Sociolinguistics

Over the past two decades, the fields of linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics have complicated traditional understandings of the relationsh...

Taking aim at the conventional narrative that standard, national languages transform 'peasants' into citizens, Gina Anne Tam centers the history of...

Intertextuality is the overarching idea that all texts and conversations are linked to other texts and conversations, and that people create and in...

The volume offers an interdisciplinary discussion of the phenomenon of migration and mobility in the modern globalised world and their impact on mu...

Education and Language in the Philippines provides a comprehensive overview of the critical role of education and language development in the Phili...

'Brilliantly illustrates how multilingual mothers are disproportionately tasked with preserving linguistic heritage on one hand and preparing child...

This book reveals how marginalized communities and women are underrepresented on our screens and, too often, depicted in stereotypical ways. This i...

This book shows that over forty years of psychological laboratory-based research support the claims of the Lexical Priming Theory. It examines how ...

With examples from throughout Europe and the United States, the contributors to this volume explore how gender violence is framed through language ...

This book reveals how marginalized communities and women are underrepresented on our screens and, too often, depicted in stereotypical ways. This i...

Bringing together a selection of some of the author's key papers on language and gender, this book provides an overview of the development of langu...

Bringing together a selection of some of the author's key papers on language and gender, this book provides an overview of the development of langu...

This book examines the rise in popularity of fantasy literature in Taiwan and the crucial but often invisible role that translators have played in ...

The Maamtrasna Murders provides a cultural history of the events and subsequent impact of the renowned Maamtrasna murders from the perspective of l...

The Queer Arab Glossary is a first-of-its-kind survey of the linguistic landscape surrounding queerness in the Arab world. It brings together more ...

This book takes the view that ELT global coursebooks, in addition to being curriculum artefacts, are also highly wrought cultural artefacts which s...

In the late 1950s, Iraqi Jews were either forced or chose to leave Iraq for Israel. Finding it impossible to continue writing in Arabic in Israel, ...

How do I structure a journal article?; Can I use 'I' in a research article?; Should I use an active or passive voice? - Many such questions will be...

Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology presents an introduction to cultural anthropology designed to engage students who are learning about the ...

This book takes a journey into the fascinating world of numerical systems in South Asian languages, offering a unique exploration of the intricate ...

This book provides critical accounts of the most important topics in sociolinguistics, stylistics, communication, pragmatics and discourse analysis...

This book presents empirical and anecdotal evidence on the persistence of the variety of Majorcan Catalan that has been spoken since the 1850s in S...