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  • The State of American Thought: Ensnared in a fallacious liberal-conservative dichotomy

    by Ethan Sewall ...
    The state of American thought: Ensnared in a fallacious liberal-conservative dichotomy is a book in two parts. The first part, Deconstructing social construction: Embracing ecumenical humanism, is a theoretical framework of American culture that investigates the way we human Subjects have constructed our social reality. Its purpose is to expose and facilitate the eradication of negative building ... Read more

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    Hereditary Deafness on Martha’s Vineyard

    by Nora Ellen Groce ...
    From the seventeenth century to the early years of the twentieth, the population of Martha’s Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of profound hereditary deafness. In stark contrast to the experience of most Deaf people in our own society, the Vineyarders who were born Deaf were so thoroughly integrated into the daily life of the community that they were not seen—and did not see themselves—as ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Slang

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jonathon Green ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Slang, however one judges it, shows us at our most human. It is used widely and often, typically associated with the writers of noir fiction, teenagers, and rappers, but also found in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. It has been recorded since at least 1500 AD, and today's vocabulary, taken from every major English-speaking country, runs to over 125,000 slang words and phrases. This Very ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 3

    Cognitive and Cultural Factors

    by William Labov ...
    Series Book 36 - Language in Society
    Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints.Explores the major insights obtained by combining sociolinguistics with the results of dialect geography on a large ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • Gender Representation in Learning Materials

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Abolaji S. Mustapha, Sara Mills ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics
    Representations of gender in learning materials convey an implicit message to students about attitudes towards culturally appropriate gender roles for women and men. This collection takes a linguistic approach to exploring theories about gender representation within the sphere of education and textbooks, and their effects on readers and students within an international context.In the opening ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Pragmatics

    Edited by Yan Huang ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This volume brings together distinguished scholars from all over the world to present an authoritative, thorough, and yet accessible state-of-the-art survey of current issues in pragmatics. Following an introduction by the editor, the volume is divided into five thematic parts. Chapters in Part I are concerned with schools of thought, foundations, and theories, while Part II deals with central ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Exploring Silence and Absence in Discourse

    Empirical Approaches

    Edited by Melani Schröter, Charlotte Taylor ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book fills a significant gap in the field by addressing the topic of absence in discourse. It presents a range of proposals as to how we can identify and analyse what is absent, and promotes the empirical study of absence and silence in discourse. The authors argue that these phenomena should hold a more central position in the field of discourse, and discuss these two topics at length in ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • French and Creole in Louisiana

    Edited by Albert Valdman ...
    Series series Topics in Language and Linguistics
    Leading specialists on Cajun French and Louisiana Creole examine dialectology and sociolinguistics in this volume, the first comprehensive treatment of the linguistic situation of francophone Louisiana and its relation to the current development of French in North America outside of Quebec. Topics discussed include:language shift and code mixingspeaker attitudesthe role of schools and media in the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • The Material Word (Routledge Revivals)

    Some theories of language and its limits

    by David Silverman ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1980, this reissue is a study of the sociology of language, which aims to bridge the gap between textbook and monograph by alternating chapters of explication and analysis. A chapter outlining a particular theory and suggesting general criticisms is followed by a chapter offering an original application of that theory. The aim of the authors is to treat text and talk as the site ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Business Discourse

    by Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini, Catherine Nickerson, B. Planken ...
    Series series Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics
    This second edition reviews the field of business discourse, centring on the investigation of business language and communication as practice. It combines research-based discussions with innovative practical applications and promotes debate and enquiry on a range of competing issues, emerging from business discourse research and teaching practice. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Achieving Understanding

    Discourse in Intercultural Encounters

    by Peter Broeder, Katharina Bremer, Celia Roberts, Marie-Therese Vasseur, Margaret Simnot ...
    Series series Language In Social Life
    This is a detailed study of understanding in a second language, related to the actual lives of minority workers. The focus is on everyday interactions between these workers and the bureaucrats of the society in which they are now resident. It provides an important contribution to the debate about the function of language as a social practice, adding a new perspective to the psycholinguistic and ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Assessing EFL Writing in the 21st Century Arab World

    Revealing the Unknown

    Edited by Hassan Abouabdelkader, Abdelhamid Ahmed ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book empirically explores assessment of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) writing in different Arab world contexts at the university level, which often presents a challenge for teachers and students alike. Analysing a number of different practices throughout the chapters including peer assessment, self-assessment, e-rubrics and writing coherence, the authors highlight different issues and ... Read more

    $49.49 USD