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Black Linguistics

Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas

By Arnetha Ball, Sinfree Makoni, Geneva Smitherman, Arthur K. Spears, Forward by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences.
The majority of…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-26138-8 (Routledge)

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Cognition in A Digital World

Edited by Herre van Oostendorp

Massive changes are taking place in society surrounding the delivery of information to individuals and the way they process this information. At work, at home,…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-3507-6 (Psychology Press)

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The Linguistics of Political Argument

The Spin-Doctor and the Wolf-Pack at the White House

By Alan Partington

This book examines the relationship between the White House, in the person of its press secretary, and the press corps through a linguistic analysis of…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-28713-5 (Routledge)

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Studies in Language and Social Interaction

In Honor of Robert Hopper

Edited by Phillip J. Glenn, Curtis D. LeBaron, Jennifer Mandelbaum

This collection offers empirical studies and theoretical essays about human communication in everyday life. The writings come from many of the world's leading researchers…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-3732-2 (Routledge)

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Rethinking Linguistics

Edited by Hayley G. Davis, Talbot J. Taylor

This book deals with the need to rethink the aims and methods of contemporary linguistics. Orthodox linguists' discussions of linguistic form fail to exemplify how…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1680-7 (Routledge)

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Working with Specialized Language

A Practical Guide to Using Corpora

By Lynne Bowker, Jennifer Pearson

2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-23699-7 (Routledge)

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Expert Talk and Risk in Health Care

A Special Issue of research on Language and Social interaction

Edited by Christopher N. Candlin, Sally Candlin

This special issue identifies three interrelated constructs--discourse, expertise, and the definition and management of risk--located in various healthcare sites: genetic counseling, nursing, and medical practice.…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-9672-5 (Routledge)

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Lexicography

An Introduction

By Howard Jackson

This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries.
Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts,…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-23173-2 (Routledge)

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Talking to Adults

The Contribution of Multiparty Discourse to Language Acquisition

Edited by Shoshana Blum-Kulka, Catherine E. Snow

This volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the contribution of multiparty intergenerational talk in a variety of cultures to the development of children's…

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2002 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-3661-5 (Psychology Press)

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Antonymy

A Corpus-Based Perspective

By Steven Jones

Antonymy is the technical name used to describe 'opposites', pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female. Antonyms are a ubiquitous part of everyday…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-26374-0 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Interlanguage Variation in Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspective
By H.D. Adamson
To be published December 2nd 2008

Dislocated Elements in Discourse: Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives
Edited by Benjamin Shaer, Philippa Cook, Werner Frey, Claudia Maienborn
To be published December 8th 2008

Multiple Perspectives on Interaction: Second Language Research in Honor of Susan M. Gass
By Alison Mackey, Charlene Polio
To be published December 17th 2008

Multimodal Corpus Linguistics
By Anthony Baldry, Paul J. Thibault
To be published January 1st 2009

Modelling Variation in Spoken and Written English
By David Y.W. Lee
To be published January 15th 2009

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