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Contents Language and Linguistics African, Caribbean Language, Linguistics.............................................. Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition............................ Asian Language, Linguistics..................... Cognitive Linguistics................................ Computational Linguistics........................ Discourse Analysis.................................... English Language, Linguistics (General)................................................ European Language, Linguistics............... Evolution of Language............................. Grammar and Syntax................................ Historical Linguistics................................ History of the English Language.............. Latin American Language, Linguistics.............................................. Morphology.............................................. Phonetics and Phonology......................... Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics..................................... Research Methods in Linguistics.............. Semantics and Pragmatics....................... Sociolinguistics........................................
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The Afroasiatic Languages Zygmunt Frajzyngier | University of Colorado Boulder
Afroasiatic languages are spoken by some 300 million people in Northern, Central and Eastern Africa and the Middle East. This book is the first typological study of these languages and will be welcomed by linguists interested in linguistic theory, typology, historical linguistics and endangered languages. • The first typological study of Afroasiatic languages • Does not require previous knowledge of the specific language families • Includes information on endangered and little-known languages Cambridge Language Surveys 707pp 6 b/w illus. 6 maps 99 tables December 2020 9781108977852 Paperback GBP 41.99 / USD 53.99 May 2012 9780521865333 Hardback GBP 124.00 / USD 201.00 eISBN 9781139020930
Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Adventures in English Syntax Robert Freidin | Princeton University, New Jersey
This unique resource will enrich readers’ understanding of English in ways that will make them more effective users of the language. Using clear examples, and assuming no knowledge of linguistics, it introduces the basic concepts of syntactic structure, and shows how they can be applied to reading and writing. • Focuses on specific examples, allowing readers to start with what they know intuitively, and then, step by step, construct an explicit syntactic analysis that explains why they understand these examples as they do • Engages readers in syntactic analysis on a visceral level, by making analyses immediately clear and comprehensible • Provides writers and readers with an indispensable tool for understanding how the sentences they encounter are put together, and how the ones they write can often be improved by syntactic reformulation 214pp 2 tables February 2020 9781108487726 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 February 2020 9781108737807 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 eISBN 9781108767774
Citations in Interdisciplinary Research Articles Natalia Muguiro
This Element explores interdisciplinarity in academic writing by describing the ways in which disciplines interact when forming interdisciplinary fields and how language reflects (and is reflected by) these interactions. The methodology employed combines analysis of quantitative data with their qualitative interpretation by means of close reading.
Elements in Corpus Linguistics 75pp November 2020 9781108749947 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108886086
Creating Effective Blended Language Learning Courses A Research-Based Guide from Planning to Evaluation Daria Mizza | The Johns Hopkins University
Based around a four-phase framework, this book provides a practical guide for designing blended learning courses, and an overview of the key issues in language pedagogy and instructional technology. With practical examples, and stepby-step instructions, it will help teachers creating courses, as well as graduate students in language methodology. • Proposes a framework to organize the development of effective blended learning experiences for language courses • Offers research-based justifications for the adoption of blended designs in language learning • Facilitates a step-by-step process to course development that is accessible even to instructors without previous experience in instructional design 300pp October 2020 9781108420785 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108355285
Curriculum Integrated Language Teaching CLIL in Practice Kim Bower | Sheffield Hallam University
Informed by research carried out by the authors, this book addresses the issues of developing CLIL in Anglophone-dominant countries, making it of interest for policy makers, researchers and teacher educators. Its global perspectives on CLIL present a pedagogical approach, which motivates students and gives meaning to their language learning. • Offers a range of perspectives and practices from across the world, giving readers insights into high-quality teaching and the teaching of language and content as a means of meeting the dynamic needs of learners in diverse educational contexts • Focuses on the specific challenges of implementing CLIL in Anglophone-dominant settings • Provides a holistic understanding of the value and benefits of language learning as part of students’ total education experience 264pp 15 b/w illus. 11 tables July 2020 9781108492812 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108687867
Doing English Grammar Theory, Description and Practice Roger Berry | Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Drawing on methodological approaches and developments in pedagogy, Berry introduces key theories of English grammar and shows how they can be applied in practice. Illustrated with four detailed case studies, this book will be of interest to all professionals for whom English grammar is a major concern. • Uses a multidisciplinary approach, linking theory and methodology to classroom practice • Gives case studies of important grammatical areas to clearly illustrate the general points made in earlier chapters • Each chapter is followed by an activity, to allow readers to engage with the material Cambridge Applied Linguistics December 2020 9781108419994 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 115.00 December 2020 9781108412810 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108325745
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Doing Linguistics with a Corpus
Generative Second Language Acquisition
Methodological Considerations for the Everyday User Jesse Egbert | Northern Arizona University
Roumyana Slabakova | University of Southampton
This Element explores ways to improve how we approach linguistic research questions with quantitative corpus data. We introduce and illustrate the major steps in the research process, and provide suggestions for improvements that will help researchers make quantitative corpus-based research more language focused and linguistically informative. Elements in Corpus Linguistics 75pp October 2020 9781108744850 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108888790
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English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in East Asia Global Challenges and Local Responses Amy Bik May Tsui | The University of Hong Kong
Written by local specialists, this book covers the impact of globalization on language policy, English language teaching and teacher education in ten Asian jurisdictions. It will be an invaluable resource for students, teachers and researchers interested in English language education, teacher education, language policy and sociolinguistics. • Covers ten countries/jurisdictions with markedly different sociopolitical, cultural and historical backgrounds and at different stages of economic development • Includes an introductory chapter which frames the discussions of the global challenges and local responses in the chapters from two major perspectives on globalization • All chapter authors have engaged in English language education and teacher education in their respective jurisdictions, providing insiders’ perspectives on their governments’ policies and the realities of the implementation Cambridge Education Research 350pp November 2020 9781108479714 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108856218
This Element investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages later in life, analysing diverse learner data to explore the connections between first and second language acquisition. Elements in Second Language Acquisition 75pp August 2020 9781108708227 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108762380
Grammar A Linguists’ Guide for Language Teachers Tom Rankin
Using engaging examples from a wide variety of languages, this book provides an accessible overview of linguistic theory and language acquisition research. It has been developed especially for readers with a background in education and teacher training, and no prior formal linguistic training. • Introduces linguistic theory and language acquisition with an eye to educational applications, making research accessible to readers without specialist knowledge of the field • Uses examples from wide range of languages, developing the expertise of language teachers about languages beyond the one(s) that they know/teach • Provides accessible step-by-step linguistic training, offering a databased approach that readers will be able to apply to their own teaching contexts 280pp 1 table October 2020 9781108486026 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110.00 October 2020 9781108736954 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108623360
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High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts Kenneth Hyltenstam | Stockholms Universitet
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For the Love of Language An Introduction to Linguistics Second Edition Kate Burridge | Monash University, Victoria
For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions. • Contains comprehensive coverage of introductory linguistics topics, making it suitable for semester-long, or year-long linguistics subjects • A companion website includes additional questions and research projects, answer guides, links to online resources, revision tools and extension materials; instructor materials include PowerPoint slides and quizzes • Written by authors with extensive academic experience in the field of linguistics 680pp 107 b/w illus. 103 tables February 2020 9781108701013 Paperback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 eISBN 9781108568753
Aimed at scholars in linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and bilingual studies as well as language teachers on all levels, this volume provides important insights in second language use at the highest levels and also of high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. • Presents findings of previously under-researched areas, filling important knowledge gaps • Increases the understanding of what an ‘outstanding proficiency level’ in a second language and multilingual competence implies • A useful tool for both language teaching and language teacher training 243pp 26 b/w illus. 30 tables September 2020 9781316627983 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 June 2018 9781107175921 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316809686
Implicit Language Aptitude Gisela Granena
This Element defines implicit language aptitude, examines tasks that can be used to measure implicit language aptitude, and provides an overview of relevant research in this area.
