The startling history of Anson’s voyage round the world in 1740. ‘A quite remarkably erudite and deeply informed book’ Patrick O’Brian, Daily Telegraph
This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the social by integrating the study of language with key strands of sociological theory.
Originally published in 1992. This provocative book calls for a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions underpinning sociolinguistics. Going back to... Læs mere
This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the social by integrating the study of language with key strands of sociological theory.
Work in the knowledge economy operates quite differently than in the industrial economy in that it is highly dependent on communication and language. This book... Læs mere
In this book, Glyn Williams presents an account of the emergence and development of French Discourse Analysis and the contribution which both sociology and linguistics make to the social construction of meaning.
Originally published in 1992. This provocative book calls for a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions underpinning sociolinguistics. Going back to... Læs mere
In this book, Glyn Williams presents an account of the emergence and development of French Discourse Analysis and the contribution which both sociology and linguistics make to the social construction of meaning.
This book critically examines the European Union’s “Unity in Diversity” mantra with regard to language. The book will be of interest to sociolinguists, political scientists, sociologists, as well as scholars of language and globalization and European studies.
This book critically examines the European Union’s “Unity in Diversity” mantra with regard to language. The book will be of interest to sociolinguists, political scientists, sociologists, as well as scholars of language and globalization and European studies.