Sociolinguistics Books
Edinburgh University Press The Sociopragmatics of Attitude Datives in
Book SynopsisThis book analyses data from a variety of sources, including soap operas, movies, plays, talk shows and other audiovisual material, to examine attitude datives in Levantine Arabic. It examines four types of interpersonal pragmatic marker: topic/affectee-oriented, speaker-oriented, hearer-oriented and subject-oriented.
£71.25
Edinburgh University Press Discourses of Disorder
Book SynopsisDrawing on insights from linguistics, multimodality and media studies, this book explores the ideological dimensions of media representation and its function in discursively constructing public understandings of, and attitudes toward, civil disorder.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press Vital Resonances
Book SynopsisEstablishes resonance as a critical and conceptual paradigm for film analysis bringing together, for the first time, the work of three of the leading figures in European film: Agn s Varda, Michael Haneke and Jean-Luc Nancy.Trade Review"This is an extremely insightful and elegant exploration of the work of Nancy, Varda and Haneke which uniquely aligns the specificity of such cinemas in order to stage a brilliant encounter, rethinking notions of embodied spectatorship and its varying ethics of viewing pleasure." -Davina Quinlivan, Kingston University
£18.99
Edinburgh University Press The Politics of Arabic in Israel
Book SynopsisAlthough it remains an official language, Israel has made continued attempts to marginalize Arabic on the one hand and securitize it on the other. Camelia Suleiman delves into these tensions and contradictions, exploring how language policy and language choice both reflect and challenge political identities of Arabs and Israelis.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press Dialect Writing and the North of England
Book SynopsisAnalysing examples from 18th century literary texts through to 21st century social media, this is the first comprehensive collection to explore dialect writing in the North of England. The book also considers broad questions about dialect writing in general: What is it? Who does it? What types of dialect writing exist? How can linguists interpret it?Bringing together a wide range of contributors, the book investigates everything from the cultural positioning and impact of dialect writing to the mechanics of how authors produce dialect spellings (and what this can tell us about the structure of the dialects represented). The book features a number of case studies, focusing on dialect writing from all over the North of England, considering a wide range of types of text, including dialect poetry, translations into dialect, letters, tweets, direct speech in novels, humorous localised volumes, written reports of conversations and cartoons in local newspapers.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth assessment of language use and attitudinal perceptions among adults who received an immersion education in a minority language.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth assessment of language use and attitudinal perceptions among adults who received an immersion education in a minority language.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press Arabic in Modern Hebrew Texts
Book SynopsisFocusing on the literary works of the writers Shimon Ballas, Sami Michael and Eli Amir, this book examines their use of their native Iraqi Arabic in their Hebrew works. It examines the influence of Arabic language and culture and explores questions of language, place and belonging from the perspective of sociolinguistics and multilingualism.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Arabic in Modern Hebrew Texts
Book SynopsisFocusing on the literary works of the writers Shimon Ballas, Sami Michael and Eli Amir, this book examines their use of their native Iraqi Arabic in their Hebrew works. It examines the influence of Arabic language and culture and explores questions of language, place and belonging from the perspective of sociolinguistics and multilingualism.
£19.94
Edinburgh University Press Modelling World Englishes
Book SynopsisThis book brings together two types of varieties of English that have so far been treated separately: postcolonial and non-postcolonial Englishes. It examines these varieties of English against the backdrop of current World Englishes theory, with a special focus on the extra- and Intra-Territorial Forces (EIF) Model.
£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Modelling World Englishes
Book SynopsisThis book brings together two types of varieties of English that have so far been treated separately: postcolonial and non-postcolonial Englishes. It examines these varieties of English against the backdrop of current World Englishes theory, with a special focus on the extra- and Intra-Territorial Forces (EIF) Model.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Language and Process
Book SynopsisMichael Halewood uses ideas from analytic philosophy, continental philosophyand social theory to look at how language relates to the world, and the world to language. He primarily draws on the work of Alfred North Whitehead, and incorporating the ideas of Gilles Deleuze, John Dewey and Luce Irigaray, to view the world as 'in process'.
