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This September sees the launch of the new edition of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – and for the first time, the two volume set will also be available online, giving the reader unprecedented access to the rich world of slang.
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of English language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume.
We're pleased to announce the release of two brand new Virtual Special Issues from Textual Practice and English Studies. Both are the first in new collections which will be released over the coming year - bookmark the links below now to make sure you don't miss out on future issues. The articles presented focus on specific themes, and include introductions from the Journal Editors. They are free to view until 30 June 2012.
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Textual Practice – Deconstruction and Psychoanalysis
English Studies – Contemporary Fiction
'In this timely and thought-provoking book, Block, Gray and Holborow provide a compelling argument for social and applied linguists to consider more closely questions of political economy, contemporary capitalism and social class. A must read that will inspire and stimulate new ways of researching language under globalization.' – Adam Jaworski, Cardiff University, UK
The new English Language and Applied Linguistics catalog is now available to view online. You can use it to preview titles, save the full details of a title to your booklist and e-mail to friends or colleagues. You can also save this information as a spreadsheet for your reference and instantly recommend books to your librarian using the online forms. Click here to view.
'This is exactly the book we were waiting for: a clear and thorough method for analyzing political discourse, written from a critical perspective and paying due attention to practical arguments. Isabela and Norman Fairclough have done a great job.' - Frans H. van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Political Discourse Analysis integrates analysis of arguments into critical discourse analysis and political discourse analysis. The book is grounded in a view of politics in which deliberation, decision and action are crucial concepts: politics is about arriving cooperatively at decisions about what to do in the context of disagreement, conflict of interests and values, power inequalities, uncertainty and risk.
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Language Evolution, February’s ‘Book of the Month’, is a four-volume collection from of Routledge’s Critical Concepts in Linguistics series. The text provides an overview of the intensive debate on language evolution following the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species.
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.
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.
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.
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