Elements in Second Language Acquisition 75pp August 2020 9781108714402 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108625616
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Interaction, Feedback and Task Research in Second Language Learning Methods and Design Alison Mackey | Georgetown University, Washington DC
With discipline-specific examples and clear stepby-step guides used throughout, this book makes second language research methodology accessible for novice researchers, and serves as a resource for more experienced researchers working in the areas of second language interaction and feedback and in task based language teaching and learning. • Introduces design and methodological principles step-by-step, providing explanations, suggestions for reading, short activities and memory aids • Provides examples from interaction, feedback and task studies to illustrate methodological principles • Written in a highly accessible style with boxed-inset studies for further reading and an A-Z glossary for easy reference
Is English an Asian Language? Andy Kirkpatrick | Griffith University, Queensland
Asian multilingual speakers are continuously adapting and reshaping English to reflect their varying needs. This book describes how new Asian varieties of English develop, how these reflect the cultural values of users and the types of topics Asian speakers talk about and the communicative strategies they adopt when using English. • Informs readers of new developments in how English is being used by Asian multilinguals to help them in cross cultural communication with each other • Includes examples of several different varieties of Asian English • Proposes a way of teaching English to help promote indigenous languages as languages of education alongside English 270pp November 2020 9781107134683 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 November 2020 9781316500774 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 8.99 eISBN 9781316471166
350pp 28 b/w illus. August 2020 9781108499637 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 August 2020 9781108731027 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108589284
Key Questions in Language Teaching
Intercultural Communication and Language Pedagogy
Taking an evidence-based approach to the main issues in language teaching, this book uses a ‘key questions’ structure to help readers understand how these questions inform language teaching practices. The book is perfectly suited to language teaching modules on English language, TESOL and applied linguistics courses. • Provides practical suggestions for language teaching based on research, theory and empirical evidence, drawing upon real-life scenarios • Written in a clear and user-friendly style, the book avoids jargon and makes difficult concepts simple to understand • Includes ‘exemplary study’ and ‘recap’ sections, a glossary of key terms, further reading suggestions and questions for discussion
From Theory To Practice Zsuzsanna I. Abrams | University of California, Santa Cruz
By connecting interdisciplinary research on intercultural communication to practical teaching activities, this book demonstrates how theory can be implemented in the language classroom, helping to build essential 21st century skills. The diverse language examples used make the theory accessible for language teachers at all levels of experience. • Connects research in the social sciences and foreign/second language pedagogy, presenting an interdisciplinary approach to teaching intercultural communicative competence • Introduces the theory clearly and understandably, using examples from numerous languages to illustrate key concepts in intercultural communication • Provides practical teaching activities on key aspects of intercultural communication that are readily implementable in the classroom, connecting theoretical concepts explicitly to practice 280pp August 2020 9781108490153 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 August 2020 9781108748230 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108780360
Introducing Language in the Workplace Bernadette Vine | Victoria University of Wellington
Assuming no prior linguistics background, this introductory textbook summarises key topics and issues from workplace discourse research in an accessible manner. With over 160 international examples, Introducing Language in the Workplace is an excellent up-to-date resource for linguistics courses, business communication and management studies. • Assumes no existing linguistics knowledge, making it an ideal text for a wide range of courses • Contains summaries, data examples, exercises and a glossary of key terms, to help students understand the key ideas more readily • International in scope, making it suitable for a diverse audience Cambridge Introductions to Applied Linguistics 302pp 17 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 2 tables 23 exercises June 2020 9781108498944 Hardbac GBP 79.99 / USD 105.00 June 2020 9781108712873 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 eISBN 9781108689984
An Introduction Alessandro G. Benati | The University of Hong Kong
238pp February 2020 9781108425247 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 February 2020 9781108441407 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 31.99 eISBN 9781108676588
Language and Online Identities The Undercover Policing of Internet Sexual Crime Tim Grant | Aston University
Drawing upon a unique forensic linguistic project on undercover policing of online sexual crime, in this book the authors develop a novel theory of linguistic identity. The exploration of language and identity will appeal to students and researchers of forensic linguistics, and in sociolinguistic work more widely. • Draws upon a unique research project applying linguistics to online undercover policing of child sex abuse, showing how linguistics can be applied in a new area to the benefit of society • Develops a method for describing a complete linguistic persona and demonstrates how this is important to forensic authorship analysis and the new task of authorship synthesis • Introduces a novel theory of linguistic identity, bringing together previously opposed positions in forensic authorship analysis, which will have broad implications for future forensic authorship research and sociolinguistic work more widely 212pp 14 b/w illus. 18 tables February 2020 9781108487306 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108766425
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Language as Symbolic Power Claire Kramsch | University of California, Berkeley
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Bringing together insights from linguistics, anthropology and sociology, this book provides a lively introduction to the symbolic power of language. It has been written for language teachers and learners, as well as researchers in applied linguistics and anyone interested in the use of language in everyday life. • Introduces a new way of looking at language as symbolic representation, symbolic action, and the symbolic construction of social reality • Introduces readers to post-structuralist perspectives on language and language use • Includes historical, cultural and transdisciplinary perspectives on the digital revolution of our age and the power of its symbolic systems Key Topics in Applied Linguistics 300pp November 2020 9781108835862 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 November 2020 9781108798891 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108869386
Language Change The Impact of English as a Lingua Franca Anna Mauranen | University of Helsinki
Through integrating different perspectives on language change, this book explores the enormous on-going linguistic upheavals in the wake of the global dominance of English. Combining empirical research with theoretical approaches, it will appeal to researchers and graduate students of English, and also of other languages studying language change. • Brings together and integrates different perspectives on language change and the impact of ELF, with chapters written by leading scholars in a range of linguistic fields • Includes chapters providing empirical evidence of ELF use from a diverse variety of contexts worldwide • Gives a multi-faceted view on theoretical approaches to and explanations of understanding language change 350pp November 2020 9781108492850 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 November 2020 9781108729819 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108675000
Lessons from Good Language Teachers Carol Griffiths | University of Leeds
Combining theory and research in teacher education, this volume explores the personal features of good language teachers, across more than twenty topics and themes. The book is written in an accessible style, ideal for busy teachers and those studying and teaching education, and supports all stages of professional development. • Combines both theory and empirical studies to characterise the features of good language teachers • Describes key concepts in teacher education in simple and accessible language • Represents the voices of both native and non-native teachers of English language 348pp April 2020 9781108489263 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110.00 April 2020 9781108702218 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108774390
Ontologies of English Conceptualising the Language for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Christopher J. Hall | York St John University
A critical examination of the ways in which English is conceptualised for learning, teaching, and assessment in a range of domains, from both social and cognitive perspectives. Researchers and postgraduates working on English in L1 and L2 educational contexts will find it valuable for research and collaboration. • Examines conceptualisations of English in a range of practical domains and contexts, providing readers with points of comparison and contrast • Covers both social and cognitive conceptualisations of English, providing a balanced set of perspectives on ontologies of English • Includes a framework for the ontological analysis of English, which can be applied to readers’ own relevant contexts Cambridge Applied Linguistics 402pp January 2020 9781108482530 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108685153
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Learner Corpus Research Meets Second Language Acquisition
Practice in Second Language Learning
Bert Le Bruyn
Explores practice in second language learning, defined as activities which aim to develop skills in or knowledge of a second language. The book features studies that investigate practice in a variety of contexts and is ideal reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of applied linguistics/TESOL and second language teachers. • Explores practice from a variety of research perspectives including studies using both quantitative and qualitative data analysis • Studies presented are not restricted to English as a second language, and are ideal for teachers and researchers of modern languages such as Spanish and German alongside teachers and researchers of English as a second or foreign language • The opening theoretical chapters will help readers to understand the concepts developed in the chapters describing empirical studies
Through contributions from leading experts, this volume explores the usefulness and relevance of recent advances in Learner Corpus Research (LCR) for key topics in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). The innovative, collaborative approach will be of value to both researchers and students interested in SLA and LCR. • Provides an up-to-date overview of advances in Learner Corpus Research that have allowed it to grow closer to Second Language Acquisition • Covers key topics in Second Language Acquisition, making it relevant for researchers with different foci and from different theoretical backgrounds • Includes commentary chapters from eminent scholars, one from the SLA side and one from the LCR side, to provide a built-in reflection from both perspectives Cambridge Applied Linguistics 300pp December 2020 9781108425407 Hardback GBP 59.99 / USD 79.99 December 2020 9781108442299 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108674577
Christian Jones | University of Liverpool
291pp 17 b/w illus. 29 tables September 2020 9781107579033 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 March 2018 9781107131224 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316443118
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Second Language Speech Fluency From Research to Practice Parvaneh Tavakoli | University of Reading
Presenting an innovative multidisciplinary perspective on L2 fluency research, this book provides applied linguistics researchers and students with an up-to-date comprehensive review of how fluency in a second language develops. Language educators and assessment professionals will also benefit from the accessible approach to theories and methods. • Provides an overarching and detailed discussion of L2 fluency research, its theoretical and methodological advancements • First volume to offer a multidisciplinary approach to conceptualizing L2 fluency • Offers a practical and hands-on approach to using fluency research across a range of different language-related professions, e.g. language testing and teacher education Cambridge Applied Linguistics 250pp November 2020 9781108499613 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110.00 November 2020 9781108730914 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 33.99 eISBN 9781108589109
Second Language Speech Learning Theoretical and Empirical Progress Ratree Wayland | University of Florida
A state-of-the-art survey of second language speech research, this book presents revision of an influential model in the field, alongside proposed new methods, a progress review and new empirical data. It is an essential resource for academic researchers and students of second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and phonetics and phonology. • Introduces Flege’s revised Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) for the first time • Presents theoretical progress on cross-language speech acquisition of both segmental and suprasegmental features • Reports on new empirical evidence on various factors influencing cross-language speech learning 320pp March 2021 9781108840637 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108886901
The Cambridge Handbook of Corrective Feedback in Second Language Learning and Teaching Hossein Nassaji | University of Victoria, British Columbia
Bringing together state-of-the-art chapters written by leading scholars, this volume provides a comprehensive reference on theory and research of corrective feedback. It will be a key resource for researchers, graduate students, teachers and teacher educators who are interested in the role of feedback in second language teaching and learning. • Presents an accessible yet thorough and up-to-date overview of corrective feedback theory and research in the field • Examines recent developments in core areas of corrective feedback including oral, written, computer-mediated, nonverbal, and peer feedback • Bridges the gap between research and pedagogy by demonstrating how to employ feedback strategies effectively to support language development in second language classrooms Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 750pp March 2021 9781108499101 Hardback GBp 120.00 / USD 145.00 eISBN 9781108589789
The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication Guido Rings | Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
With an interdisciplinary overview of a wide spectrum of current international research in intercultural communication, this Handbook will be a key reference book for students, lecturers and professionals. Theories are introduced systematically and explained clearly using a variety of examples, making them accessible to a wide range of readers. • Provides a broad overview to intercultural communication research by discussing key approaches and including multi-disciplinary perspectives • Explores the wider spectrum of professional applications, facilitating use by professionals in related fields, such as intercultural trainers or human resource managers • Uses ordinary language explanations and examples to introduce the theory step by step, meaning no specialized training in the field is needed Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 552pp 8 b/w illus. April 2020 9781108429696 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108555067
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SLA Applied Connecting Theory and Practice Brian John Tomlinson | University of Liverpool