£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Language Ideology and Sociopolitical Change in
Book SynopsisThe first systematic survey of the language planning and language policy discourse of major Arabic language academies
£95.00
Edinburgh University Press Language Ideology and Sociopolitical Change in
Book SynopsisThe first systematic survey of the language planning and language policy discourse of major Arabic language academies
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press The Sociopragmatics of Attitude Datives in
Book SynopsisThis book analyses data from a variety of sources, including soap operas, movies, plays, talk shows and other audiovisual material, to examine attitude datives in Levantine Arabic. It examines four types of interpersonal pragmatic marker: topic/affectee-oriented, speaker-oriented, hearer-oriented and subject-oriented.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press Language on Display
Book SynopsisPost-Soviet Russia was a period of linguistic liberalisation, instability and change with varied attempts to regulate and legislate language usage. This book looks at how these debates featured in literature and illustrates the discussion through six interpretive readings of post-Soviet Russian prose.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press Language Politics and Society in the Middle East
Book SynopsisPublished in honour of Professor Yasir Suleiman, this collection acknowledges his contribution to the field of language and society in general, and to that of language analysis of socio-political realities in the Middle East in particular.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press The Phonological Origins of MidUlster English
Book SynopsisWarren Maguire examines Mid-Ulster English as a key case of new dialect formation, considering the roles of language shift and dialect contact in its phonological development.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Multimodal Participation and Engagement
Book SynopsisConceptualising learner participation as a multimodal phenomenonTrade Review"This book provides an in-depth, systematic investigation of student participation in the classroom. [...] Overall, the book is extremely readable and highly systematic. " -Carmen Konzett-Firth
£19.94
Edinburgh University Press Lexical Variation of an East Midlands Mining
Book SynopsisThe first book to examine the language of coal miners in the East Midlands of England
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Lexical Variation of an East Midlands Mining
Book SynopsisThe first book to examine the language of coal miners in the East Midlands of EnglandTrade Review"This timely and fascinating volume explores the rich linguistic heritage of mining communities in the East Midlands. Based on original research with former miners and richly illustrated, it provides a compelling case for the inclusion of language in heritage projects and is an exemplary case study in public engagement." -Prof. Joan C. Beal, University of Sheffield
£18.99
Edinburgh University Press Arabic Sociolinguistics
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Arabic Sociolinguistics offers an extended commentary on the important findings of new critical approaches to language and society in Arab-speaking countries.
£27.54
Edinburgh University Press Gaelic in Modern Scotland
Book SynopsisIn this extensive study of the changing role of Gaelic in modern Scotland, Wilson McLeod looks at the policies of government and the work of activists and campaigners who have sought to maintain and promote Gaelic.
£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Exploring the Ecology of World Englishes in the
Book SynopsisHighlights the adaptability of English in contact with other languages, cultures and societies and in diverse regional habitats.
£95.00
Edinburgh University Press Exploring the Ecology of World Englishes in the
Book SynopsisHighlights the adaptability of English in contact with other languages, cultures and societies and in diverse regional habitats.Trade Review"A fascinating, expert-studded collection taking its readers on an insightful trip along the shores of the Indian Ocean and the Western and South Pacific, offering a rare holistic view of the relevant Englishes by discussing language use and language structure against the specific closely intertwined ecological, cultural and societal contexts" -Bernd Kortmann, University of Freiberg
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia
Book SynopsisExamines Russian language politics and its impact on different Russian speaking communities
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia
Book SynopsisExamines Russian language politics and its impact on different Russian speaking communities
£19.94
Edinburgh University Press The Corpus Phonology of English
Book SynopsisPlacing contemporary spoken English at the centre of phonological research, this book tackles the issue of language variation and change through a range of methodological and theoretical approaches.
£99.00
Edinburgh University Press The Corpus Phonology of English
Book SynopsisPlacing contemporary spoken English at the centre of phonological research, this book tackles the issue of language variation and change through a range of methodological and theoretical approaches.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Language in the Indian Diaspora
Book SynopsisExamines the role of language in shaping the Indian diaspora experience
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press New Gaelic Speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland
Book SynopsisExploring the motivations, practices and ethnolinguistic identities of new Gaelic speakers.
