Sociolinguistics Books

Language and communication are central features of social behaviour. So, it is somewhat surprising that the social psychological study of language, communication and discourse has a relatively short history. In this book a leading group of language,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,3, Europa-Universität Flensburg (ehem. Universität Flensburg), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zugegeben, die Medienberichte über den sogenannten „Sprachverfall" haben...

This multi-authored monograph, located in the intersection of translanguaging research and Romani studies, offers a state-of-the-art analysis of the ways in which translanguaging supports bilingual Roma students' learning in monolingual school systems...

Langue(s), territoires et identité(s) : L'identité sociolinguistique des KabylesComment les locuteurs kabyles vivent-ils la diversité linguistique de leur région? Dans quelle mesure les discours épilinguistiques (discours tenus sur les langues) de nos...

""A Collection Of Colloquial Phrases On Every Topic Necessary To Maintain Conversation"" is a book written by Anthony Bolmar and published in 1840. The book is a comprehensive guide to colloquial phrases on a wide range of topics that are necessary for...

Le livre ""Un Bourgeois De Paris Lettre Au XVII Siecle: Valentin Conrart Premier Secretaire Perprtuel De L'Acadmie Francaise Et Son Temps (1883)"" �����crit par Auguste Bourgoin est une biographie de Valentin Conrart, un �����crivain et po�����te...

Le livre intitul����� ""Rapports De Henri Gregoire: Ancien Eveque De Blois Sur La Bibliographie, La Destruction Des Patois Et Les Exces Du Vandalisme (1867)"" est �����crit par Emile Egger. Il s'agit d'un recueil de rapports r�����dig�����s par Henri...

Exploring how attitudes and cultural assumptions about children and childhood are revealed in contemporary English, this text addresses such questions as: How is concern for children's safety and welfare reflected in the vocabulary and grammar of...

Originally published in 1986, this volume deals with various aspects of the life of the pastoralists who live in the area between what was Senegambia and Cameroon. It analyses the changing relations between pastoralists and agricultural peoples, and the...

This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified as "immigrant" or "elite" and are thus linked to...

This accessible introductory textbook looks at the modern relationship between politicians, the press and the public through the language they employ, with extensive coverage of key topics including:'spin', 'spin control' and 'image' politics models of...

Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective shows how language influences mechanisms of cognition, perception, and belief, and by extension its power to manipulate thoughts and beliefs. This exciting and original work is...

This book advocates for a new model of describing the practices of language revitalization, and decolonizing the research methods used to study them. The volume provides a comprehensive treatment of the theoretical and methodological foundations of...

Originally published in 1987, this book shows that there is still considerable continuity in the practices and ideas of marriage in Afican against a background of social and economic change. This book discusses the diverse marriage forms in Africa and...

The concept of linguistic justice, as applied to minoritized languages, sheds light upon the way in which minoritized communities conduct their lives in less than optimal environments. Precisely for that reason, the theoretical framework for the study of...

This volume presents an edition of a corpus of Arabic documents datable to the 11th and 12th centuries AD that were discovered by the Egypt Exploration Society at the site of the Nubian fortress Qaṣr Ibrīm (situated in the south of modern Egypt). The...

This book aims at deconstructing and problematizing linguistic ideologies related to Portuguese in late modernity and questioning the theoretical presuppositions which have led us to call Portuguese 'a language.' Such an endeavor is crucial when we know...

Membering the Rhodesian Linguistic Agenda in Zimbabwe reports on a study carried out in Zimbabwe to ascertain the degree and effect of honouring the colonial linguistic agenda.

Global Englishes offers a clear and comprehensive overview of key areas of the topic, encompassing both World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca within a single volume.

This book offers a novel investigation of the Edwardian picture postcard as an innovative form of communication. It offers original insights into the historical and social context in which the postcard emerged; including how the postcard can reveal...

Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive textbook that bridges the gap between the fields of sociolinguistics and second language acquisition, exploring the variety of ways in which social context influences the acquisition of...

This volume examines the notion of criticality in language studies.Drawing on the work of the Frankfurt School - Adorno, Habermas, Horkheimer, and Marcuse, among others - the chapters in the volume examine a variety of linguistic contexts: from gender...

Este libro reúne contribuciones de destacados investigadores de la lingüística hispánica para ofrecer un panorama integral de los castellanos del Perú, incluidos algunos que han sido tradicionalmente objeto de discriminación, como el castellano andino,...

Instructed Second Language Acquisition of Arabic examines the acquisition of agreement asymmetries in the grammatical system of Arabic as a second/foreign language through the lens of instructed second language acquisition.The book explores how to...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Ethnologie / Volkskunde, Note: 2,3, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Hausarbeit entstand im Rahmen des Seminars "Heimat reloaded - Deutung eines (un)populären...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,7, Universität Hamburg, Veranstaltung: Saussure und der Strukturalismus, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit geht, ausgehend von den Thesen von Ferdinand de Saussure,...

Language standardization is problematic because it imposes the dominant group's linguistic variety as the only correct one and promotes the idea of unit thinking, i.e., seeing the world as consisting of bounded, internally homogeneous units. This volume...

Grammatica Critica Linguae Arabicae Cum Brevi Metrorum Doctrina V1: Elementa Et Formarum Doctrinam Complectens est liber scriptus ab Ewald, Geo. Henrici Aug. anno 1831. In hoc libro, auctor grammaticam Arabicam critice tractat, elementa et formarum...

Multilingualism in Italian Migrant Settings investigates the plural linguistic practices of the migrants in a particular refugee centre in Italy, the CAS ('extraordinary refugee centre').

In this seminal study of hip-hop literacies, Black identity formation and artivism in Brazil, Dr. Ana Lúcia Silva Souza presents the diverse literacy practices that have emerged within and in relation to Brazil's hip-hop movement. Ana Lúcia Silva Souza...

The book is devoted to Professor Ọladele Awobuluyi of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria. It contains forty (40) well-researched papers selected through a rigorous assessment process out of the many submitted for consideration. The...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,3, Universität Mannheim, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Frage, in welcher Form „Bindestrich-Komposita" auf Covern von...

Language policies are increasingly acknowledged as being a necessary component of many decisions taken in the areas of the labor market, education, minority languages, mobility, and social inclusion of migrants. They can affect the democratic control of...

There are times when most people feel ignored by others; when they look out into the world and feel completely misunderstood by everyone around them. Perhaps you feel like that more than most…Maybe, you have something burning deep within...

This is the only book based on the 'appraisal' theory (evaluative language) that has been applied in a casual conversation context. The appraisal theory has recently been formulated within the interpersonal meaning framework of Systemic Functional...

From Los Angeles to Tokyo, Urban Sociolinguistics is a sociolinguistic study of twelve urban settings around the world. Building on William Labov's famous New York Study, the authors demonstrate how language use in these areas is changing based on...

Tracing the development of new technological skills and digital cultures, this book looks at the rise of new digital divides and reveals how these inequalities affect cross-cultural communication from a cultural discourse studies perspective in various...

Drawing on data from Africa, Latin America, North America, and the Arab Levant, this book demonstrates how members of marginalized (disempowered) groups sculpt a positive image for themselves, engage in solidarity formation for group empowerment, and...

This innovative book contributes to a paradigm shift in the study of creole languages, forging new empirical frameworks for understanding language and culture in sociohistorical contact. The authors bring together archival sources to challenge dominant...