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Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career progression. Using a range of... Læs mere
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Written in a highly accessible style and in four parts, this book provides rapid and authoritative access to current... Læs mere
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Vague language ('bags of time', 'doing stuff', 'and all that') is an aspect of communicative competence of considerable social importance. This book examines its function. It... Læs mere
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Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this examination of language in global, virtual and local settings. It focuses on world languages, linguistic... Læs mere
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Language and communication are central features of social behaviour. So, it is somewhat surprising that the social psychological study of this area has a... Læs mere
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Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops a critical perspective which approaches... Læs mere
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The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday... Læs mere
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Classical Arabic is the official language of all Arab states although it is not spoken as a mother tongue by any group of Arabs.... Læs mere
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This volume examines the complex interaction between the English language and the construction of ethnicity in the global English-speaking world. The essays demonstrate that the constructs of both English and ethnicity are contested sites of identity formation.
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The English-speaking whites of South Africa participate in the larger culture of the English-speaking world while rejecting its unspoken consensual positions on many basic issues.
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An introduction to theories about language in attempts to understand and transform women's lives. This evolving body of work encompasses linguistics, anthropology, literary and cultural theory, psychoanalysis and postmodern philosophy.
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This anniversary reader brings together a fascinating group of thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic with an introductory overview from the editors which considers the development of theory and scholarship over the past two decades.