£18.99
Edinburgh University Press Social Justice and the Language Classroom
Book SynopsisPedagogical principles and practices to integrate social justice issues into your language classroomTrade Review"Social Justice and the Language Classroom makes a compelling and grounded argument for connecting social justice, language education and decolonial perspectives. As language educators we cannot sit silently by in the face of local and wider injustices. It shows both why critical language education projects are essential and how they can be developed." -Alastair Pennycook, University of Technology Sydney
£23.74
Black Rose Books Close of Play: President, Prince, and Cricket
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£56.09
Black Rose Books Close of Play: President, Prince, and Cricket
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£18.00
Jessica Kingsley Publishers How to start, carry on and end conversations:
Book SynopsisDo you find it hard to make friends? Do you struggle to know what to say to start a conversation?In this book, Paul Jordan, who is on the autism spectrum, explains how to make sense of everyday social situations you might encounter at school, university or in other group settings. He reveals how, with the use of just 65 simple words, it is possible to create 'scripts for thinking' that break conversations down into small chunks and help you to think of what to say, whether you are speaking to a fellow student, starting a conversation with a new friend, calling out bullies or answering a teacher's question. These small words will be a big help for all teenagers and young people with ASD.Trade Review[The author] has developed a simple strategy for facilitating conversation that can greatly enhance the quality of life of someone who has Asperger's syndrome. The art of conversation can be learned and achieved, and this valuable book explains how. -- From the foreword by Professor Tony Attwood PhD, Brisbane, AustraliaTable of ContentsForeword by Tony Attwood. Introduction. 1. Bullying. 2. Making friends. 3. Making conversations. 4. Special interest. 5. Thinking differently can be a problem.
£14.19
The Lilliput Press Ltd Words, Words, Words: Houghmagandie, Knockers,
Book SynopsisWhat is your problem if you are ringled to a flazzard? When is Chewidden Day? How might you get out of the langle? Why is going for a dacker a quite innocent activity in one place, but something rather more lewd elsewhere? Words, Words, Words probes lexicography, dialect, sexual practices, sport and social history to create a humorous and informative guide to some of the more bizarre byways of the English language. If you’ve ever had trouble telling your etymology from your entomology, this is the book for you.Trade Review‘His brilliant column in The Oldie is the first thing I turn to. He once called me a tome feek and I’m still blushing.’ – Joanna Lumley ‘Diarmaid O Muirithe knows his words. He knows them in their variations and in their sources, and knows what they mean when they don’t appear to mean anything. His knowledge is encyclopaedic and he conveys it with such wit, style and enthusiasm that he is never less than a delight to read.’ – William Trevor ‘Words, Words, Words sets you thinking about the sheer vivacity of linguistic expression – the width and wit of his erudition is impressive and lightly carried …. persaudes us of the joys of etymology.’ – Irish Times ‘Wit, blinding erudition, and the sheer joy of words: O Muirithe’s book is a treasure, a constant source of delight.’ – Terry Wogan
£9.67
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Anatomy of Laughter
Book SynopsisThis volume consists of a selection of the papers given at a major conference, The Anatomy of Laughter/Traduire le Rire, held in September 2001. It focuses on the latter aspect of observations of the situations in which laughter is expressed, and stresses the acoustic features of laughter.Trade ReviewAn accessible and educative collection... provides much more than a visitation of standard methodologies, and it does much more than merely celebrate laughter as cognitive, linguistic, or aesthetic function. An indispensable collection for the serious humour scholar. -- Tarez Samra Graban Canadian Review of Comparative Literature December 2010, 428-31Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Anatomie et étymologie: Ordre et désordre du rire selon Laurent Joubert 2. The Sound of Laughter: Recent Concepts and Findings in Research into Laughter Vocalizations 3. Why Can't You Tickle Yourself? 4. Belly Laughs 5. Upping the Ante/i: Exaggeration in Céline and Vallès 6. Humour Styles and Class Cultures: Highbrow Humour and Lowbrow Humour in the Netherlands 7. Searching for Jokes: Language, Translation, and the Cross-Cultural Comparison of Humour 8. And What If They Don't Laugh? 9. Without the Rape the Talk-Show Would Not Be Laughable 10. Translating a Great Feast of Languages 11. Traduire le rire 12. Rire et désir dans les comédies américaines de Lubitsch: L’exemple de Ninotchka (1939) 13. What's So Funny? On Being Laughed At... 14. Laughing and Talking 15. Le Rire comme accident en peinture 16. La Couleur du rire: Peinture et traduction 17. Views on the Physics and Metaphysics of Laughter
