Semiotics: The Basics

By Daniel Chandler

This updated second edition provides a clear and concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. With a revised introduction...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36375-4 (Routledge)

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The Bilingualism Reader

Edited by Li Wei

The Bilingualism Reader is the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism. Designed as an integrated and structured student resource it provides invaluable editorial material...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35555-1 (Routledge)

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Comparative Grammar

Critical Concepts in Linguistics

Edited by Ian Roberts

The study of comparative grammar has long been a concern of linguistic theory. To the extent that, by studying the aspects of grammar which vary,...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34199-8 (Routledge)

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Using English

Edited by Janet Maybin, Neil Mercer, Ann Hewings

Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics. It examines the way in which the English...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37682-2 (Routledge)

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Language Testing and Assessment

An Advanced Resource Book

By Glenn Fulcher, Fred Davidson

Language Testing and Assessment:

• introduces students to the key methods and debates surrounding language testing and assessment
• explores the testing of linguistic competence of children, students, asylum...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33947-6 (Routledge)

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Reassessing the Role of the Syllable in Italian Phonology

An Experimental Study of Consonant Cluster Syllabification, Definite Article Allomorphy, and Segment Duration

By Kristie McCrary Kambourakis

Linguists claim that the syllable plays a fundamental role in the production and perception of spoken language. One of the main arguments for the...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-97610-7 (Routledge)

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Global Englishes and Transcultural Flows

By Alastair Pennycook

The English language is spreading across the world, and so too is hip-hop culture: both are being altered, developed, reinterpreted, reclaimed. This timely book explores...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37497-2 (Routledge)

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Changing English

Edited by David Graddol, Dick Leith, Joan Swann, Martin Rhys, Julia Gillen

Changing English examines the history of English from its origins in the fifth century to the present day. It focuses on the radical changes that...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-37679-2 (Routledge)

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Research on Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World

Edited by Maria Elena Placencia, Carmen Garcia-Fernandez

One of the main contributions of this important book is that it offers a thorough survey of the theoretical and empirical developments that have occurred...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-8058-5227-1 (Routledge)

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A Unification of Morphology and Syntax

Investigations into Romance and Albanian Dialects

By M. Rita Manzini, Leonardo M. Savoia

This highly original and innovative analysis focuses on the morphosyntax of dialects comprising Italy, Corsica and the Italian and Romansch-speaking areas of Switzerland. The empirical...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-39075-0 (Routledge)

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