Language and the Law in Deaf Communities

Ceil Lucas
Hardcover - $138.95

The ninth volume in the Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities series focuses on forensic linguistics, a field created by noted linguist Roger Shuy, who begins the collection with an introduction of the issue of language problems experienced by minorit ...

The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages

Ceil Lucas
Paperback - $65.95

This is an accessible introduction to the major areas of sociolinguistics as they relate to sign languages and deaf communities. Clearly organized, it brings together a team of leading experts in sign linguistics to survey the field, and covers a wid ...

The Pilgrim's Progress in American Juvenile Literature 1860-1900

Alexandra Luebke
Paperback - $107.95

Sociolinguistic Variation : Critical Reflections

Ronald K. S. Macaulay
Hardcover - $235.95

This volume contains previously unpublished articles by the most prominent sociolinguists working in the study of language variation today, which when taken together both highlight this new direction, as well as critique conventional wisdom in this g ...

The Social Art : Language and Its Uses

Ronald K. S. Macaulay
Paperback - $54.95

The Social Art is an engagingly written, highly accessible tour through the world of languages. Macaulay uses jokes, anecdotes, quotations, and examples to introduce readers to the full range of current linguistic knowledge, covering in 35 chapters, ...

Do You Speak American?

Robert MacNeil
Paperback - $21.95

Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations?
These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran--the ...

Do You Speak American?

Robert MacNeil
Hardcover - $38.95

Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations?
These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran--the ...

Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices : Language and the Future of Europe

Clare Mar-Molinero
Hardcover - $180.95

The Politics of Language in the Spanish-Speaking World

Clare Mar-Molinero
Paper Textbook - $107.95

Spanish is now the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese. This new book traces how and why Spanish has arrived at this position, examining its role in the diverse societies where it is spoken from Europe to the Amer ...

Language Change and Sociolinguistics : Rethinking Social Networks

Jonathan Marshall
Hardcover - $180.95

This sociolinguistic study offers a new theoretical framework for understanding the diffusion of language change within a community. Advanced statistical analysis methods are used in rigorously testing the supposed norm-enforcement effect of social n ...