This book introduces research-based SLA acquisition theories and provides practical suggestions for applying them to language learning courses in relation to their syllabus, materials, methodology, and assessment. It is written to be engaging and relevant for students, researchers and practitioners. • Provides students with a firm understanding through its comprehensive and accessible coverage of the field of second language acquisition • Guides students on how to put ideas into practice through suggestions for the application of SLA research and theory to all aspects of second language teaching and learning • Provides a completely up to date and fresh review of publications and research in the fields of SLA and second language teaching 380pp January 2021 9781108471824 Hardback GBP 59.99 / USD 99.99 January 2021 9781108458535 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108559263
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The Cambridge Introduction to Applied Linguistics
Validity Argument in Language Testing
Susan Conrad | Portland State University
Case Studies of Validation Research Carol A. Chapelle | Iowa State University
An accessible introduction to applied linguistics for upper-level students with no background in the field. Concepts are presented through real-world examples, personal stories from the authors, and applied activities, equipping students from all disciplines with the tools for putting their theoretical knowledge into practice. • An up-to-date introduction integrating technology, multilingualism, and interdisciplinarity as fundamental aspects of applied linguistics • Written for an international audience with examples from different geographical regions and languages • Engaging personal stories describe how each contributor became involved in applied linguistics to help students think about their longterm careers • Examples from specific studies and projects are used to illustrate key concepts introduced for each topic, allowing students to engage more with practical research in the field • Hands-on data analysis and application activities show students how to apply concepts and theoretical knowledge to real-life situations and datasets (available online)
With examples of validation studies, this book introduces a framework to help researchers design studies that investigate the validity of language test interpretation and use. Use of the framework helps researchers in language testing to communicate about technical issues with each other and with researchers in educational measurement. • Presents a validation framework and examples of its use • Illustrates language testing research and development projects written by experts • Introduces technical terms explicitly and uses them consistently in a variety of validation studies • Demonstrates the various roles of technology in language assessment and the implications for validation research Cambridge Applied Linguistics 320pp January 2021 9781108484022 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 115.00 January 2021 9781108705707 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108669849
414pp July 2020 9781108470322 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 105.00 July 2020 9781108455817 Paperback GBP 32.99 / USD 42.99 eISBN 9781108658089
Vocabulary in Language Teaching
Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
The book provides a state-of-the-art introduction to vocabulary teaching and testing by two leading specialists, which will be of interest to both experienced and novice language teachers. This second edition has been updated to illustrate the current best practice in vocabulary pedagogy, using very accessible and straightforward language. • Explains the research underpinning its pedagogical suggestions in straightforward, accessible language • Provides Exercises for Expansion for each chapter, which guide teachers in hands-on activities, designed to enhance their understanding of key ideas in the chapter • Contains a separate chapter focusing on testing and assessment, including reviews of a multitude of currently available tests, and guidelines to help teachers develop vocabulary tests for their students
Betty Lou Leaver
Drawing on best practices and research of distinguished international experts, this volume provides theoretical and classroom-tested models of transformative education in world languages at major university and government programs. Teachers, administrators, and faculty developers will find support for courses that produce solid student outcomes. • Introduces transformative theory as applied to language teaching in depth • Includes examples taken from a wide range of languages and instructional levels, from pre-K through graduate school • Provides challenging discussion questions, making the book ideal for classroom use (teacher education) or teacher self-learning 300pp January 2021 9781108836098 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110.00 January 2021 9781108799348 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108870788
Second Edition Norbert Schmitt | University of Nottingham
286pp 15 b/w illus. 10 tables July 2020 9781108476829 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 July 2020 9781108701600 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 35.99 eISBN 9781108569057
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Teaching Chinese as an International Language A Singapore Perspective Yeng-Seng Goh | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
China has risen in international prominence in recent decades, leading to a dramatic surge in the number of aspiring students of Chinese across the globe. Goh’s lively account explores the spread of global Chinese, and the teaching of Chinese as an international language to English-speaking learners from a Singapore perspective. • Accessibly written and suitable for those with no prior knowledge of Chinese or Chinese language teaching • Explores the impact of China’s emergence as a global power on dominant teaching and learning practices • Uses the history of Chinese language policy in Singapore as a useful case study for the teaching of Chinese internationally 229pp 19 b/w illus. 50 tables April 2020 9781107660809 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 27.99 August 2017 9781107052192 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116.00 eISBN 9781107280472
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The Cambridge Handbook of Japanese Linguistics Yoko Hasegawa | University of California, Berkeley
Designed to serve as a comprehensive, yet concise, reference book for researchers interested in the Japanese language and in typological studies of language in general, this handbook explores the diverse and intriguing characteristics of Japanese in comparison with English and other European languages. • Theoretical terms are clearly explained, without the need for prior knowledge of particular theoretical frameworks • Provides a comprehensive and thorough thematic coverage • An ideal textbook for a graduate-level introduction to Japanese linguistics courses Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 776pp 51 b/w illus. 5 maps 47 tables September 2020 9781316636411 Paperback GBP 34.99 / USD 45.99 April 2018 9781107185456 Hardback GBP 110.00 / USD 145.00 eISBN 9781316884461
The Cambridge Handbook of Korean Linguistics Sungdai Cho | Binghamton University, State University of New York
With contributions from global experts in Korean, this handbook gives a state-of-the-art overview of key trends in Korean linguistics, ranging from phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics to sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and language pedagogy. Researchers and students will find the Handbook an invaluable resource. • A state-of-the-art overview of contemporary research in Korean Linguistics, covering all key current areas of study • Brings together contributions from a range of internationally renowned experts in Korean language and linguistics • Uses theory from a range of linguistic disciplines to explain features of Korean to researchers and advanced students with no prior experience of the language. Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 800pp March 2021 9781108418911 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108292351
The Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia N. J. Enfield | University of Sydney
This comprehensive survey of the history and structures of the languages of mainland Southeast Asia draws on examples from over 100 languages, to give students a rich source of information on the languages of this unique area, of relevance to the study of languages, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and history. • Includes detailed descriptions of the nature of mainland Southeast Asian languages, with examples from more than a hundred languages • Provides a rich account of the prehistorical background to human and linguistic diversity in mainland Southeast Asia • Offers a compact and comprehensive overview of the historical relationships between the languages and language families of mainland Southeast Asia Cambridge Language Surveys 750pp January 2021 9781108476331 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108605618
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The Singlish Controversy Language, Culture and Identity in a Globalizing World Lionel Wee | National University of Singapore
This book is for students and researchers who are interested in language policy and New Englishes, as well as in questions about the nature of language. It argues that a detailed analysis of the Singlish controversy can illuminate broader questions about language, identity and globalization. • Explains the nature of Singlish, the colloquial English spoken in Singapore, through linguistic analysis • Delves into the context of what Singlish is and what it means to its speakers • Argues that the Singlish controversy changes our understanding of the nature of language 222pp 3 b/w illus. 3 tables September 2020 9781316632826 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 January 2018 9781107181717 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316855331
Cognitive Linguistics Cognitive Discourse Analysis An Introduction Thora Tenbrink | Bangor University
The methodology of cognitive discourse analysis is introduced in this book by focusing on eight key areas of analysis. It provides readers new to the subject with simple techniques and tools, whilst allowing more experienced researchers to understand the principles quickly and adapt them for their own purposes. • The cross-disciplinary approach allows the reader to use cognitive discourse analysis for a diverse range of research purposes and contexts • Explores eight different areas of analysis in depth by drawing on examples taken from different projects • Offers a theoretical introduction and practical advice for the methodology of cognitive discourse analysis 280pp 12 b/w illus. 1 table February 2020 9781108422666 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 February 2020 9781108436847 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108525176
Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory Zoltán Kövecses | Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Updating the already well-established conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), this book will appeal to researchers in a range of disciplines. It explains the implications of extended conceptual metaphor theory, a new approach to the study of metaphor, for areas as diverse as metaphorical cognition, methodology, communication, perceptual modality, and literary studies. • A theoretically new and comprehensive account of metaphor is developed through updating conceptual metaphor theory in the context of current cognitive linguistic theory • Clarifies many of the issues that researchers in the study of metaphor have raised against conceptual metaphor theory • Makes it possible to see metaphor use as a legitimate domain of study at the intersection of cognitive science and pragmatics 206pp 26 b/w illus. 2 tables April 2020 9781108490870 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108859127
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Language and Social Minds The Semantics and Pragmatics of Intersubjectivity Vittorio Tantucci | Lancaster University
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Combining ideas from cognitive semantics and pragmatics, this book shows how social cognition is expressed linguistically at differing levels of complexity. The model, which brings together theory of mind and intersubjectivity, will enrich the work of researchers in cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, applied linguistics and cognitive psychology. • Provides a new empirical model of our ability to express social cognition at different levels of complexity • The first theoretical and methodological framework that combines the notions of intersubjectivity from linguistics, and theory of mind from cognitive psychology • Combines evidence from language change, ontogenetic development and evolutionary psychology into a new pragmatic and semantic model of intersubjective awareness 300pp January 2021 9781108484824 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108676441
Computational Linguistics Python for Linguists Michael Hammond | University of Arizona
This book provides an introduction to Python - one of the most widely-used programming languages for those who are familiar with linguistic concepts but have no prior background in programming or computer science. All examples in the text involve language and can be adapted or used directly for language research. • All concepts are exemplified with code that is included in the text and is available separately • The book is split into chapters covering basic issues and chapters for more advanced programmers, meaning it is accessible to readers with a range of experience • All examples include language that specifically targets the intended audience, linguists 310pp May 2020 9781108493444 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 110.00 May 2020 9781108737074 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108642408
Discourse Analysis Adding Sense Context and Interest in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning Mary Kalantzis | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
This book brings together the concepts of meaning and communication across a range of areas: education, media studies, cultural studies, arts, design and architecture. Drawing on rich examples and providing a strong conceptual basis, it will appeal to scholars in semantics, discourse analysis, communication studies, and semiotics. • Provides a cross-cultural and international comparison of theories and practices of communication • Illustrates arguments with rich examples from literature, arts, media and design • Includes up-to-date analyses of key digital technologies 398pp 24 b/w illus. May 2020 9781108495349 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108862059
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Meaning and Power in the Language of Law Janny H. C. Leung | The University of Hong Kong
For centuries people have recognised the importance of language in creating and applying law. This edited volume shows scholars and students how modern linguistics and related fields contribute to understanding the role language plays, and what follows from viewing law’s power as a matter of situated communication in specific social relations rather than an abstract system of rules. • Tackles the difficult question of law’s exercise of social power through uses and styles of language, as well as gaps, silence and presumed meanings • Provides an international, comparative perspective on law and language issues across jurisdictions, disciplines and changing sociopolitical contexts • Each chapter is introduced by an editorial note that provides relevant context and introduces the approach being taken - ideal for students coming fresh to this field of interdisciplinary, legal and linguistic enquiry 344pp 22 b/w illus. 19 tables September 2020 9781107533158 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99 January 2018 9781107112841 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316285756
Multimodal News Analysis across Cultures Helen Caple | University of New South Wales, Sydney
This Element applies the new approach of corpusassisted multimodal discourse analysis in relation to how news values are discursively constructed through language and photographs. Using case studies of news from China and Australia, the Element presents a cross-linguistic comparison of news values in national day reporting.
