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Taylor & Francis Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US An Introduction
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Taylor & Francis Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US
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Taylor & Francis Innovation and change in English language education
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Taylor & Francis Innovation and change in English language education
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Taylor & Francis Introducing English Semantics
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Taylor & Francis Introducing Global Englishes
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introducing Global Englishes
Book SynopsisIntroducing Global Englishes provides comprehensive coverage of relevant research in the fields of World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, and English as an International Language. The book introduces students to the current sociolinguistic uses of the English language, using a range of engaging and accessible examples from newspapers (Observer, Independent, Wall Street Journal), advertisements, and television shows. The book: Explains key concepts connected to the historical and contemporary spread of English. Explores the social, economic, educational, and political implications of English's rise as a world language. Includes comprehensive classroom-based activities, case studies, research tasks, assessment prompts, and extensive online resources. Introducing Global Englishes is essential reading for students coming to this subject for the first time.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: The History of EnglishChapter 2: Language change and variationChapter 3: English as a global language: issues and attitudesChapter 4: Variation in ‘Native’ EnglishesChapter 5: The ‘New’ Englishes Chapter 6: English in Global Contexts Chapter 7: English as a Lingua Franca Chapter 8: Attitudes to English varieties and ELFChapter 9: English language teaching Chapter 10: The future of English as a global languageGlossaryReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Vietnam War Slang A Dictionary on Historical Principles
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Language and Creativity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Global English Slang
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Taylor & Francis Emergent Lingua Francas and World Orders
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts
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Taylor & Francis Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
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Taylor & Francis Proper English Readings in Language History and Cultural Identity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Free Adjuncts and Absolutes in English Problems of Control and Interpretation Germanic Linguistics
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Taylor & Francis Emergent Lingua Francas and World Orders
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Taylor & Francis Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language
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Taylor & Francis Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding African American Rhetoric
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
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Taylor & Francis Framing Discourse on the Environment
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Taylor & Francis CorpusBased Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy and Power Language Culture and Teaching
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Taylor & Francis Achieving Understanding
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Taylor & Francis Words and Their Meaning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Feminist Perspectives on Language
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Language and Characterisation People in Plays and
Book SynopsisTextual Explorations General Editors-Mick Short, Lancaster UniversityElena Semino, Lancaster UniversityThe focus of this series is on the stylistic analysis of literary and non-literary texts, and the theoretical issues which such work raises. Textual Explorations will include books that cover studies of literary authors, genres and other groupings, stylistic studies of non-literary texts, translation study, the teaching of language and literature, the empirical study of literature, and corpus approaches to stylistics and literature study. Books in the series will centre on texts written in English. Readership of the series is mainly undergraduate and postgraduate students, although advanced sixth formers will also find the books accessible. The series will be of particular interest to those who study English language, English literature, text linguistics, discourse analysis and communication studies. Language & Characterisation- People in Plays & Other Texts<Table of Contents1: Modelling Characterisation PART ONE: CHARACTERISATION AND THE MIND 2: Character categories and impressions of character 3: Inferring character from texts PART TWO: CHARACTERISATION AND THE TEXT 4: Textual clues in characterisation 5: (Im)politeness and characterisation 6: Conclusion: The characterisation of Katherina in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Conclusion Further directions and exercises References Index
