Applied Linguistics Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics

   Edited by Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics provides a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in Forensic Linguistics. Forensic Linguistics is the study of language and the law, covering topics from legal language and courtroom discourse to...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. Metaphor and Reconciliation

   The Discourse Dynamics of Empathy in Post-Conflict Conversations

   By Lynne Cameron

   Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics

   Sixteen years after her father was killed by an IRA bomb, Jo Berry had her first conversation with the man responsible. She had made a long journey, ‘walking the footsteps of the bombers’ as she put it, determined not to give in to anger and revenge but to try to understand his motivations and...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
3. Working with Multimodality

   Rethinking Literacy in a Digital Age

   By Jennifer Rowsell

   In today’s digital world, we have multiple modes of meaning-making: sounds, images, hypertexts. Yet, within literacy education, even ‘new’ literacies, we know relatively little about how to work with and produce modally complex texts. In Working with Multimodality,...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. Language and Intercultural Communication in the New Era

   Edited by Farzad Sharifian, Maryam Jamarani

   Series: Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication

   Studies of intercultural communication in applied linguistics initially focused on miscommunication, mainly between native and non-native speakers of English. The advent of the twenty-first century has witnessed, however, a revolution in the contexts and contents of intercultural...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
5. Second Language Learning Theories

   3rd Edition

   By Rosamond Mitchell, Florence Myles, Emma Marsden

   Second Language Learning Theories provides a clear and concise overview of the field of second language acquisition (SLA) theories. Written by a team of leading academics working in different SLA specialisms, this book provides expert analysis of the main theories from multiple perspectives to...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
6. 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
7. Translation in the Digital Age

   By Michael Cronin

   Series: New Perspectives in Translation Studies

   Translation is living through a period of revolutionary upheaval. The effects of digital technology and the internet on translation are continuous, widespread and profound. From automatic online translation services to the rise of crowdsourced translation and the proliferation of translation Apps...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Elliptical Noun Phrase in English

   Structure and Use

   By Christine Günther

   Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

   This book presents a detailed analysis of structural as well as pragmatic aspects underlying the phenomenon of noun ellipsis in English. Here Günther examines the structure of elliptical noun phrases to account for the conditions on noun ellipsis and those on one-insertion, with special emphasis on...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
9. Interpreting Justice

   Ethics, Politics and Language

   By Moira Inghilleri

   Series: Routledge Advances in Translation Studies

   In this timely study, Inghilleri examines the interface between ethics, language, and politics during acts of interpreting, with reference to two particular sites of transnational conflict: the political and judicial context of asylum adjudication and the geo-political context of war. The book...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
10. Translingual Practice

    Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations

    By Suresh Canagarajah

    Translingual Practice: Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations introduces a new way of looking at the use of English within a global context. Challenging traditional approaches in second language acquisition and English language teaching, this book incorporates recent advances in multilingual...

    Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge