Linguistic Landscape

Expanding the Scenery

Edited by Elana Shohamy, Durk Gorter

In this comprehensive and pioneering volume, language scholars from around the world examine the "linguistic landscape" from multiple perspectives - theoretical, methodological, and critical. Written...

August 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-98873-5 (Routledge)

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An Introduction to Language and Society

By Martin Montgomery

In this new edition of the bestselling classic textbook, Martin Montgomery explores the key connections between language and social life. Guiding the student through discussions...

June 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-38274-8 (Routledge)

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Health, Illness and Culture

Broken Narratives

Edited by Lars-Christer Hydén, Jens Brockmeier

This collection of essays examines the interrelations between illness, disability, health, society, and culture. The contributors examine how "narratives" have emerged and been utilized within...

May 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-98874-2 (Routledge)

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The Language and Literature Reader

Edited by Ronald Carter, Peter Stockwell

The Language and Literature Reader is an invaluable resource for students of English literature, language, and linguistics. Bringing together the most significant work in the...

April 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41003-8 (Routledge)

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Lesbian Discourses

Images of a Community

By Veronika Koller

Lesbian Discourses is the first book-length treatment of lesbian text and discourse. It looks at what changing images of community American and British lesbian authors have...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96095-3 (Routledge)

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Working with Texts

A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

By Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki SwiftAdrian Beard Edited by Adrian Beard

Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41424-1 (Routledge)

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Edited by Susan Ehrlich

This landmark four-volume collection traces the development of language and gender from its original associations with second-wave feminism to its more recent alignment with postmodern approaches...

2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37439-2 (Routledge)

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Literacy and Gender

Researching Texts, Contexts and Readers

By Gemma Moss

Why are girls outperforming boys in literacy skills in the Western education system today? To date, there have been few attempts to answer this question....

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-23457-3 (Routledge)

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Sociolinguistics

A Resource Book for Students

By Peter Stockwell

Sociolinguistics:

• provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics
• draws on a range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to the Japanese Asahi Evening News...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40127-2 (Routledge)

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Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages

By Christopher Moseley

The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly in the past decade, as a result of the impact of globalization....

2007 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1197-0 (Routledge)

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