Sociolinguistics books

In The Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900) Christopher Joby offers the first book-length account of the knowledge...  Read More >>

This book brings together an interdisciplinary group of academic researchers in order to examine how and to what...  Read More >>

This book analyzes the translation policies and practices of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs),...  Read More >>

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The monograph Temonit is the outcome of many years of Ori Shachmon's linguistic fieldwork among Jews who emigrated...  Read More >>

This book proposes a linguistic-competence-based account of referential intuitions. Using a series of novel experiments...  Read More >>

Uneasy Translations: Self, Experience and Indian Literature interweaves the personal journey of an academic into...  Read More >>

This book argues for centrality of language to address Africa’s developmental challenges. It contends for the empowerment...  Read More >>

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This edited volume brings together ten compelling ethnographic case studies from a range of global settings to explore...  Read More >>

This is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka Dr. G, the pioneering linguist often referred to as the Queen...  Read More >>

This is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka Dr. G, the pioneering linguist often referred to as the Queen...  Read More >>

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This book addresses how linguistic landscapes communicate and what theoretical significance might follow by taking...  Read More >>

This book explores the issues of education, the use of languages and the formation of self-identification of the...  Read More >>

The contributors to the volume are international researchers specialising in language policy and early language...  Read More >>

Comic books for adults have become one of the most novel and colourful forms of cultural expression in the Arab...  Read More >>

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This is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka Dr. G, the pioneering linguist often referred to as the Queen...  Read More >>

This book is a reference on the history, sociology, and linguistic structure of Philippine English. It offers readers...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the idea of Academic Persian in the growing competition of many Middle Eastern languages to...  Read More >>

This book offers a unique analysis of how political representatives construct ideas about the nation in contemporary...  Read More >>

Bringing together global case studies of research conducted in classrooms, this book is the first to consolidate...  Read More >>

This book calls for both linguists and economists to engage more widely in each other's discipline, in order to...  Read More >>