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French Language Today
by Adrian Battye  Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index....
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Clause, Sentence & Discourse Patterns in Selected Languages of Nepal
by Austin Hale TOC v. 1. General approach.--v. 2. Clause.--v. 3. Texts.--v. 4. Word lists....
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Gender, Heteroglossia, and Power: A Sociolinguistic Study of Youth Culture (Collection Vecu)
by Joan Pujolar Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-348) and index....
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Vulgar Latin
by Jozsef Herman Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-130)....
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Ethnolinguistic Chicago P
by Marcia Farr Publisher Comments This book, together with "Latino Language and Literacy in Ethnolinguistic Chicago," documents how the future in a globalizing world is not only increasingly multilingual, but that diversity in language use (within one language and across...
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A Union of Diversity: Language, Identity and Polity-Building in Europe (Themes in European Governance)
by Peter A. Kraus Publisher Comments The European Union's motto 'United in Diversity' contrasts with the cultural standardization entailed in the formation of nation-states and the forging of political identities in Europe. So what does being 'united in diversity' mean? Focusing on language...
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Masked Inversion in French
by Paul M Postal Publisher Comments In this important work of linguistic analysis, Paul M. Postal addresses a paradigm anomaly in French that has hitherto resisted explanation. A general restriction limiting the form of direct objects in complex infinitival constructions with main verbs...
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Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice (ESL and Applied Linguistics Professional Series)
by A. Suresh Canagarajah Publisher Comments This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. While the effects of globalization around the world are being discussed in such diverse circles as corporations, law firms, and...
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Rights to Language CL
by Robert Phillipson Publisher Comments Rights to Language: Equity, Power, and Education brings together cutting-edge scholarship in language, education, and society from all parts of the world. Celebrating the 60th birthday of Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, it is inspired by her work in minority...
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Sociolinguistics: The Study of Speakers' Choices
by Florian Coulmas Publisher Comments A clear introduction to sociolinguistics, the study of the social factors influencing our linguistic choices....
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Language and Power in the Modern World
by Mary Talbot Publisher Comments With a unique combination of selected readings and student-centered tasks in a single volume, Language and Power in the Modern World covers contemporary issues of communication theory and sociolinguistics, ranging from the global to the interpersonal....
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Chicano-Anglo Conversations: Truth, Honesty, and Politeness
by Madeleine Youmans Publisher Comments This groundbreaking book--about differences in communication practices between Mexican-American underclass residents in an East Los Angeles housing project and white, middle-class literacy tutors who worked with them--makes an important contribution to...
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Sign After the X
by Marina Roy Publisher Comments "X" is one of the most provocative representations in contemporary culture: a symbol of capital, power, waste, and illicit desire. Based on the connection between language and lack, Sign after the X ______ investigates the letter "X" that is used in our...
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Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings
by Stephen B. Kucer Publisher Comments Provides a conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded. The book is organized around four interrelated aspects of literacy--linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental--that readers...
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Talk That Counts: Age, Gender, and Social Class Differences in Discourse
by Ronald K. S. Macaulay Publisher Comments Talk That Counts is a sociolinguistic study of variation in discourse employing quantitative methods to explore age, gender, and social class differences in the use of features such as you know, I mean, adverbs, and pronouns. <BR>Unlike many...
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The Scandal of the Speaking Body: Don Juan with J.L. Austin, or Seduction in Two Languages
by Shoshana Felman Publisher Comments “The Scandal of the Speaking Body—one of the most brilliant and daring and disturbing works of its period, which appeared in English translation in 1984 [under the title The Literary Speech Act] . . . has never found the full radius...
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Cultural Communication and Intercultural Contact (Communication Textbook Series)
by Donal Carbaugh Publisher Comments How is cultural identity accomplished interactively? What happens when different cultural identities contact one another? This book presents a series of papers, from classic essays to original expositions, which respond to these questions. The view of...
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Color, Race, and English Language Teaching: Shades of Meaning
by Andy Curtis Publisher Comments The unique contribution of this book is to bring together Critical Race Theory and narrative inquiry and apply them specifically to a largely overlooked area of experience within the field of TESOL: What does it mean to be a TESOL professional of color...
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Language Policy: Hidden Agendas and New Approaches
by Elana Goldberg Shohamy Publisher Comments Although we may not know it, more often than not, our use of language is regulated, both overtly and covertly. In this book, Elana Shohamy delves into the hidden agendas which operate behind language policy, examining the decisions surrounding language...
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Introducing Performative Pragmatics
by Douglas Robinson Publisher Comments A student-friendly introduction to pragmatics, the study of language in context, with a "performative" approach. This approach involves looking at people "doing things with words," with the emphasis on "doing"; it sees language essentially as drama...
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