Elements in Corpus Linguistics 75pp September 2020 9781108814072 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108886048
Narratives of Domestic Violence Policing, Identity, and Indexicality Jennifer Andrus | University of Utah
Using empirical examples of domestic violence, this book applies critical discourse analysis to interactions between victims and police officers. It will be of interest to researchers and students of discourse analysis, applied linguistics and forensic linguistics and those wishing to know how power and ideology are circulated in discourse. • Applies critical discourse analysis to interactions between domestic violence victims and police officers • Provides real language data regarding experiences of domestic violence • Includes narratives about domestic violence in the words of victim/ survivors 280pp December 2020 9781108839525 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108884280
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Religious Talk Online The Evangelical Discourse of Muslims, Christians, and Atheists Stephen Pihlaja
In the online world, people argue about anything and everything - religion is no exception. This book explains how and why religious conflict occurs online and how people of different religious beliefs interact on social media. It will appeal to researchers and students in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, particularly those working on social media and religious language. • Develops new methods for social media research • Explains and expands the development of inter-religious dialogue in online contexts • Provides new insights into how online environments affect religious belief and religious interaction 196pp 3 b/w illus. 6 tables September 2020 9781316610183 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 March 2018 9781107157415 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316661963
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The Language of Violent Jihad Paul Baker | Lancaster University
Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, this book analyses over two million words of texts produced by violent jihadists to show how they use language to persuade people to carry out violent acts. It will be invaluable for researchers in corpus linguistics, as well as religious scholars. • The only book which uses corpus linguistics to examine a wide range of texts written by violent jihadists, allowing us to identify the most important linguistic patterns in the texts • Carries out a comparison of texts categorized as Moderate, Fringe and Extreme, to show different uses of language associated with different stages of radicalization • Uses both quantitative and qualitative techniques, combining statistical tests and frequency tables with detailed linguistic examination of texts 300pp 40 b/w illus. 52 tables February 2021 9781108421119 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 February 2021 9781108431378 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 44.99 eISBN 9781108363365
How Debate and Conversation Shape Belief Stephen Pihlaja
English Language, Linguistics (General)
Studying how people talk can reveal a lot about their beliefs. Through a close analysis of a range of texts and contexts, this book shows how people’s beliefs change when they talk to different audiences. It is essential reading for students and researchers in discourse analysis, sociology and religious studies. • Provides a discourse analytic account of people of different faiths talking about religious belief and doctrine • Looks at data from real-world interactional contexts • Offers a new model for students and researchers to develop their own projects.
Gender in World Englishes
200pp January 2021 9781108475990 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108629881
The Cambridge Handbook of Discourse Studies
Tobias Bernaisch | Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany
Based on authentic English-language material, and backed by the latest statistical methods, this book explores the impact of gender on linguistic choices in English-speaking countries worldwide, considering local social realities. It is essential reading for researchers and advanced students with an interest in language, gender and World Englishes. • Examines gender in World Englishes from Africa, America, Asia, Britain and the Caribbean • Roots its results in large databases of authentic language use by speakers from different parts of the world • Guarantees that results are empirically reliable by employing multifactorial statistical methods Studies in English Language 275pp November 2020 9781108482547 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108696739
Anna De Fina | Georgetown University, Washington DC
Introducing Linguistics
Aimed at equipping a new generation of scholars and students with the essential tools for analyzing discourse, this handbook provides an overview of key research fields and an introduction to the various methodologies, concepts and areas of investigation in discourse. • New state-of-the-field survey of conceptual and methodological work in Discourse Studies • Organized by concepts and areas, making it easier to see how Discourse Studies are evolving in new directions that defy received boundaries • Brings together comprehensive yet accessible introductions to the most important topics within the field
Theoretical and Applied Approaches Joyce Bruhn de Garavito | University of Western Ontario
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 700pp 21 b/w illus. 5 tables September 2020 9781108425148 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108348195
Everything we do involves language. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers students a contemporary introduction to the study of language. Each thought-provoking and engaging chapter is accessible to readers from a variety of fields, with three additional brief chapters available on the book’s companion website. • An up-to-date, thought-provoking introduction to linguistics that is accessible to all learners • ‘Linguistics Tidbits’ and ‘Eyes on World Languages’ boxes provide colourful accents, giving real language data from around the world and making complex theories more accessible to students from non-Science backgrounds • Incorporates accessible discourse about prominent theories and application to linguistics along with practice problems that solidify knowledge of such approaches 550pp January 2021 9781108482554 Hardback GBP 125.00 / USD 162.00 January 2021 9781108710657 Paperback GBP 41.99 / USD 54.99 eISBN 9781108696784
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Language, Mind and Body A Conceptual History John E. Joseph | University of Edinburgh
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This book explores various attempts throughout the history of linguistics to explain language in terms of the body, and how these attempts contribute to, and challenge, the more mainstream, mind-based accounts of language. Covering linguistics, philosophy, psychology and medicine, as well as literary and religious dimensions, it explores the question: where is language? • Assumes no prior familiarity with linguistics or with theories of extended mind and embodied cognition, serving the needs of students at all levels as well as specialists in need of cross-disciplinary understanding • Focuses on the role played by race in body-based accounts of language over the centuries, exploring implicit race-based assumptions • Clearly explains present-day concepts, such as ‘extended’, ‘embodied’, ‘distributed’ and ‘situated’ as applied to cognition and language, enabling the reader to fully understand how they have emerged and how they relate to one another 292pp 28 b/w illus. 1 table April 2020 9781316603956 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 December 2017 9781107149557 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116.00 eISBN 9781316569856
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Language, Sexuality and Education Helen Sauntson | York St John University
A path-breaking study of the role played by language in constructing sexual identities in schools. It will be of keen interest to a wide audience of educational practitioners and academics in the fields of applied linguistics, gender studies and English language and linguistics. • Addresses the timely and much-debated issue of sexual diversity in schools, which is currently undergoing many changes • Uses multiple methods of discourse analysis rather than focus on a single analytical framework, enabling a more systematic and detailed analysis of the data • Focuses on the linguistic dimensions of sexual diversity in schools, ideal for those working in applied linguistics as well as in education and sexuality studies 202pp March 2020 9781107565708 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 27.9 March 2018 9781107126879 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316411353
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Languages of the World An Introduction Third Edition Asya Pereltsvaig
Designed for students with no prior experience in linguistics, this is an engaging guide to the rich variety and typology of world languages. This third edition has been updated with new problem sets, an updated glossary and index, and a new section on linguistic cartography. • All terminology introduced in the book is defined in the text and in the updated glossary at the end of the book • A new section on linguistic cartography is included in this edition to help students who are unable to place a language geographically or genealogically • Each chapter contains several problem sets designed to teach students with no background in linguistics to analyze data from unfamiliar languages, with numerous new sets added to this edition 500pp 23 b/w illus. 40 tables September 2020 9781108479325 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130.00 September 2020 9781108748124 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108783071
The Babel Lexicon of Language Dan McIntyre | University of Huddersfield
Providing a comprehensive introduction to all areas of linguistics, this lexicon is an accessible language and linguistics reference book that is invaluable for teachers, A-Level and undergraduate students, and interested lay-readers. It defines over 500 terms and covers the whole breadth of the discipline using contemporary language examples. • Provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of linguistics • Contains over 500 entries on key topics in linguistics and language study • Assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics, making it accessible to layreaders, non-specialists, teachers and students 200pp February 2021 9781108840453 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 85.99 February 2021 9781108814089 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108886062
The Study of Language Seventh Edition George Yule | University of Hawaii, Manoa
This bestselling textbook is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction for beginner students. Broad yet concise, this overview of key topics draws students in. The seventh edition has substantial changes to the chapters on phonetics and semantics, forty new study questions and more than twenty new tasks. • Easy to follow and simple to understand - a concise and fundamental introduction to language study • Provides students with a vocabulary for talking about language and a solid knowledge of how English works • Presents the major concepts in language study in short, bite-sized sections, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, allowing flexibility in teaching 420pp 60 colour illus. 39 tables January 2020 9781108499453 Hardback GBP 64.99 / USD 84.99 January 2020 9781108730709 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 31.99 eISBN 9781108582889
European Language, Linguistics The Cambridge Handbook of Germanic Linguistics Michael T. Putnam | Pennsylvania State University
The first comprehensive overview of the structure of modern Germanic languages. Written by a team of internationally-renowned experts, it is a vital resource for students and researchers investigating the Germanic family of languages and dialects, covering key topics such as phonology, morphology, syntax, heritage and minority languages. • The benchmark survey of the structure and usage of modern Germanic languages • Avoids overly technical theory, making the volume accessible to students as well as researchers • Covers a very wide range of examples including Scandinavian languages Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 1000pp 34 b/w illus. 7 maps 52 tables April 2020 9781108421867 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108378291
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Evolution of Language Neanderthal Language Demystifying the Linguistic Powers of our Extinct Cousins Rudolf Botha | University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