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Taylor & Francis Varieties of Modern English
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A History of English Negation Longman Linguistics Library
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Earliest English An Introduction to Old English Language Learning About Language
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Language Agency and Politics in a Constructed World International Relations in a Constructed World
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Taylor & Francis Effective Writing in the Public Sector
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Taylor & Francis Lexical Innovation in World Englishes
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Taylor & Francis EnglishMedium Instruction from an English as a Lingua Franca Perspective
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Taylor & Francis Ltd English as a Lingua Franca in the Language
Book SynopsisThis new text is a guide for understanding, envisioning, and acting on the lessons of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research in English Language Teaching (ELT) classrooms. The volume is the result of the cooperation of an international team that includes members involved in research, teacher education, and classroom practice.This collection bridges theory, methodology, and real-world application of ELF research for the first time. Chapters offer a variety of practical perspectives and support teachers to better prepare their students for the reality of how the English language is used around the world today. With close attention to the nuts and bolts of teaching as well as useful features for further investigation, discussion, and application this book will be a helpful, practical resource for current and prospective English language teachers, teacher trainers and mentors, and curriculum designers.Table of ContentsContributorsAbbreviations1 IntroductionYasemin Bayyurt 2 Theoretical foundation: Terminology, ELF theory and research, language pedagogy and teacher education Éva Illés & Yasemin Bayyurt3 Teaching literature with ELF paradigm in ELT classrooms Derya Altınmakas & Hande Serdar Tülüce4 Using Web-based technology in ELF contexts Lili Cavalheiro, Luis Guerra, Ricardo Pereira & Tímea Tiboldi5 Assessment in ELF-informed pedagogy? Eva Knechtelsdorfer6 Integrating ELF-aware pedagogy into English classes: Practical ideas and hands-on practicesElif Kemaloğlu-Er, Esma Biricik Deniz, Yonca Özkan 7 CLIL and ELF in the ELT classroomÉva Illés, Yasemin Bayyurt & László Katona8 World Englishes and ELF in ELT coursebooks Paola Vettorel9 Authenticity in listening: An ELF perspective in the classroom Natasha Tsantila & Lucilla Lopriore10 Conclusion Éva Illés Index
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Materials Development
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Materials Development for Language Teaching is the definitive resource for all working in this area of language and English language teaching. With 34 chapters authored by leading figures from around the world, the Handbook provides an historical overview of the development of language teaching materials, critical discussion of core issues, and an assessment of future directions.The contributions represent a range of different international contexts, providing insightful, state-of-the-art coverage of the field. Structured in nine sections, the Handbook covers: changes and developments in language teaching materials controversial issues in materials development research and materials development materials for language learning and skills development materials evaluation and adaptation materials for specific contexts materials development and technology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd English Vocabulary The Basics
Book SynopsisEnglish Vocabulary: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English vocabulary, the way linguists classify and explain it, and the place of vocabulary in our overall picture of the language, and in society. Introducing a range of terminology for discussing vocabulary, the reader is provided with a coherent, structured description of what we know about words and their meanings. Key features of this book include: Analysis of historical roots of present-day words Coverage of the differences between speech and writing and between formality and informality Understanding of the social implications of choices that readers make to use standard or non-standard (e.g., regional/dialect) vocabulary A focus on British English with reference to a wide range of varieties of English that include North American English, Irish English, Indian English, Malaysian English, Nigerian English and Caribbean English.Featuring a glossarTrade ReviewThis is a book for all of us who wonder where words in English come from, how they relate to each other, what patterns they occur in, how we store them in our minds, and what choices we make when we use words and why. This highly readable volume draws on multiple sources including many years of Michael McCarthy’s excellent scholarship, corpus evidence, examples from varieties of English and a keen interest in language and language learning.Averil Coxhead, Professor in Applied Linguistics, Victoria