English Language & Linguistics News & Updates

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   Lawrence Venuti, Author of the Month

   Lawrence Venuti, author of the new book Translation Changes Everything, is a professor of English at Temple University, a translation theorist and historian, as well as a translator from Italian, French, and Catalan. He is also the Routledge Linguistics Author of the Month!

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   Discourse in English Language Education - Now Available

   'This text will be an important resource for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in applied linguistics, language education, and TESOL. It is a unique and welcome addition to the field.' - Jane Jackson, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

   Discourse in English Language Education introduces students to the major concepts and questions in Discourse Studies and their applications to language education. Each chapter draws on key research to examine critically a particular approach in the field, providing a review of important literature, examples to illustrate the principal issues concerned and an outline of the implications for their application to pedagogy.

3. 

   New Translation Studies Titles from Routledge

   Routledge English Language and Applied Linguistics is pleased to announce the publication of three new Translation Studies titles: The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies, Translation in the Digital Age and Translation Changes Everything.

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   Now Available - The Routledge Encyclopedia of Second Language Acquisition

   "This Encyclopedia is a real treasure trove for language professionals and SLA researchers alike. The range of topics discussed is exceptionally broad, covering both established themes and cutting-edge issues, and the contributors are some of the best-known scholars in the field. Add to this the up-to-date reference lists for each entry and the result is a superb volume that is highly recommended." – Zoltán Dörnyei, University of Nottingham, UK
   Routledge are proud to announce the publication of this major new volume in Second Language Acquisition, edited by Peter Robinson. Click here for more details

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   Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics provide comprehensive overviews of the key topics in Applied Linguistics. All entries are specially commissioned and written by leading scholars in the field. Clear, accessible and carefully edited, Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics are the ideal resources for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Click here for a full series listing

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   New - The History of English

   This fantastic new textbook provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the development of the language from Old English through Middle English to Modern Global English, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts showing changes in language resulting from contact, conquest and domination, and the expansion of English around the world. Click here to order your complimentary exam copy

7. 

   Rosina Lippi-Green featured in the Huffington Post

   "The reasoning seems to be that social and cultural equality is out of our reach, not because we are unable or unwilling to acknowledge and accept difference, but because we haven't yet been successful at eliminating difference."

   English With An Accent author Rosina Lippi-Green is featured in the Huffington Post. Click here to read her complete article.

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   Coming Soon - Partridge Slang Online

   This November sees the launch of the new edition of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – and for the first time, the two volume set will also be available online, giving the reader unprecedented access to the rich world of slang.

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   Routledge English Language Introductions series

   Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of English language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume.

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    February’s Book of the Month: Language Evolution

    Language Evolution, February’s ‘Book of the Month’, is a four-volume collection from of Routledge’s Critical Concepts in Linguistics series. The text provides an overview of the intensive debate on language evolution following the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species.