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Provides a detailed and up-to-date introduction to the way in which language attrition can affect language, as well as to the extra- and sociolinguistic features involved. It also... Læs mere
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This book develops a theory of language management based on research on the family, religion, the workplace, the media, schools, legal and health institutions, the military and... Læs mere
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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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When is language considered 'impolite'? Is impolite language only used for anti-social purposes? What is the difference between 'impoliteness' and 'rudeness'?... 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 book discusses how new technologies have the potential to revolutionise the documentation, analysis and revitalisation of endangered languages for the... 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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Humans are imperfect, and problems of speaking, hearing and understanding are pervasive in ordinary interaction. This book examines the way we 'repair' and... Læs mere
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A sociolinguistic approach to the question of what speakers are aware of in language and to what extent they are able to control social markers when they... Læs mere
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The linguistic study of storytelling in everyday life has been rapidly expanding. This book provides a critical engagement with this field... 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.