Sociolinguistics books

A comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey of English as a world language. It pinpoints the global spread of the English...  Read More >>

This book examines the linguistic impact of the Korean Wave on World Englishes, demonstrating that the K-Wave is...  Read More >>

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In contrast to stylistic investigations of a writer’s ""voice"" and its various components—diction, detail, imagery,...  Read More >>

The book sets out to examine the concept of 'chav', providing a review of its origins, its characterological figures,...  Read More >>

This book offers a distinct exploration of Chinese English – an ‘expanding circle’ variety with the largest rising...  Read More >>

A detailed analysis of the syntax of early Byzantine Greek texts from Egypt that traces the bilingual interference...  Read More >>

This collected volume focuses on gender dynamics and gendered usage in African youth languages and youth language...  Read More >>

Using an accessible mix of in-depth discussion and statistics, this fascinating book analyses Disney/Pixar films,...  Read More >>

Speaking My Soul is the story of linguist John R. Rickford's life from his early years in Guyana to his status as...  Read More >>

Speaking My Soul is the story of linguist John R. Rickford's life from his early years in Guyana to his status as...  Read More >>

Using an accessible mix of in-depth discussion and statistics, this fascinating book analyses Disney/Pixar films,...  Read More >>

Das generische Maskulinum ist ein viel zu wenig verstandenes Element der deutschen Sprache. Das liegt an einer sprachlichen...  Read More >>

Language and Identity in the Arab World explores the inextricable link between language and identity, referring...  Read More >>

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The first work to offer a comprehensive pragmatist anthropology focusing on sensibility, habits, and human experience...  Read More >>

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Introduces readers to foundational ideas about language and power through a collection of thought-provoking articles....  Read More >>

Der landwirtschaftliche Wortschatz des fast ausgestorbenen niederdeutschen Dialektes des markischen Sauerlandes...  Read More >>

Language, Identity, and Syrian Political Activism on Social Media is an empirical contemporary Arabic sociolinguistic...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education provides the rapidly growing and globalizing field of heritage...  Read More >>

English Begins at Jamestown explores how people tell and have told the story of English, from its Indo-European...  Read More >>

This is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement across all continents. Featuring...  Read More >>

This book builds on the renovated interest on the nexus between accent-identity-prestige-prejudice, offering an...  Read More >>

This handbook is the first comprehensive overview of ecolinguistics or language ecology. It discusses language diversity,...  Read More >>