The book is for scientists and laypersons intrigued by the question whether Neanderthals had language and, if they did, what it was like. It illuminates the linguistic powers of Neanderthals and provides an answer to the question whether modern humans are unique in being the only species that has language. • The existence and nature of Neanderthal language is currently a hot and controversial topic and this is the first book to give it an in-depth treatment • Draws on, and appraises, a wide range of multidisciplinary literature, adopting a unique conceptual approach to come to conclusions about the existence and nature of Neanderthal language • Written in a clear accessible way and amply illustrated with the aid of figures and images, the book can appeal to a broad audience. 220pp May 2020 9781108491327 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108868167
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An Areal Typology of Agreement Systems Ranko Matasović | University of Zagreb
Intended for experts in typological and areal linguistics and to students of these disciplines, this study contains new theoretical insights into the nature of grammatical agreement, and empirical findings about the distribution of various agreement patterns in the world’s languages. • Describes in detail the areal distribution of several patterns of agreement • A useful resource for linguists working on areal typology and seeking evidence for prehistoric language contacts and genetic relationships • All theoretical concepts are defined and clearly explained 215pp 3 b/w illus. 14 maps 21 tables September 2020 9781108413084 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.9 May 2018 9781108420976 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108355766
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An Introduction to English Sentence Structure Andrew Radford | University of Essex
Designed for intermediate undergraduate or beginning graduate modules on English syntax or syntactic theory, this book assumes no prior knowledge and is an engaging introduction to syntactic theory, argumentation and description. It contains a glossary, an online workbook for students, and online answerbook and Powerpoint resources for teachers. • Written in an easy-to-read style, and includes a glossary of key concepts and terminology, making it suitable for students with little background knowledge of grammar or linguistics • A detailed answerbook and set of PowerPoints can be downloaded for free by teachers; students can download a comprehensive workbook for free, including material designed for self-study, along with an answerbook with answers to exercises included in the PowerPoints and to self-study exercises in the workbook • The new book (and the accompanying set of materials) are modular in organisation, which means that students and teachers can test progress at the end of each ten-page module 450pp September 2020 9781108839549 Hardbac GBP 79.99 / USD 105.00 September 2020 9781108813303 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 38.99 eISBN 9781108884327
Bilingual Grammar Toward an Integrated Model Luis López | University of Illinois, Chicago
Using empirical evidence from linguistic theory and psycholinguistics, López argues that bilingual linguistic competence should be regarded as an integrated system. This book is of interest to anyone working in the fields of linguistics and psycholinguistics, especially bilingualism, codeswitching, and the lexicon. • Brings in evidence from both linguistic theory and psycholinguistics that shows how the two fields converge on the integrated hypothesis • Makes key notions of linguistic theory accessible to readers of various scholarly traditions, while simultaneously demonstrating how these notions are relevant to work on bilingualism • A variety of contact phenomena are discussed and receive a unifying analysis 236pp April 2020 9781108485302 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108756181
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Deriving Syntactic Relations John Bowers | Cornell University, New York
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This book reduces, to a bare minimum, the primitive notions required to characterize the syntax of natural language systems, providing a simple yet explanatory formal basis for investigation at all levels of the structure and function of language. It will be ideal for graduates and academic researchers concerned with human language and syntax. • Simplifies syntactic theory by eliminating a redundant and unnecessary layer of syntactic structure • Derives sentence structure from combinations of just three basic relations, thus reducing to a bare minimum the primitive nature of syntactic theory • Predicts the range of cross-linguistic word order variation by means of a simple, incremental spell-out operation, along with language-specific directionality parameters Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 306pp September 2020 9781107480650 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99 April 2018 9781107096752 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316156414
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English Compounds and their Spelling Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer | Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität Munchen
Have you ever wondered whether to spell a particular compound with a space or a hyphen and why? This book discusses what compounds are and how they differ from other linguistic units. It provides a detailed analysis of English compound spelling and suggests a rule of thumb for doubtful cases. • The most comprehensive account of English compound spelling so far • Offers a spelling algorithm for English compounds that readers can use to determine the most likely spelling in cases of doubt • Combines a theoretical and an applied approach to English compound spelling, applicable to readers from both types of background Studies in English Language 418pp 8 b/w illus. 142 tables September 2020 9781316647905 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 36.99 May 2018 9781107197848 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108181877
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Language, Syntax, and the Natural Sciences Ángel J. Gallego | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
An exploration of human language from the perspective of the natural sciences, this outstanding book brings together leading specialists to discuss the scientific connection of language to disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. • Presents an up-to-date sketch of some of the most important results concerning the theoretical study of human language syntax • Complements social and cultural-based approaches to language, proving a solid understanding of its scientific underpinnings • Discusses multiple scientific disciplines and their connection to language, including neurology, physics, cybernetics, physics and mathematics • Features essays from outstanding specialists in the field, including the highly influential linguist Noam Chomsky 380pp February 2020 9781316606711 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 39.99 October 2018 9781107152946 Hardback GBP 95000 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781316591529
Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics Werner Abraham | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
A state-of-the-art survey exploring the linguistic questions of modality and mood. It will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in the fields of syntax, semantics and pragmatics, and the interfaces between them. • Discusses mood-modality representations from different language perspectives • Provides innovative explanations for the links between modality and aspect • Avoids hard and soft approaches, and proposes a new view of the linguistic modules of mood and modality Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 300pp September 2020 9781107021228 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781139108676
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Recursion across Domains Luiz Amaral | University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Grammatical Categories Variation in Romance Languages M. Rita Manzini | Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Grammatical categories (e.g. complementizer, negation, auxiliary, case) are some of the most important building blocks of syntax and morphology. This is a study of grammatical categories, drawing on an unusually large amount of original dialect data. • Includes original data on Italian dialects and on Albanian, collected through fieldwork • Comprises four major case studies in Romance, with Albanian used for comparison • Provides a comprehensive review of the main Romance data and trends Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 363pp 8 tables April 2020 9781316606568 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99 March 2011 9780521765190 Hardback GBP 80.99 / USD 130.00 eISBN 9780511974489
An exploration of two important phenomena in natural language - recursion and embedding that looks in particular at the cognitive skills we must possess in order to manipulate language. Integrating cross disciplinary methodologies, it will be of importance to scholars and advanced students of syntax, cognitive linguistics, and language typology. • Presents data analyses of understudied languages using experimental methodologies, relevant to the new area of experimental field work • Discusses embedding and conjoining in a range of grammatical constructions in several languages • Presents sophisticated new acquisition and experimental techniques to capture complex syntax 407pp 63 b/w illus. 1 map 19 tables September 2020 9781108406260 Paperback GBP 27.99 / USD 36.99 June 2018 9781108418065 Hardback GBP 95.00 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781108290708
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Relational Adjectives in Romance and English Mismatches at Interfaces Mihaela Marchis Moreno
This pioneering work on relational adjectives challenges the traditional morphological theories on word formation. It argues that hybrid categories such as relational adjectives, which are both nouns and adjectives, can only be properly understood if they are produced as interfaces and computed simultaneously in different modules of grammar. • A pioneering work that provides explanation for the peculiar behaviour of relational adjectives as both noun and adjective • Provides a wide range of data on the formation of relational adjectives and their behaviour from both an empirical and theoretical perspective and from a variety of different languages • Suggests new techniques for analyses that can be used for further investigation of similar topics 211pp 5 tables September 2020 9781108407557 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 April 2018 9781108418560 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108290401
Syntactic Constructions in English Jong-Bok Kim | Kyung Hee University, Seoul
Providing a systematic guide to construction grammar, this textbook is unique in focusing on foundational constructions of English, from idioms to rules. It features exercises based on attested language data, making it ideally suited for classroom use. Written accessibly, it helps students develop insights about words and grammatical patterns. • The first comprehensive introduction to formal construction grammar that focuses on both general and idiomatic constructions of English • Bases its wide range of examples and exercises on real language data, in line with current teaching trends in the field • Uses straightforward language to engage non-native as well as native speakers, and draws on current trends in English language pedagogy 366pp May 2020 9781108470339 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105.00 May 2020 9781108455862 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108632706
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Spontaneous Spoken English An Integrated Approach to the Emergent Grammar of Speech Alexander Haselow | Universität Rostock, Germany
A new, thought-provoking account of the theory of grammar and language processing, based on the analysis of authentic speech produced in real time. Drawing on insights from cognitive psychology, neurolinguistics and conversation analysis, the author offers a fascinating, easy-to-follow account of why spoken English is structured the way it is. • An innovative and challenging new look on grammar and language processing, providing an alternative description to the mainstream formalist and functionalist approaches. • Easily accessible, it analyses familiar structures from everyday speech using natural data from authentic conversations. • Carefully introduces the neural and cognitive basis of speech production and comprehension without the need to wade through complex theories. • Links linguistic research to cognitive psychology, neurolinguistics and conversation analysis Studies in English Language 342pp 7 b/w illus. April 2020 9781108404709 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 November 2017 9781108417211 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116.00 eISBN 9781108265089
The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics Raymond Hickey | Universität Duisburg–Essen