£78.84
Nine Arches Press Spake: Dialect and Voices from the West Midlands
Book Synopsis"Examining regional accents and our attitudes to them are a way of peering into Britain's soul. I can't wait for this book" – Sathnam SangheraSpake: Dialect and Voices from the West Midlands with contributions from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), Julie Walters, Liz Berry and many of the regions best known writers.Spake is a love letter to the West Midlands voice and a challenge to the preconceptions and prejudices that abound about dialect and non-standard English. Much maligned, frequently overlooked or simply left out altogether: the English West Midlands has for decades been diminished in the national conversation - and with it, the rich dialects and voices of the region are often misunderstood, ignored or worse – ridiculed and mocked. But who’s to say that the way we ‘spake’ isn’t every bit as vital and precious a part of the landscape as other accents and dialects? This anthology features contemporary writing that draws upon dialect in ways that explore the potential of the narrative and poetic voice, bringing to life the silent histories and harsh realities of a vanishing working-class way of life in what was once Britain’s industrial heartland. From contemporary re-imaginings of the interwar decades in Steven Knight’s TV series Peaky Blinders to Liz Berry’s prize-winning poetry and up and coming new talent, this book celebrates and gives voice to experiences rooted in the region that have largely lain at the margins.
£10.44
Springer International Publishing AG Spatializing Language Studies: Pedagogical Approaches in the Linguistic Landscape
Book SynopsisThis open access volume offers valuable new perspectives on the question of how mobility, locatedness and immersion in the physical world can enhance second language teaching and learning. It does so through a diverse array of empirical studies of language, literacy, and culture learning in the linguistic landscape of visible and audible public discourse. Written from conceptually rich and disciplinarily varied perspectives, its ten chapters address methodological and practical problems of relating language learning to the lived and rapidly changing places of the late modern world. Whether it is within the four walls of a school, in a nearby multilingual neighborhood, in a virtual telecollaborative space, or in any other location where languages may be learned, this volume highlights different configurations of learning spaces, the leveraging of real-world places for critical learning, and ways to productively ‘dislocate’ language learners from preconceived notions and standardized experiences. Together, these elements create conditions for a language and literacy pedagogy that can be said to be robustly spatialized: linguistically and culturally complex, geographically situated, historically informed, dialogically realized, and socially engaged.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction, Dubreil, Malinowski, and Maxim Reimagining learning spaces through the linguistic landscape “Building the politeness repertoire through the linguistic landscape,” Elyse Ritchey (University of California, Berkeley) “Exploring Language and Culture in the Novice Chinese Classroom through Linguistic Landscape,” Fei Yu, Aleidine J. Moeller, and Jia Lu and (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) “Multilingual landscapes in telecollaboration: A Spanish-American exchange,” Margarita Vinagre (Autónoma University of Madrid, Spain) and Reyes Llopis-Garcia (Columbia University) Places made and remade through learning in the LL “Agency and policy: Who controls the linguistic landscape of a school?” Rob Troyer (Western Oregon University) “Uncovering Spanish Harlem: Ethnographic linguistic landscape projects in an advanced content-based Spanish course,” Juan Pablo Jimenez Caicedo (Columbia University) “Exploring