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Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society
The way we talk is deeply influenced by our class, sex and ethnic background. It can also have a profound effect on how we are perceived by others. In this fully updated new edition of a classic text, Peter Trudgill explores the evidence - and …
This advanced textbook critically reviews a range of theoretical and empirical work on gendered discourses, and explores how gendered discourses can be identified, described and named. It also examines the actual workings of discourses in terms …
Language and Identity: National, Ethnic, Religious
Offering a uniquely broad-based overview of the role of language choice in the construction of national, cultural, and personal identity, this textbook examines a wide range of specific cases from various parts of the world in order to arrive at …
Language Policy and Language Planning: From Nationalism to Globalisation
Language policy and planning is rarely just about language; it always has political, social and ethical dimensions. This is a comprehensive advanced textbook, covering not only language learning imposed by economic or political agendas, but also …
The Sociology of African American Language: A Language Planning Perspective
The current state of knowledge of African American language is examined from a broad, multidisciplinary perspective that includes its structure, history, social role and educational implications, as well as the linguistic scholarship from which …
Gender, Participation and Silence in the Language Classroom: Sh-Shushing the Girls
In this first-hand study of the relationship of gender, ethnicity and the participation of children within an English-language teaching classroom, Julblioge re-assesses Lacan's approach to belonging with other theoretical approaches to gender and …
In the first volume of this kind for years, the editors have assembled a definitive view of the discipline bringing together much original work in sociolinguistics, ranging from fundamental theoretical statements and methodological articles, to …