This book offers a linguistically informed account of language contact and change, focussing on how language comes to cluster in certain geographical areas. It will be of interest to those working on the history of language families, documentation and classification, enabling the reader to understand areal linguistics within a broader linguistic context. • Presents the first state-of-the-art body of research and findings in the new burgeoning field of areal linguistics • Offers a unique overview of many language families from an areal perspective, benefitting those working on the history of language families, documentation and classification • Amply documents the topicality of areal linguistics in chapters from a wide range of scholars, providing insights into the mechanisms of external language change • Presents a contemporary discussion of key notions such as ‘linguistic area’ and ‘linguistic convergence and divergence’, reviewing the argument for how language change can occur when languages becomes more or less similar in their structures Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 1033pp 83 b/w illus. April 2020 9781107690035 Paperback GBP 42.99 / USD 55.99 April 2017 9781107051614 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 168.00 eISBN 9781107279872
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The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax Marcel den Dikken | City University of New York
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This indispensable resource for advanced students, professional linguists and scholars in related fields of inquiry presents a comprehensive survey of the field of generative syntactic research in all its variety, written by leading experts and providing a proper sense of the range of syntactic theories calling themselves generative. • Provides the reader with a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date picture of the complex field of generative syntax today • Discusses the relative strengths of mainstream as well as nonmainstream approaches to generative syntax • Includes 23 chapters written by leading researchers in the field Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 1163pp 1 b/w illus. 5 tables April 2020 9781108744362 Paperback GBP 42.99 / USD 55.99 July 2013 9780521769860 Hardback GBP 119.00 / USD 188.00 eISBN 9780511804571
The Oscillatory Nature of Language Elliot Murphy | University College London
This book contains a state-of-the-art review of current topics in neurolinguistics and provides the first full-length treatment of the relationship between language and neural oscillations. It develops an innovative framework for capturing neural behaviour. It will interest students and researchers concerned with how the brain processes language. • Presents a clear and novel neurobiological theory of language. • Offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the neurobiological basis of language. • Provides a critical assessment and appraisal of major studies in the field. 285pp September 2020 9781108836319 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108864466
The Syntax of Relative Clauses A Unified Analysis Guglielmo Cinque | Università degli Studi di Venezia
This book provides evidence that a unified analysis of the different types of relative clauses is possible. Addressing key issues of importance in the field today, it will be welcomed by a wide variety of linguists, ranging from formal theoretical linguists, to typologists, to semanticists. • The first book to provide evidence that a unified analysis of the different types of relative clauses is possible - a step forward in our understanding of relative clauses • Avoids overly technical language, so graduate students can follow the argumentation and theoretical points made • Analyzes a wide range of languages, providing examples to bolster the central tenet of the book Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 320pp September 2020 9781108479707 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 September 2020 9781108790581 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108856195
Historical Linguistics Advances in Historical Orthography, c. 1500–1800 Marco Condorelli | University of Central Lancashire, Preston
Introducing a range of empirical approaches, this book traces the development of historical orthographies across a number of European languages. It will be of interest to historical linguists, students of Germanic, Romance and Slavic languages, and those interested in language documentation and description, and lexicography. • Traces the development of orthographies across a wide range of European languages • Includes inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary perspectives, showing how scholars of different languages can learn from each other’s empirical approaches • Introduces new methods for the study of orthography and closely interacts with traditional approaches 285pp November 2020 9781108471800 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108674171
English Dialect Dictionary Online A New Departure in English Dialectology Manfred Markus
Joseph Wright’s English Dialect Dictionary, the most comprehensive dialect dictionary ever published, is now freely available digitally, as EDD Online. With easy-to-follow instructions and screenshots, this detailed user guide shows how to get the most out of this unparalleled resource. It will be invaluable to a wide range of linguistic fields. • Any user of EDD Online will profit from the manual, given the complexity of the Dictionary’s substantial information on 4.700 pages • Includes clear, step-by-step instructions on how to run searches and is illustrated with screenshots • Gives context on various dialectological issues, opening the database to a wide range of fields 220pp January 2021 9781108840651 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108886741
Formulaic Language and Linguistic Change A Data-Led Approach Andreas Buerki | Cardiff University
Using a data-led methodology to study formulaic language and culture, this book makes an important new contribution to the field of phraseology, historical linguistics and the study of language and culture, relevant to academics and advanced students in each of these areas. • An up-to-date and comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to formulaic language and the corpus-based study of the subject • Employs quantitative and computational approaches to the study of language and culture, formulaic language and language change • Contributes to the fields of phraseology, historical linguistics and language in society, showing how these different sub-disciplines intersect to allow a fuller insight into how language works 260pp 40 b/w illus. 28 tables April 2020 9781108477468 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108769976
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The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics Merja Kytö | Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
English historical linguistics is a subfield of linguistics which has developed theories and methods for exploring the history of the English language. This Handbook provides an account of state-of-the-art research on this history, and the important conclusions we can draw from it. • Provides the reader with a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of English historical linguistics as a field of research • Focuses on how the language’s history is studied and analysed, and what conclusions we can draw from those analyses • Chapters are written by leading researchers in the field Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 650pp 33 b/w illus. 2 maps 19 tables April 2020 9781108744348 Paperback GBP 32.99 / USD 42.99 May 2016 9781107039353 Hardback GBP 110.00 / USD 166300 eISBN 9781139600231
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Binomials in the History of English Fixed and Flexible Joanna Kopaczyk | University of Edinburgh
This book is aimed at linguists and students interested in the history of English, especially from a genre-oriented perspective, and literary scholars interested in style and poetic language. It places binomials - word pairs - in the context of phonology, stylistics, semantics, translation theory and practice in various periods. • Offers a comprehensive historical outlook on linguistic fixedness and flexibility • Introduces a comprehensive range of motivations behind binomials and their features • Presents a wide range of qualitative and quantitative linguistic approaches, from philological, through text-based to corpus-based • Led by authors representing scholarly backgrounds and institutions worldwide, discussions are grounded in an extensive textual base - from manuscripts, through well-known authors (e.g. Wulfstan or Chaucer), to previously unexplored texts Studies in English Language 394pp 32 b/w illus. 73 tables April 2020 9781107544260 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 July 2017 9781107118478 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 131.00 eISBN 9781316339770
Politeness in the History of English From the Middle Ages to the Present Day Andreas Jucker | Universität Zürich
Based on detailed case studies of literary texts, this book traces the development of politeness from Old English to the present day. Politeness is shown in its ambivalent and multi-faceted nature from a variety of perspectives, making this essential reading for politeness specialists, cultural historians and historical linguists alike. • All major periods are covered, which provides a novel perspective both on the concept of politeness and on the history of the English language in its social context • A dedicated chapter introduces methods of historical politeness research, meaning readers will be able to carry out their own diachronic research projects • The analyses of mostly literary texts are engaging and easy to follow for readers and relevant for literary scholars 220pp April 2020 9781108499620 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108589147
Royal Voices Language and Power in Tudor England Mel Evans | University of Leicester
Through an exploration of the material and linguistic properties of Tudor royal texts, this book argues that Tudor royals and their subjects recognised an English ‘royal voice’ that symbolised monarchic power. Contemporary methods and concepts are used to illuminate and appraise the textual practices of the Tudor monarchy and their subjects. • Provides a large-scale, inter-disciplinary investigation of archival materials relating to the Tudor monarchy • Applies linguistic concepts more typically used for contemporary sociolinguistics and pragmatics to illuminate and appraise the textual practices of the Tudor monarchy and their subjects • Develops and applies corpus-based methods to investigate material and linguistic features of manuscript and printed Tudor documents in an accessible way 278pp March 2020 9781107131217 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316443095
The Cambridge Handbook of World Englishes Daniel Schreier | Universität Zürich
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey of English as a world language. It pinpoints the global spread of the English language from 1600 to the present day, while also covering global models and related fields and applications, such as second language acquisition, language politics, lexicography, and the media. • Combines coverage of traditional topics with a variety of innovative approaches • Surveys the field comprehensively, authoritatively and in an accessible style • Informs the reader about needed fundamentals as well as ongoing cutting-edge lines of thinking, topics, theories, and methodological approaches Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 728pp 20 b/w illus. 5 maps 18 tables January 2020 9781108425957 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108349406
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Transforming Early English
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The Reinvention of Early English and Older Scots Jeremy J. Smith | University of Glasgow
Morphology
This book accounts for later re-workings of early English and Scottish texts, arguing for a new interdisciplinary approach to textual studies from an angle of historical pragmatics. It will appeal to researchers and higher-level students in historical linguistics and book history and to those interested more broadly in sociocultural formation. • Ranges widely across some thousand years of English and Scottish literary-textual history, with numerous illustrative case-studies • Brings historical pragmatics into dynamic articulation with other growing disciplines such as book history, and revives others such as textual criticism • Invites readers to engage more closely with features such as spelling, script/font and punctuation and to realise their importance for the interpretation of texts from the past
Presenting the latest ideas in the study of wordformation and linguistic typology, this volume represents the state-of-the-art in methodological and theoretical approaches to linguistic complexity. It brings together research by leading international morphologists to explore multiple aspects of complex words, across a wide range of languages. • Includes papers by leading international morphologists, representing various theoretical frameworks, to provide state-of-the-art research in various areas of word-formation • Covers word-formation in a wide range of languages • Includes both theoretical and empirical research
Studies in English Language 308pp 13 b/w illus. April 2020 9781108420389 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108333474
