Sociolinguistics

This book persuasively argues the case that ethnography must be viewed as a full theoretical system, rather than just as a research method. Blommae...

The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theorie...

This volume shows the relevance of the concepts of place and belonging for understanding the dynamics of identification through language. It also o...

In 1989, Bernard Spolsky published Conditions for Second Language Learning (Oxford University Press). At the 2012 Annual Conference of Asia TEFL, a...

It is clearly illogical to search for one good, universal solution for multilingual education when educational contexts differ so widely due to dem...

The BBC's Advisory Committee on Spoken English was set up to provide an authoritative guide to pronunciation and the use of language for BBC announ...

Written by an international team of leading scholars, this engaging textbook on the study of English historical linguistics is uniquely organized i...

This book, which takes the form of a graphic novel, looks at political activism in the public landscape. It has a particular focus on the UK activi...

This book describes the astonishing achievements of John Angus Mackay a man whose intelligence, humanity, political nous, people skills, wit, stee...