221
Format: Hardback
$290.37

The focus of this book is the methodology implemented and the results obtained over the course of a year-long action...  Read More >>

The Semantics and Pragmatics of Honorification: Register and Social Meaning

The Semantics and Pragmatics of Honorification: Register...

Author: Professor of Linguistics Elin McCready (Aoyama Gakuin University)
ISBN: 9780191860706
Format: Undefined
$237.60

This book explores the semantics and pragmatics of honorifics, expressions that indicate the degree of formality...  Read More >>

Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland: Linguistic Practice and Ideology

Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland: Linguistic...

Author: Stuart S. Dunmore
ISBN: 9781474443111
Format: Hardback
$232.88

The first in-depth assessment of language use and attitudinal perceptions among adults who received an immersion...  Read More >>

From Bilingual to Biliterate: Secondary Discourse Abilities in Bilingual Children’s Story Telling: Evidence from Greek Heritage Language Speakers in Germany and the United States

From Bilingual to Biliterate: Secondary Discourse Abilities...

Author: Eva M. Knopp
ISBN: 9783631792087
Format: Hardback
$169.09

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Cultures et mots de la table: Comment parle-t-on de la nourriture et de la cuisine en termes académiques, littéraires et populaires / argotiques ?

Cultures et mots de la table: Comment parle-t-on de...

Author: Sabine Bastian ,  Sabine Bastian
ISBN: 9783631785621
Format: Hardback
$144.90

Le volume réunit des recherches présentées par des spécialistes de littérature, linguistique et pédagogie de 9 pays...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity

Author: Siân Preece
ISBN: 9780367353896
Format: Paperback
$98.99

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language...  Read More >>

The UK ‘at Risk’: A Corpus Approach to Historical Social Change 1785–2009

The UK ‘at Risk’: A Corpus Approach to Historical Social...

Author: Jens O. Zinn
ISBN: 9783030202378
Format: Hardback
$224.37

This book presents a case study of the proliferation of at risk-language in The Times news coverage from 1785 to...  Read More >>

The Tyranny of Writing: Ideologies of the Written Word

The Tyranny of Writing: Ideologies of the Written Word...

Author: Constanze Weth (University of Luxembourg, Belgium) ,  Dr Kasper Juffermans (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
ISBN: 9781350123113
Format: Paperback
$69.99

This book examines the powerful role of writing in society. The invention of writing, independently at various places...  Read More >>

Science Culture, Language, and Education in America: Literacy, Conflict, and Successful Outreach

Science Culture, Language, and Education in America:...

Author: Emily Schoerning
ISBN: 9781349959358
Format: Paperback
$145.17

Can the culture and language of science be an alienating force that discourages marginalized people from identifying...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Spanish in the Global City

The Routledge Handbook of Spanish in the Global City...

Author: Andrew Lynch
ISBN: 9781138860667
Format: Hardback
$504.00

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No Dialect Please, You're a Poet: English Dialect in Poetry in the 20th and 21st Centuries

No Dialect Please, You're a Poet: English Dialect in...

Author: Claire Hélie ,  Elise Brault-Dreux
ISBN: 9780367258047
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book is situated at the crossroades in research areas of literature and linguistics. This collection of essays...  Read More >>

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language...

Author: Gretchen McCulloch
ISBN: 9780735210936
Format: Hardback
$68.64

A witty and linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.  Read More >>

Informalization and Hybridization of Speech Practices: Polylingual Meaning-Making across Domains, Genres, and Media

Informalization and Hybridization of Speech Practices:...

Author: Amei Koll-Stobbe
ISBN: 9783631659670
Format: Hardback
$143.87

The sociolinguistic study of speech practices for meaning-making has gained momentum after studies of urban adolescents...  Read More >>

The Analysis of Legal Cases: A Narrative Approach

The Analysis of Legal Cases: A Narrative Approach

Author: Flora Di Donato
ISBN: 9780415788939
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book examines the role played by narrative and culture in constructing the facts and legal cases and the reaching...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Arabic Linguistics

The Oxford Handbook of Arabic Linguistics

Author: Jonathan Owens (Professor of Arabic Linguistics, Professor of Arabic Linguistics, University of Bayreuth)
ISBN: 9780190912802
Format: Paperback
$87.95

Gives critical expression to Arabic, a language which covers large populations and geographical areas, has a long...  Read More >>

What's Your Sign for Pizza?: An Introduction to Variation in American Sign Language

What's Your Sign for Pizza?: An Introduction to Variation...

Author: Ceil Lucas ,  Robert Bayley
ISBN: 9781563685729
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Originally published in hardback in 2003.  Read More >>

Wortschaetze und Sprachwelten: Beitraege zu Sprachtypologie, kontrastiver Wort- bzw. Wortschatzforschung und Pragmatik

Wortschaetze und Sprachwelten: Beitraege zu Sprachtypologie,...

Author: Andrzej Kątny ,  Michail L Kotin
ISBN: 9783631792155
Format: Hardback
$143.87

Die Autoren behandeln drei Themenbereiche, die von Relevanz für verschiedene Generationen von Linguisten sind: Sprachtypologie...  Read More >>

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