Advances in Morphology Lívia Körtvélyessy
320pp 22 b/w illus. 22 tables October 2020 9781108490290 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108780643
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Introducción a la lingüística hispánica Third Edition José Ignacio Hualde | University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign
This introduction to Spanish linguistics covers every basic concept required to study the structural aspects of the Spanish language, as well as the history of Spanish, its dialects and linguistic variation. This edition features a new chapter on the teaching and learning of Spanish. Numerous exercises help students master concepts in the text. • An introduction to Spanish linguistics that is more comprehensive than that found in most introductory texts, but is written in a clear and accessible manner • Assumes no previous knowledge of linguistic theory • Written in simple Spanish, allowing non-native Spanish speakers to comprehend the material while improving their Spanish reading skills • Many updated exercises allow students to reflect on the subject matter and consolidate their knowledge. Some new exercises in this edition are presented as problems to solve, helping students gain a more complete mastery of the analytical concepts at hand • This third edition contains a new chapter on the teaching and learning of Spanish as a second language • This edition also offers expanded discussion of syntax and coverage of semantics and pragmatics as they apply to Spanish 612pp 78 b/w illus. 10 maps 69 tables August 2020 9781108488358 Hardback GBP 49.99 / USD 64.99 eISBN 9781108770293
A Phonological History of Chinese Zhongwei Shen | University of Massachusetts, Amherst
A comprehensive account of the phonological history of Chinese, exploring the development of its standard phonological systems over the past 2500 years. It will be a key reference work for historical linguists and phonologists in general, as well as being of particular interest to students and scholars of Chinese/Asian languages and their history. • Introduces new research originally written in Chinese, and makes it accessible to researchers whose dominant language is English • Source materials are systematically introduced and explained to aid understanding of context • Covers all major historical periods of the past 2500 years 320pp 25 b/w illus. 420 tables June 2020 9781107135840 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316476925
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Gemination, Lenition, and Vowel Lengthening On the History of Quantity in Germanic Kurt Goblirsch | University of South Carolina
Of interest to German, Dutch, Frisian, English, and Scandinavian linguists, and also those in general historical linguistics, phonology, and IndoEuropean, this book examines the relationship between three major quantity changes in the history of the Germanic language group: consonant lengthening, vowel lengthening, and consonant weakening, highlighting the role of syllable structure. • Uses extensive linguistic data, including examples from historical texts, modern dialects, and the standard Germanic languages • Accessible to linguists in fields other than Germanic, providing chapter summaries and English glosses of all examples for non-specialists • Highly comparative, and presents a broader Germanic picture for English, German and Scandinavian specialists Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 294pp 11 maps 5 tables October 2020 9781108928946 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 May 2018 9781107034501 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781139540780
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Ideophones and the Evolution of Language
Heritage Languages and their Speakers
John Haiman | Macalester College, Minnesota
Maria Polinsky | University of Maryland, College Park
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 that ideophones provide the ‘missing link’ in our knowledge of how communication has evolved from early gestured performance through to spoken language today. • Provides a comprehensive examination of the evolution of language, utilizing actual data from real languages • Prior stages of evolution are discussed, and readers will be able to relate the genesis of human language to the genesis of communication in other animals • The examination of the transition from ideophones to conventional words enables readers to relate these changes to relatively well-known diachronic processes in language
A pioneering introduction to heritage languages that covers all the main components of grammar and shows easy familiarity with approaches ranging from formal grammar to typology, and from sociolinguistics to psycholinguistics. Written by a leading scholar in the study of heritage languages, it is the foundational book on the subject. • This book is the go-to text for the study of heritage languages • Combines current work on heritage languages with research in different subfields of linguistics, enabling readers who are familiar with one subfield to gain a broader understanding of others • Avoids complex statistical and experimental details or, where they are necessary, explains them in an accessible way
393pp 7 b/w illus. September 2020 9781107695030 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 35.99 January 2018 9781107069602 Hardback GBP 95.00 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781107706897
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 432pp 49 b/w illus. 16 tables April 2020 9781107642966 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99 August 2018 9781107047648 Hardback GBP 95.00 / USD 130.00 eISBN 9781107252349
The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics
Language in Dementia
Rachael-Anne Knight | City University London
Louise Cummings | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
With contributions from a team of world-renowned authors, this handbook presents thorough coverage of the many subdisciplines of phonetics. It provides postgraduate students and academic researchers with a state-of-the-art knowledge of the field, and suggests how this knowledge can best be applied to teaching the next generation of phoneticians. • Provides comprehensive coverage of the state-of-the-art in phonetics, a broad and increasingly multidisciplinary field • Includes illustrative examples from the phonetics of a wide range of languages • Each chapter includes a section devoted to teaching
This book examines language and communication in clients with cognitive impairment and dementia and the treatment of these clients by speechlanguage pathologists, using real examples of language from individuals with neurodegenerative disorders. It is written for all medical and health professionals involved in the clinical management of dementia. • Provides extensive language data from individuals with neurodegenerative disorders much of it collected by the author • Contains end-of-chapter exercises with answers that encourage students to develop a wide array of skills needed for language analysis • Provides both foundational knowledge and addresses issues in the clinical management of clients
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 800pp March 2021 9781108495738 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 145.00 eISBN 9781108644198
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Direct Objects and Language Acquisition Ana Teresa Pérez-Leroux | University of Toronto
The first book to consider all components of verbal transitivity and their development in child language acquisition. Ideal for advanced readers in language acquisition and syntactic theory, it demonstrates for non-specialist readers the intricacies of verbal transitivity, and how children rely on structural, lexical and pragmatic knowledge to unravel the system. • A new analysis of object omission across languages, making concrete predictions that can be further tested • Brings together lexical, syntactic and pragmatic consideration to the acquisition of direct objects • Includes ideal pedagogical material for courses at various levels Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 249pp October 2020 9781108941013 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 February 2018 9781107018006 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781139086264
375pp 54 b/w illus. 18 tables October 2020 9781108476317 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 October 2020 9781108700184 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781108587921
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Learning to Read across Languages and Writing Systems Ludo Verhoeven | Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
This book examines how children learn to read across seventeen languages and their orthographies. Each chapter discusses a different language in terms of its writing system, reading development, and implications for education. The editors’ comprehensive introduction frames the key issues and the final chapter draws conclusions across the seventeen languages. • Offers a cross-linguistic view on learning to read • Provides insight into the relation between oral and written language • Defines what is universal and particular in learning to read across languages 508pp 24 b/w illus. 1 map 34 tables April 2020 9781107479531 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99 October 2017 9781107095885 Hardback GBP 110.00 / USD 140.00 eISBN 9781316155752
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The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing John W. Schwieter | Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario
Bringing together some of the world’s leading experts in bilingualism, cognitive psychology and language acquisition, The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing presents a clear overview of current theories and findings in bilingual processing. • First book to provide a comprehensive overview of the field of bilingual processing • Contains contributions from leading experts in the field • Includes a section dedicated to bilingual language control, an emerging research area within bilingual processing
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Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 859pp 31 b/w illus. April 2020 9781107630765 Paperback GBP 37.99 / USD 49.99 August 2015 9781107060586 Hardback GBP 108.00 / USD 171.00 eISBN 9781107447257
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The Changing English Language Psycholinguistic Perspectives Marianne Hundt | Universität Zürich
This volume is a systematic, interdisciplinary approach to processes underlying language change. Clearly defined core concepts are introduced against new psycholinguistic research, taking into account synchronic structures and evidence from language history. It is ideal reading for scholars of historical linguistics and psycholinguistics alike. • Integrates, for the first time, psycholinguistics and historical linguistics, written by experts in both fields • Readers from both disciplines are able to appreciate the potential of the respective fields for their own research, whilst acquiring a better grasp of the limitations of the interdisciplinary approach • Detailed information on factors in language change from a psycholinguistic perspective are provided in one single volume Studies in English Language 430pp 26 b/w illus. 24 tables April 2020 9781107451728 Paperback GBP 25.999 / USD 33.99 July 2017 9781107086869 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 131.00 eISBN 9781316091746
Research Methods in Linguistics Revitalizing Endangered Languages A Practical Guide Justyna Olko | Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland
Written by leading international scholars and activists with a wealth of practical experience, this guidebook provides ideas and strategies to support effective language revitalization. It is written in a clear, accessible style, making it suitable for non-specialists, as well as researchers and students interested in language revitalization. • The first practical guide to revitalizing endangered languages • Aimed at a general audience and written in a clear, accessible style, avoiding academic jargon • Written by contributors with a wealth of practical and theoretical knowledge, allowing readers to learn from others’ experience and success stories • Each chapter includes a range of examples from a specific language community or of a specific type of activity • Avoids a ‘one size fits all’ approach by presenting concrete examples and providing readers with tools to make their own decisions • This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core 300pp January 2021 9781108485753 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108641142
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The Cambridge Handbook of English Corpus Linguistics Douglas Biber | Northern Arizona University
