Sociolinguistics Books

New and Published Books

1. Markets of English

   Linguistic Capital and Language Policy in a Globalizing World

   By Joseph Sung-Yul Park, Lionel Wee

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   The global spread of English both reproduces and reinforces oppressive structures of inequality. But such structures can no longer be seen as imposed from an imperial center, as English is now actively adopted and appropriated in local contexts around the world. This book argues that such...

   Published May 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Bilingual Pre-Teens

   Competing Ideologies and Multiple Identities in the U.S. and Germany

   By Janet M. Fuller

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified as "immigrant" or "elite" and are thus linked to socio-economic class categories. Fuller chooses for...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
3. Past Human Migrations in East Asia

   Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics

   Edited by Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, Roger Blench, Malcolm D. Ross, Ilia Peiros, Marie Lin

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia

   The study of the prehistory of East Asia is developing very rapidly. In uncovering the story of the flows of human migration that constituted the peopling of East Asia there exists widespread debate about the nature of evidence and the tools for correlating results from different disciplines....

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Multilingualism, Discourse, and Ethnography

   Edited by Sheena Gardner, Marilyn Martin-Jones

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   Over the last twenty years, sociolinguistic research on multilingualism has been transformed. Two processes have been at work: first, an epistemological shift to a critical ethnographic approach, which has contributed to a larger turn toward post-structuralist perspectives on social life. Second,...

   Published May 8th 2012 by Routledge
5. Verbal Hygiene

   By Deborah Cameron

   Series: Routledge Linguistics Classics

   In Verbal Hygiene, Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead of dismissing the practice of ‘verbal hygiene’, as a misguided and pernicious exercise, she argues that popular discourse...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
6. Authority in Language

   Investigating Standard English

   By James Milroy, Lesley Milroy

   Series: Routledge Linguistics Classics

   Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language. James and Lesley Milroy cover the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain and compare the language ideologies in Britain and the USA, involving a...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
7. Introducing Multilingualism

   A Social Approach

   By Jean-Jacques Weber, Kristine Horner

   Introducing Multilingualism is a brand new, comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, Jean-Jacques Weber and Kristine Horner guide readers through the established theories about multilingualism. The...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
8. Applied Linguists Needed

   Cross-disciplinary Networking in Endangered Language Contexts

   Edited by Lida Cope

   It is a fact that the world’s languages are dying at an alarming rate. This comprehensive volume aspires to raise awareness among applied linguists and language practitioners about the needs and concerns of endangered language communities. It suggests that the way forward lies in building language...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
9. Language Mixing and Code-Switching in Writing

   Approaches to Mixed-Language Written Discourse

   Edited by Mark Sebba, Shahrzad Mahootian, Carla Jonsson

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   "Code-switching," or the alternation of languages by bilinguals, has attracted an enormous amount of attention from researchers. However, most research has focused on spoken language, and the resultant theoretical frameworks have been based on spoken code-switching. This volume presents a...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
10. English with an Accent

    Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States, 2nd Edition

    By Rosina Lippi-Green

    Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through its in-depth scrutiny of American attitudes towards language. Rosina Lippi-Green discusses the ways in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate social...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge