Linguistics: Sociolinguistics

By Scott F. Kiesling

Language, Gender, and Sexuality offers a panoramic and accessible introduction to the ways in which linguistic patterns are sensitive to social categories of gender and sexuality, as well as an overview of how speakers use language to create and display gender and sexuality. This book includes…

Paperback – 2019-03-21 
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Routledge Guides to Linguistics

Edited by Netta Avineri, Laura R. Graham, Eric J. Johnson, Robin Conley Riner, Jonathan Rosa

From bilingual education and racial epithets to gendered pronouns and immigration discourses, language is a central concern in contemporary conversations and controversies surrounding social inequality. Developed as a collaborative effort by members of the American Anthropological Association’s…

Paperback – 2018-12-14
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By Kim Potowski, Naomi L. Shin

Gramática española: Variación social introduces intermediate to advanced students of Spanish to the main grammatical features of the language in a way that emphasizes the social underpinnings of language. Written entirely in Spanish, this unique approach to the study of grammar guides students in…

Paperback – 2018-12-06
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Routledge Introductions to Spanish Language and Linguistics

By Paul Simpson, Andrea Mayr, Simon Statham

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of 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…

Paperback – 2018-11-13
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Routledge English Language Introductions

By Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans

Language, Society and Power is an accessible introduction to studying language in a variety of social contexts.　 This book examines the ways language functions, how it influences the way we view society and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It considers whether…

Paperback – 2018-11-01
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By Kathleen C. Riley, Amy L. Paugh

Food and Language: Discourses and Foodways across Cultures explores in innovative ways how food and language are intertwined across cultures and social settings. How do we talk about food? How do we interact in its presence? How do we use food to communicate? And how does social interaction feed us…

Paperback – 2018-08-08
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Routledge Foundations in Linguistic Anthropology

By Miriam Meyerhoff

This third edition of Miriam Meyerhoff’s highly successful textbook provides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways, and supplements the…

Paperback – 2018-08-01
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By Bruce M. Rowe, Diane P. Levine

Now in its fifth edition, A Concise Introduction to Linguistics provides students with a detailed introduction to the core concepts of language as it relates to culture. The textbook includes a focus on linguistic anthropology, unpacking the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human…

Paperback – 2018-07-13
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Edited by Jeanette Altarriba, Roberto R. Heredia

The study of bilingualism and all of its aspects – from theory and models to social approaches and their practical applications – forms the cornerstone of the 2nd edition of this work. The chapters cover the latest advancements in the domains of psycholinguistics, neuroscience, creativity, and…

Paperback – 2018-04-16
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By Marcel Danesi

This book uses an interdisciplinary approach, integrating frameworks from sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology and emerging strands of research on language and new media, to demonstrate the relationship between language, society, thought, and culture to students with little to no background…

Paperback – 2017-12-18
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By Dawn Lerman, Robert J. Morais, David Luna

The Language of Branding: Theory, Strategies and Tactics shows marketers how to use language successfully to improve brand value and influence consumer behavior. Luna and Lerman are among only a few researchers who take a multidisciplinary perspective on the ways language influences how…

Paperback – 2017-12-13
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Edited by Christine Mallinson, Becky Childs, Gerard Van Herk

The second edition of Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications continues to provide up-to-date, succinct, relevant, and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research. Written by a range of top sociolinguists, both veteran and emerging…

Paperback – 2017-11-27
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