the language capital of Tucson,” Christian Ruvalcaba and Michelle Aguilera (University of Arizona) Spatialization as pedagogical dialogues in place “Educational perspective on community languages in the linguistic landscape: Russian and Arabic,” Olga Bever (University of Arizona) and Mahmoud Azaz (University of Arizona) “Multilingual linguistic landscapes of New York City as a pedagogical tool in a Psychology classroom,” Irina Sekerina and Patricia Brooks (College of Staten Island) “Indigenous conceptual cartographies and language pedagogy: Vibrant modalities across semiotic domains,” Michael Zimmerman (Indian Community School of Wisconsin), Margaret Noodin (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Patricia Mayes (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and Bernard Perley (University of British Columbia)
£33.24
Palgrave Macmillan Language Education Policy and the Teaching of Spanish at the Primary Level in Jamaica
Book SynopsisChapter 1: Spanish in Jamaica’s Language Education Policy.- Chapter 2: Officialdom: Spanish versus Jamaican Creole.- Chapter 3: The CARICOM Mandate.- Chapter 4: Jamaica’s Response to the CARICOM Mandate.- Chapter 5: Teachers of Spanish for the Primary Level.- Chapter 6: At What Age Should Foreign Language Learning Start?.- Chapter 7: The ‘Restart Policy’: Articulation of Spanish in Schools.
£33.24
De Gruyter Linguistic Sex Roles in Conversation: Social Variation in the Expression of Tentativeness in English
£85.00
£25.99
de Gruyter Mouton Engaging with Ethics in Multilingual Learning Communities
£119.70
£99.90
De Gruyter Mehrsprachigkeit Und Identitätsbildung Im
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£74.96
Walter de Gruyter Kulturell Konstruktiv
£84.96
Walter de Gruyter Deutsch als Minderheitensprache in der Welt
£84.96
Springer International Publishing AG Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China: A Linguistic Ethnography
Book SynopsisThese in-depth case studies provide novel insights in to the fast-changing language situation in multilingual China, and how it changes the meanings of language identity and language learning. This linguistic ethnographic study of language attitudes and identities in contemporary China in the era of multilingualism provides a comprehensive and critical review of the state of the art in the field of language-attitude research, and situates attitudes towards Chinese regional dialects in their social, historical as well as local contexts. The role of language policies and the links between the interactional phenomena and other contextual factors are investigated through the multi-level analysis of linguistic ethnographic data. This study captures the long-term language socialisation process and the moment-to-moment construction of language attitudes at a level of detail that is rarely seen. The narrative is presented in a highly readable style, without compromising the theoretical sophistication and sociolinguistic complexities. Trade Review“The book draws a necessarily complex picture of the various arrays of attitudes, and tries to trace and demonstrate the origins and directions of these arrays. For those who believe in or are bewildered by the complexity, hybridity, and fluidity of modern language experiences, this book would make for a pleasant read. The narrative of the book is clear, authentic, lively, and reflective while remaining intellectually sophisticated. It should be accessible to a broad readership.” (Chengtuan Li, Language in Society, Vol. 45 (1), 2016)Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction: Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Backgrounds.- 1. Dialect Issues in Multilingual China: A Dog that has Barked.- 2. The Polictics and Sociolinguistics of Chinese Dialects.- Part II. Conceptual and Methodological Frameworks.- 3. Researching Language Attitudes in Multilingual China.- Part III. Becoming Members of a Multidialectal City.- 4. "Mother Tongues" of a Multidialectal City.- 5. Language Socialisation in Multidialectal Households: A Case Study.- 6. Translanguaging Practices in Multidialectal Groups.- Part IV. Putonghua and Regional Dialects at School.- 7. Language Socialisation in Educational Institutions.- 8. Teachers' Attitude Towards Dialects in School.- Part V. Discussion and Reflection.- 9. Problematizing the Monolingual Norm in a Multidialectal City.- 10. Schools in the Era of Multilingualism.- 11. Language Attitudes in Heteroglossia: Methodological Reflections.- Appendix one: The Students' Profiles.- Appendix two: The Schools and the Teachers' Profiles.- Index
£42.74
