English Language & Linguistics News & Updates
Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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New - Language and Identity in Englishes
In Language and Identity in Englishes, Urszula Clark examines the core issues and debates surrounding the relationship between English, language and identity. Drawing on a range of international examples and using both cutting-edge fieldwork and her own original research, Clark's new textbook is the perfect companion for students taking modules in language and identity or sociolinguistics.
If you would like to receive a complimentary copy to consider for use in your teaching, please follow think link. -
New Edition - The Functional Analysis of English
"Very clear introduction to difficult concepts - great exercises" - Dr Sheena Gardner, University of Warwick, UK
Providing the ideal introduction to the analysis and description of English, based on the principles of systemic functional linguistics, the third edition of this indispensible textbook has been revised and updated to incorporate references to recent research, better explanations of complex problems, and additional exercises.If you're teaching a related course and would like to request a copy to consider for adoption, please follow this link.
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April Series of the Month: Routledge Studies in Multimodality
Edited by Kay O'Halloran, Routledge Studies in Multimodality aims to advance knowledge of multimodal resources such as language, visual images, gesture, action, music, sound, 3-D artefacts, architecture and space, as well as the ways these resources integrate to create meaning in multimodal objects and events.
Add the code APELL13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on titles in this series throughout April
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Glowing Review for David Crystal’s Introduction to Language
'If you still believe grammar is dull, infinitives unsplittable and usage can be commanded by individual language bailiffs - you have never read or heard Crystal... as always, Routledge lives up to our linguistic expectations. My own use of the DVD with my senior undergraduates has seen the anticipated results.’
The Huffington Post's Annie Martirosyan gives a rave review of David Crystal's Introduction to Language. To read the full article click here.
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Practical Phonetics and Phonology Now Available
'Practical Phonetics and Phonology keeps getting better' Leendert Plug, University of Leeds, UK.
The third edition of this best-selling textbook is now available. Written by authors who are experienced teachers and researchers, it appeals to all students of English language and linguistics and those training for a certificate in TEFL.
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New Edition of Ways of Reading Now Available
Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.
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New Online Resources Available for The History of English
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new range of Teachers'-Only articles on the Companion Website for Stephan Gramley's The History of English: An Introduction. These new sections of the website contains three elements, which are intended to support teaching of the subject.
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Partridge Slang - Now Available
Just launched! The newest edition of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – and for the first time ever, the two volume set is also available online at www.partridgeslangonline.com.
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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.
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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.