University of WellingtonTable of ContentsCONTENTSINTRODUCTION TO THE READER1 A WORD OR TWO ABOUT WORDS WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘VOCABULARY’?THE ‘ENGLISH’ IN ENGLISH VOCABULARYAT LEAST WE KNOW WHAT WORDS ARE … DON’T WE?SPACED OUTEYES AND EARSIT JUST FEELS RIGHTI SEE WHAT YOU MEANMORPHEMESTAKING WORDS TO PIECESGRAMMAR AND LEXISWORDS STICK TOGETHERCOMPOUNDSMULTI-WORD UNITSIDIOMSCOLLOCATIONRECIPES FOR NEW WORDSWORDS COME AND GONOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUNHALF AND HALFKEEP IT SHORTLENDING AND BORROWINGCORPORA: LETTING THE DATA SPEAKUSING A CORPUSCORPUS EXAMPLE (1): HARD-WORKING WORDSCORPUS EXAMPLE (2): SPEAKING VERSUS WRITINGSUMMING UPFURTHER READING2 WHERE DO ENGLISH WORDS COME FROM?THE DIM AND DISTANT PASTTHE BEGINNING OF ENGLISHANGLO-SAXONSBEGINNING TO LOOK FAMILIAR: CHRONICLES AND MONSTERSMORE INCOMERSVIKINGSA BIG CHANGE: THE NORMANS ARRIVEPUTTING IT IN BLACK AND WHITETELLING TALESPIERS PLOWMANINTO THE MODERN ERALANGUAGE ABOUT LANGUAGEAN EXPANDING VOCABULARYCIRCLING THE WORLDA SETTLED LANGUAGESPELLING IT OUTNEW WORLDS, NEW CULTURESNEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW ENGLISHESFURTHER READING3 WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?FROM FORM TO MEANINGWORDING THE WORLDMAKING SENSE OF THE LEXICONSAME OR DIFFERENT?SYNONYMYLOOKS THE SAME, SOUNDS THE SAME BUT …SOMETHING DIFFERENTCLASSIFYING THE WORLDTHE UPSIDE-DOWN TREESCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKINGFUZZY BORDERS AND STEREOTYPESAN ARM AND A LEG: PARTS AND WHOLESMAKING SENSE IN THE REAL WORLDTAKING MEANING TO PIECESPLUSES AND MINUSES TO EVERYTHINGWORDS, THE MIND AND THE WORLDPRAGMATICS: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?FURTHER READING4 BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH: FIGURATIVE MEANINGJUST IMAGINEATOMS OR MOLECULES?BITE-SIZED CHUNKSROOM FOR MANOUEVREAS CLEAR AS MUD: IDIOMSDO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?IN A NUTSHELLIDIOM-PRONELOOK AT IT THIS WAYMETAPHORSPROVERBS AND METAPHORSTROPES GALOREHERE COMES THE ARMY: METONYMYNO EXAGGERATION: HYPERBOLEA NOT UNINTERESTING TROPE: UNDERSTATEMENTEUPHEMISMSSUMMARYFURTHER READING5 BEAR THIS IN MIND: THE MENTAL LEXICONA REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTHOW DID IT ALL GET THERE? ACQUIRING VOCABULARYDESIGNING A HUMANONE WORD AT A TIMETELEGRAMS FROM A CHILDMORE THAN ONE WAY OF SAYING THINGSSPELL IT OUTWHERE ARE ALL THOSE WORDS?MIND AND BRAIN: THE MENTAL LEXICONHOW DOES IT WORK?FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY JACK ROBINSONWHAT COMES INTO YOUR HEAD?JUST A SLIP OF THE TONGUE?IN TWO MINDS AGAINCONCLUSIONFURTHER READING6 VOCABULARY IN ACTIONWORDS OUT THERELANGUAGE SNAPSHOTSHARD WORDSNOT IN FRONT OF THE CHILDRENLETTING THE MACHINE DECIDE: CORPORAQUIZZING THE DATAEXCHANGING A FEW WORDSLET’S NOT GO INTO DETAILSO, CONSEQUENTLY …WINDOWS ON CULTUREWORDS ON THE MOVENAUGHTY BUT NICEA NOTICEABLE UPTICKSHOWING YOUR AGEMAPPING ENGLISH VOCABULARYVARIETIESDIFFERENT VOICES: DIALECTS AND SOCIOLECTSSPECIAL VOCABULARIESWORDS AND THE IMAGINATIONFLOUTING CONVENTIONSOLD WORDS, NEW MEANINGSFOOD FOR THOUGHTHAVING A LAUGHEDUCATION AND LEARNINGGROWING UP WITH WORDSSECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARYTHE END OF THE BEGINNINGFURTHER READINGGLOSSARY OF KEY TERMSREFERENCESINDEX
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Taylor & Francis Global Englishes
Book SynopsisThe global spread of English, with over two billion users of the language, is now well-documented. English functions as a language of education, business, tourism, and intercultural communication in many settings across the world. Global Englishes offers a clear and comprehensive overview of key areas of the topic, encompassing both World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) within a single volume.This engaging textbook offers readers the opportunity to reflect on key debates as well as develop their own thinking on real-world language practices and problems in light of Global Englishes theory and research. Organised into a three-part Survey, followed by readings from important texts, this is both an introductory textbook covering key concepts and themes, and a starting point for further study. It is essential reading for students of Global/World Englishes and ELF in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, English language teaching, and intercultural communi
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Linguistics of Social Media
Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook introduces concepts and frameworks from linguistics and uses them in the analysis of language on social media. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics and with examples drawn from 12 different social media platforms, including TikTok, Twitter (the book was written prior to the X rebrand), Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, The Linguistics of Social Media: An Introduction provides the tools to unpick how language is used to portray a particular identity, to persuade, to inform, to amuse and entertain, to vent and to complain.Analysing the language of social media highlights the strategies which operate in the messages and posts found on such platforms. Together, these strategies involve a wide variety of language registers, creativity and language play and a wealth of linguistic innovation. By evidencing the many nuanced ways in which people are engaging with social media, this book demonstrates how users of social media are linguistically savTrade Review"Andreea Calude has done an excellent job of explaining fundamental concepts in linguistics. The textbook strikes a perfect balance between theory and practice, drawing on literature from various disciplines to provide a comprehensive characterization of social media practices. Importantly, the book assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics and is written in a manner that is engaging and accessible to students."Carmen Lee, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongTable of ContentsLists of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of internet slang and abbreviations; About this book; 1. Language and social media; 2. Using social media for your purpose: Exploring genre, register and style; 3. Using social media to speak to your tribe: Considering Audience Design, language choice and multilingualism; 4. Using social media to get things done: Analysing speech acts and politeness; 5. Using social media to be yourself: Examining indexing, gender and communities of practice; 6. Using social media to save the world: Theorising metaphor; 7. Using social media to influence public opinion: Surveying texts with Move Analysis and corpus linguistics; 8. Using social media to amuse and entertain: Introducing word-formation and grammatical constructions 9. Using social media to rally for your language: Measuring linguistic vitality and language endangerment; 10. Epilogue: Ethical considerations and language change; Index; Index of languages; Index of social media platforms
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns
Book SynopsisThis original volume provides the first state-of-the-art overview of research on pronouns in the 21st century. With its dedicated sections on grammar, history, and change, language learning/acquisition, cognition and comprehension, power, politics, and identity, The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns shows that contemporary interest in pronouns and gender represents just the tip of the iceberg.Led by Laura Paterson, a transdisciplinary collection of experts discuss the global history of different pronoun systems, synthesize the literature, and contextualize the salient issues and current debates shaping research on pronouns across different spheres and via different theoretical-methodological traditions. The Handbook is designed to encourage readers to engage with a range of perspectives from within and beyond their immediate areas of interest, with the ultimate aim of shaping the future trajectory of interdisciplinary, multiingual research on pronouns.UsinTrade ReviewIn this thought-provoking book, the authors explore the profound role of pronouns in how we enact our identities and relationships through language. With remarkable insights, they illuminate in detail the often-overlooked functions that pronouns serve in construing the multifaceted aspects of the human experience.Michele Zappavigna, Associate Professor of Digital Communication, University of New South Wales, AustraliaNo stone is left unturned in The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns, with inspiring contributions by world-leading scholars, offering innovative analyses from all angles. Highly recommended for linguists, psychologists, neuroscientists, students, teachers and a general readership.Lucía Loureiro-Porto, Associate Professor in English, University of the Balearic Islands, SpainA welcome wealth of resources for the study of pronouns, the small giants in language processing. A must-read for seasoned scholars as well as for aspiring ones.Luis H. González, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, Wake Forest University, USATable of Contents1 The little words that mean a lotLaura L. PatersonPART 1: HISTORY AND CHANGE2 Variation in pronoun typologiesHeather Bliss, Richard Compton, and Dennis Ryan Storoshenko3 A history of personal pronouns in Standard EnglishMikko Laitinen4 On the alleged stability of pronouns: The influence of language contact and social interventionPeter Siemund5 Grammaticalization as a process for pronoun changeGunther De Voglaer6 The future of pronouns in the online/offline nexusBrian W. King and Archie CrowleyPART 2: PROCESSING AND CATEGORISATION7 Pronouns in the brainJoanna Porkert, Hanneke Loerts, Anja Schüppert and Merel Keijzer8 Pronouns and aphasiaEleni Peristeri9 Pronoun comprehensionJennifer E. Arnold10 Personal pronouns and noun phrases as shifters in Southeast Asian languagesDwi Noverini Djenar11 Alternative pronominal items: Noncanonical pronouns in Chinese, Vietnamese, and AfrikaansChenchen Song, Li Nguyen and Theresa BiberauerPART 3: ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING12 How children acquire L1 pronounsPetra Hendriks13 Bilingual acquisition: More object pronouns at onceKatrin Schmitz14 Deixis in the manual modality: Insights from diverse signing communication systemsJenny C. Lu and Diane Lillo-Martin15 Acquisition of Pronouns in Creole LanguagesDany Adone and Tamirand De Lisser16 Use of anaphoric reference by second language writers: From empirical data to pedagogy in the classroomMasumi Narita and Mark FreiermuthPART 4: MAKING PRONOUNS PERSONAL17 T/V in the 21st century: A case study of FrenchKimberley Pager-McClymont, Sarah Eichhorn and Amélie Doche18 Pronouns