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English Language & Applied Linguistics

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On these pages you will find information on the Routledge list which covers Applied Linguistics, English Language, Grammar, Syntax & Linguistic Structure, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Semiotics, Sign Language, Braille & Other Linguistic Communication, Translation & Interpretation and more in the subject of English Language & Linguistics.

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Textbooks

  1. New - The History of English

    The History of English: An Introduction 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 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 request a Complimentary Exam Copy.

  2. New: English with an Accent

    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. Now in a second edition, English with an Accent remains essential reading.  Click here for more information.
     

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Research & Reference

  1. Hot off the press: the new 2012 Reference Catalog is here

    Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

  2. New Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

    Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism
    Series Editor: Marilyn Martin-Jones, University of Birmingham, UK

    Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism is devoted to the publishing of original research, of global scope and relevance, which incorporates critical and post-structuralist perspectives. The series also seeks to reflect different strands of empirical work which are interpretive, ethnographic and multimodal in nature and which embrace new epistemologies and new research methods.

    For more information on the series, click here.

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General Interest

  1. Interview with Debra Aarons - Jokes and the Linguistic Mind

    Click here to listen to author Debra Aarons talk about her new Routledge book, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind, on New Books in Language. Through the lens of cognitive science, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind investigates jokes that play on some aspect of the structure and function of language and, in doing so, Debra Aarons shows that these “linguistic jokes” can evoke our tacit knowledge of the language we use.

  2. The Routledge Applied Linguistics catalog - now online!

    The new Routledge Applied Linguistics ecatalogue is now available to view online! Click here to view our key titles and backlist in Applied Linguistics.

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News

  1. A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS

    New content has now been added to the Companion Website for this book, including new R data sets and downloadable pdfs of the Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using R book. Click here to read more about the book, or visit the Companion Website

  2. Routledge Linguistics YouTube Channel

    The Routledge Linguistics YouTube channel is now online and features clips from Routledge DVDs, author interviews and video descriptions.  Visit our channel and follow us on YouTube now!

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Course Guides

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