Language & Literature Handbooks

New and Published Handbooks

1. The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies

   Edited by Carmen Millán, Francesca Bartrina

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account of the complex field of translation studies. Written by leading specialists from around the world, this volume brings together authoritative original articles on pressing issues including: the...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
2. Handbook of Vowels and Vowel Disorders

   Edited by Martin J. Ball, Fiona E. Gibbon

   Series: Language and Speech Disorders

   In the general study of speech and phonetics, vowels have stood in second place to consonants. But what vowels are, how they differ from one another, how they vary among speakers, and how they are subject to disorder, are questions that require a closer examination. This Handbook presents a...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Psychology Press
3. The Routledge Companion to Latino/a Literature

   Edited by Suzanne Bost, Frances Aparicio

   Series: Routledge Companions

   Latino/a literature is one of the fastest developing fields in the discipline of literary studies. It represents an identity that is characterized by fluidity and diversity, often explored through divisions formed by language, race, gender, sexuality, and immigration. The Routledge Companion to...

   Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Routledge Companion to Experimental Literature

   Edited by Joe Bray, Alison Gibbons, Brian McHale

   Series: Routledge Companions

   What is experimental literature? How has experimentation affected the course of literary history, and how is it shaping literary expression today? Literary experiment has always been diverse and challenging, but never more so than in our age of digital media and social networking, when the very...

   Published June 11th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism

   Edited by Marilyn Martin-Jones, Adrian Blackledge, Angela Creese

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism provides a comprehensive survey of the field of multilingualism for a global readership, and an overview of the research which situates multilingualism in its social, cultural and political context. The handbook includes an introduction and five sections...

   Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Routledge Companion to Literature and Science

   Edited by Bruce Clarke, Manuela Rossini

   Series: Routledge Companions

   With forty-four newly commissioned articles from an international cast of leading scholars, The Routledge Companion to Literature and Science traces the network of connections among literature, science, technology, mathematics, and medicine. Divided into three main sections, this volume: links...

   Published April 18th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Victorian World

   Edited by Martin Hewitt

   Series: Routledge Worlds

   With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses political history, the history of ideas, cultural history and art history, The Victorian World offers a sweeping survey of the world in the nineteenth century. This volume offers a fresh evaluation of Britain and its global presence in the years...

   Published March 25th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

   Edited by Glenn Fulcher, Fred Davidson

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing offers a critical and comprehensive overview of language testing and assessment within the fields of applied linguistics and language study. An understanding of language testing is essential for applied linguistic research, language education, and a...

   Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge
9. Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language

   Edited by Gillian Russell, Delia Graff Fara

   Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions

   Philosophy of language is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of meaning, the relationship of language to reality, and the ways in which we use, learn, and understand language. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the...

   Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
10. The Routledge Companion to Phenomenology

    Edited by Sebastian Luft, Soren Overgaard

    Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions

    Phenomenology was one of the twentieth century’s major philosophical movements and continues to be a vibrant and widely studied subject today. The Routledge Companion to Phenomenology is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key philosophers, topics and themes in this exciting subject,...

    Published September 28th 2011 by Routledge