as shibboleths: Prescriptive attitudes to case formsLinda Pillière19 Identifying who uses first person singular pronouns and the psychological impacts this language may haveNicholas S. Holtzman and Logan C. Delgado 20 Strategic uses of pronoun drop in economic decision-making Tai-Sen He21 What does it mean when a computer says I?Andrew GargettPART 5: POWER AND POLITICS22 The role of pronouns in the race debate: George Floyd and BLM protestsZeynep Cihan Koca-Helvaci23 'They really eat anything don't they?': Pronoun use in Covid-19-related anti-Asian racismUrsula Kania24 Pronoun use in cross-cultural therapy sessionsNahed Arafat25 Politicians’ pronouns: Who is 'we'? Negotiating national collectivities in Taiwan’s authoritarian periodJennifer M. Wei26 Strategic use of pronouns among lingua franca English users in a university project-based learning programmeSatomi Ura and Hiromasa Tanaka27 Pronoun activism and the power of animacyLaure GardellePART 6: GENDERED PRONOUNS AND BEYOND28 Epicene pronouns new and oldCharlotte Stormbom29 Gender-neutrality and cliticsAshley Reilly-Thornton30 Gender binaries in constructed languagesAngela Zottola31 Non-binary singular theyLex Konnelly, Kirby Conrod, and Evan D. Bradley32 Individuals' pronoun choice: A case study of transgender speakers in Berlin, GermanyOlga Steriopolo and Harley Aussoleil33 Misgendering in the mediaKat Gupta
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching for Equity Justice and Antiracism with
Book SynopsisTo embrace today's culturally and linguistically diverse secondary English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms, this text presents ways in which teachers can use digital tools in the service of antiracist teaching and developing equity-oriented mindsets in teaching and learning.Addressing how the use of digital tools and literacy practices can be woven into current ELA curricula, and with consistent sections, each chapter covers a different aspect of digital tool use, including multimodal texts, critical media literacies, connection-building, and digital composing. Understanding that no classroom is a monolith, Barnes and Marlatt's timely text presents practical applications and resources suitable for different environments, including urban and rural contexts.The volume is essential reading in courses on ELA/literacy methods and multicultural education.
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Taylor & Francis Entangled Englishes
Book SynopsisEntangled Englishes offers an innovative approach to understanding the ongoing globalization of English by examining it in relation to its multiple, complex, and oftentimes unexpected entanglements.The book explores entangled narratives of English that are imprinted and in circulation in various global contexts. The chapters examine the globalization of English as a phenomenon that is invariably entangled with and through various languages; cultural forms such as ideological commitments and social norms,;or even (im)material objects such as food, signage, and attire. Offering a unique range of perspectives from leading scholars worldwide, this innovative volume presents exciting new research directions for anyone interested in the historical and contemporary complexities of language.This text is key reading for students and researchers of World Englishes, sociolinguistics, multilingualism, and linguistic anthropology.
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Taylor & Francis English with an Accent
Book SynopsisSince its original publication in 1997, English with an Accent has inspired generations of scholars to investigate linguistic discrimination, social categorization, social structures, and power. This new edition is an attempt to retain the spirit of the original while enriching and expanding it to reflect the greater understanding of linguistic discrimination that it has helped create. This third edition has been substantially reworked to include: An updated concept of social categories, how they are constructed in interaction, and how they can be invoked and perceived through linguistic cues or language ideologies Refreshed accounts of the countless social and structural factors that go into linguistic discrimination Expanded attention to specific linguistic structures, language groups, and social domains that go beyond those provided in earlier editions New dedicated chapter on American Sign LTrade ReviewThe third edition of English with an Accent presents an extraordinary new resource created from a time-honored classic, taking the pieces of the original and elegantly intersecting them with 21st-century language practice. The original material is still there; however, it has been rewoven to include a broader semiotic realm, a deeper representation of language variation across multiple modalities, a richer set of theoretical and methodological approaches, and a new coherence rooted in the fact that language variation is simultaneously arbitrary and powerfully meaningful. As such, this edition sets a new standard for the presentation and discussion of linguistic discrimination. Robin Queen, University of Michigan With crisp prose and cogent arguments, the authors recreate the eye-opening impact of English with an Accent in light of recent movements for social justice, crafting activities, exercises, and discussion questions that directly help readers engage in questions of how language socialization works and how it affects our personal lives as well as our society’s future. Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University Be prepared to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. This edition of English with an Accent hits home and will keep you engaged and engrossed in issues that society too often doesn’t understand in any meaningful and life-altering way. Well, the road to enlightenment is clearly provided here. Sonja Lanehart, University of Arizona Since its first publication, English with An Accent has inspired conversations that grapple with and challenge the ways people use language to recognize, categorize, and rank social differences. This latest version builds on this important foundation while providing significant updates to the coverage of topics and theory. Written in an engaging, provocative style, this new edition by Barrett, Cramer and McGowan is comprehensive and accessible. It will leave readers with greater insight into and critical awareness of the subtle role language variation plays in the maintenance of power today and the marginalization and on-going subordination of particular social groups, in the U.S. and elsewhere. Barbra A. Meek, University of Michigan Table of ContentsContents List of Figures List of Tables The International Phonetic Alphabet Preface to the Third Edition Chapter One: The pronunciation of difference Reproducing inequality Discourse structural racism Language ideologies Red summer Where we are headed Discussion questions Chapter Two: Language, categorization, and social identities Fifty shades of grue Only skin deep Sorting humanity Categories and cognition Is that a sandwich? Some basic semiotics Language and racialization Discussion questions Chapter Three: Things linguists know about language Facts about language Linguistic potential Variety is the spice of life! Are you a robot? So-called Standard English Communicative effectiveness depends on variation Discussion questions Chapter Four: Language subordination Reading a textbook: roles and responsibilities Rejecting the gift: the individual’s role in the communicative process Hesitance and uncertainty? Standard language ideology Confronting ideologies Discussion questions Chapter Five: Place-based variation in the American context The social meaning of place Regional varieties of American English Spread the word Vowels on the move Regional variation in morphology and syntax OMG! There's, like, so much more variation! Structured variation: the hidden life of language Discussion questions Chapter Six: Language, racialization, and racism No MSG Race, ethnicity, and linguistic variation Ethnicity-indexing variation: words and sounds Ethnicity-indexing variation: sentences and meanings No MSG, no lazy grammar Language, interaction, and ethnic inequality Language, race, appropriation, and whiteness Language is love Discussion questions Chapter Seven: Language diversity in the United States Estados Unidos no tiene un idioma oficial Language abundance Stolen childhoods Language ideologies and English public space Embracing bilingualism Discussion questions Chapter Eight: American Sign Language and deaf culture How people communicate What it means to be hearing Deaf culture Sign languages and American Sign Language Martha's Vineyard Sign Language Oralism vs. manualism Language ideology and deaf culture Ideologies within the deaf community Discussion questions Chapter Nine: Putting language on the map How we see the language around us Perceptual dialectology Linguistic landscapes The linguistic perception of the American South Kountry Livin’ What it means to sound Southern Perceptions meet strategies of condescension Discussion questions Chapter Ten: A history of ‘r’ in the United States Meaningful, important, and arbitrary The remarkable letter ‘r’ Rhotics: variety, terminology, and symbols American [ɹ] is wei(r)d Where did American [ɹ] come from? From non-rhotic to rhotic: American sound change in the first half of the 20th century Non-rhotic in Manhattan Discussion questions Chapter Eleven: The communicative burden in education The medium of instruction Invisible ideologies go to school The setting of goals Whose language? Appropriacy arguments Languagelessness Education as cultural assimilation How teachers talk How graduate students talk What the science tells us Discussion questions Chapter Twelve: Language use, media stereotypes, and fake news Storytellers, Inc. Teaching children how to discriminate Building on stereotypes Disney’s worldview Information literacy: beyond cartoons Echo chambers and filter bubbles Bad is stronger than good Discussion questions Chapter Thirteen: Language in the workplace Unwelcoming environments Sorry not sorry "This is America, speak English!" "Nobody can understand those people" "You sound so insecure when you talk the way I do" "You’re so much prettier when you’re not angry" White men talking Discussion questions Chapter Fourteen: Examining the American judicial system and housing Language(s) and the law Lost in translation Linguists as experts American housing problems Heard but not seen I had you at "hello" A human failing Discussion questions Epilogue: Teach your children well Honesty & equality & respect & linguistic diversity You must be carefully taught Our hope for you, dear reader Bibliography Index
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