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This book focuses on the historical construction of language norms and actual language use in contemporary Japan. The... Læs mere
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Aimed at researchers and students interested in language and new media studies, this book explores how stories are created and consumed online. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the way stories circulate through contemporary media.
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The study of metaphor is now firmly established as a central topic within cognitive science and the humanities. This book explores the critical role that... Læs mere
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Brings together a team of leading scholars to explore and compare linguistic practices among young people. It is... Læs mere
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The issue of sexist language has been hotly debated within feminist circles since the 1960s. Sara Mills takes a fresh and more critical look at sexism in language, and argues that even in feminist circles it has become a problematic concept.
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Language is a means we use to communicate feelings; we also reflect emotionally on the language we and others use. This book analyses the signals people use to express emotion, looking at the social, cultural and political functions of emotional language around the world.
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What is ethnicity? Is there a 'white' way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group's language? This lively overview, first published in 2006,... Læs mere
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Languages die for political, economic and cultural reasons, and can disappear remarkably quickly. Between ten and fifty per cent of... Læs mere
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This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolution. It argues... Læs mere
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This study focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creole genesis: relexification, reanalysis, and direct levelling. The... Læs mere
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Aimed at interdisciplinary audiences, and tailored especially to scholars of linguistic and cultural anthropology, sociolinguistics, and cultural studies, the book argues for the importance of analyzing language use with an eye toward new materialisms, semiotics, and ideology.
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Politeness plays a vital role in maintaining class differences. This book analyses the interrelationship between politeness and class in British English, focusing on linguistic ideologies and the way class boundaries are marked out by politeness and impoliteness.