Surveys the breadth of corpus-based linguistic research on English, including chapters on collocations, phraseology, grammatical variation, historical change, and the description of registers and dialects. Each chapter includes a critical discussion of the corpus-based methods employed for research in this area, and an explicit summary of new findings and discoveries. • Includes empirical case studies in each chapter, illustrating methods and research findings • A detailed description and analysis of the most important corpus-based studies in each sub-area • Explores up-to-date, state-of the-art research, analysis and findings Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 641pp 66 b/w illus. 4 maps 66 tables April 2020 9781108744355 Paperback GBP 32.99 / USD 42.99 June 2015 9781107037380 Hardback GBP 115.00 / USD 171.00 eISBN 9781139764377
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The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Typology Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald | James Cook University, North Queensland
The typological classification of languages is an important research area, and impacts on many other subfields of linguistics, in explaining why languages are the way they are. This Handbook provides a state-of-the art survey of theories and methods used in linguistic typology, and the conclusions we can draw from them. • Provides a state-of-the art survey of the major issues within presentday linguistic typology • Explores how linguistic typology interacts with other subfields of linguistics • Pays equal attention to universal tendencies across languages, and typological variation within individual categories Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 1026pp 35 b/w illus. 12 maps 73 tables April 2020 9781107464889 Paperback GBP 42.99 / USD 55.99 March 2017 9781107091955 Hardback GBP 125.00 / USD 160.00 eISBN 9781316135716
Semantics and Pragmatics A Thesaurus of English Dialect and Slang England, Wales and the Channel Islands Jonnie Robinson | British Library, London
Based on a prestigious nationwide survey, this thesaurus provides authentic, up-to-date information on British English dialect and slang. It is presented clearly and accessibly, making it an invaluable reference tool for both academic linguists and English language teachers and learners, creative audiences and non-specialist enthusiasts. • Provides comprehensive coverage of entire lexical data captured in BBC Voices Recordings, presented in easily understandable language • All entries are mapped to existing reference works where available, signposting users to other resources that support additional lines of enquiry e.g. provenance, etymology, distribution etc • The thesaurus is based on freely available audio data. The complete set of corresponding sound recordings is available to stream worldwide at sounds.bl.uk 550pp June 2021 9781108473231 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 155.00 eISBN 9781108663144
An Advanced Introduction to Semantics A Meaning-Text Approach Igor Mel’čuk | Université de Montréal
Aimed primarily at graduate level students and researchers, this textbook presents a model of semantics that forms a central component of human language: it explains how people create sentences based on pre-constructed and formally represented meanings. • Abstract theoretical constructions are combined with specific linguistic descriptions to provide a hands-on approach to learning • Contains numerous exercises that enable the reader to get a solid grasp of the semantic model presented • An answer key to the exercises is provided online for the reader to check their solutions 450pp 118 b/w illus. 26 tables April 2020 9781108481625 Hardback GBP 89.99 / USD 120.00 April 2020 9781108723046 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108674553
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Irony Joana Garmendia | University of the Basque Country, Bilbao
Ideal for advanced students and individual researchers in semantics and pragmatics, as well as related fields such as philosophy. It provides a non-specialized audience with the understanding of what irony is and its numerous manifestations. To specialized readers, its analysis of irony offers a deeper understanding and clarification of this form of human communication. • Includes a plethora of activities and example that helps to apply theoretical notions to real ironic cases • Accessibly written, it provides readers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of ironic communication • Compares the main theories and current discussions of the leading approaches Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics 178pp September 2020 9781107465916 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 March 2018 9781107092631 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316136218
Making Sense Reference, Agency, and Structure in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning Bill Cope | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Brings together concepts of meaning and communication across a range of subject areas such as education, media studies, cultural studies, arts, design and architecture. It will be of interest to scholars and students of semantics and discourse analysis, and those working in the fields of media and communication studies, semiotics, and education. • Arguments are illustrated with rich examples from literature, the arts, media and design, enabling the reader to focus on their area of interest • Features up-to-date analyses of the key digital technologies, their origins and the working of key digital media • Uses cross-cultural and international comparisons, going beyond and transcending a Eurocentric frame of reference 378pp 23 b/w illus. January 2020 9781107133303 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316459645
Semantics with Assignment Variables Alex Silk | University of Birmingham
This pioneering new work combines insights from philosophy and linguistics to provide an innovative framework for theorizing about linguistic meaning and the role of context in interpretation. Representing the forefront of research on natural language and communication, it is essential reading for academics and students in diverse fields. • Examines the relevance of context-sensitive language to various areas of philosophy and linguistics • Integrates insights and methodologies from philosophy of language, theoretical syntax and semantics, and linguistic typology • Systematically applies the proposed theory using numerous examples throughout 280pp February 2021 9781108836012 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108870078
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Speech Acts in English From Research to Instruction and Textbook Development Lorena Pérez-Hernández
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This book develops a corpus-based, constructional model of speech acts, and shows how it can be implemented in teaching practice. Its critical review of current illocutionary theories and the varied range of practical activities that it offers will be invaluable for both EFL professionals and students or researchers in linguistics. • Provides an accessible, reader-friendly review of the strengths and weaknesses of current and traditional theories of illocution, and builds up a new, comprehensive, and psychologically-valid model of illocutionary production and understanding • Includes a cognitive pedagogical grammar of directive speech acts and a wide range of activities to show how it can be implemented in actual teaching practice • Offers a corpus-based assessment of current EFL textbooks in relation to the teaching of directive speech acts Studies in English Language 285pp December 2020 9781108476324 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108677073
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The Cambridge Handbook of Formal Semantics Maria Aloni | Universiteit van Amsterdam
Formal semantics - the study of meaning in natural language - is one of the most fundamental and established areas of linguistics. This Handbook brings together a team of leading scholars to survey the broad spectrum of endeavours in this field, including truth-conditional semantics, formal logic, set-theory and mereology and formal pragmatics. • Provides the reader with a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of formal semantics as a field of research • Designed to appeal to philosophers, psychologists and computer scientists, as well as linguists • Chapters are written by leading researchers in the field Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 937pp 15 b/w illus. 8 tables April 2020 9781108744331 Paperback GBP 37.99 / USD 49.99 July 2016 9781107028395 Hardback GBP 110.00 / USD 166.00 eISBN 9781139236157
The Semantics of Case Olga Kagan | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
The book brings together phenomena related to the interaction of case and meaning in a wide range of languages, and reviews different analyses of these phenomena. It is written in a way that makes it readable for researchers and students of linguistics working within different theoretical frameworks. • Provides a survey of key literature and research on case from the perspective of meaning • Brings together data from a wide range of languages to form a crosslinguistic picture of the relationship between case and meaning • Reviews both syntactic and semantic perspectives on case to analyse whether case can be treated as meaningful Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics 304pp 3 b/w illus. 11 tables April 2020 9781108416429 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108236867
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Thought-based Linguistics How Languages Turn Thoughts into Sounds Wallace Chafe | University of California, Santa Barbara
Discusses the hotly debated subject of the extent to which the structure of language is inseparable from thought. It will appeal to scholars and advanced students in the fields of semantics, pragmatics, the philosophy of language, and psycholinguistics. • Investigates the properties of thoughts, allowing readers to relate them to their own experiences • Explores different ways in which multiple languages organize and communicate thoughts, forging a deeper understanding of language differences • Readers will appreciate the central role of thoughts in their own use of language 209pp 72 b/w illus. September 2020 9781108431569 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 April 2018 9781108421171 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108367493
Words Matter Meaning and Power Sally McConnell-Ginet | Cornell University, New York
Featuring current and historical concrete examples and minimising technical vocabulary, Words Matter is for all interested in examining ideas about language and its connections to social conflict and change.Accessible to general readers, the book will also be useful in linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, or other classes featuring language. • Keeps technical terminology and jargon to a minimum, making it accessible to a wide range of readers • Uses many concrete and current examples, helping readers relate discussion to their own lives • Avoids dogmatic prescriptions about what to say or not to say, allowing readers with different perspectives to engage with the book 275pp 1 b/w illus. August 2020 9781108427210 Hardback GBP 59.99 / USD 79.9 August 2020 9781108445900 Paperback GBP 17.99 / USD 23.99 eISBN 9781108641302
Sociolinguistics African American Language Language development from Infancy to Adulthood Mary Kohn | Kansas State University
A pioneering longitudinal study of sixty-seven African American children, this book examines language development through childhood. It provides a unique glimpse into what it means to mature from a linguistic perspective and will be a key work for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics. • Illustrates the importance of longitudinal data for uncovering patterns of language change over time • Provides innovative research methods for conducting panel studies • Creates an interdisciplinary conversation across multiple branches of scholarship regarding development and change across childhood and adulthood 325pp November 2020 9781108835947 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99 November 2020 9781108798983 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 eISBN 9781108869607
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Bilingualism in the Community Code-switching and Grammars in Contact Rena Torres Cacoullos | Pennsylvania State University
Bilingualism is in the spotlight, with mass migration being a feature of our times, reflected in labels like Spanglish. Hotly debated is whether the use of two languages, especially in alternation, or code-switching, brings about grammatical changes. Highlighting the structure of bilingual speech, this book demonstrates that grammatical change is far from a foregone conclusion in bilingual communities. • Provides a scientific approach to language contact, including replicable analyses of thousands of tokens that allow readers to evaluate claims • Showcases data from a new corpus of spontaneous bilingual speech, setting broadly applicable benchmarks for contact studies, in the community and in the lab • Cuts across linguistic sub-disciplines and embraces cognitive, discourse and social factors to demonstrate grammatical continuity under contact 256pp 61 b/w illus. 1 map 17 tables April 2020 9781108402415 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 27.9 March 2018 9781108415828 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108235259
Bridging Linguistics and Economics Cécile B. Vigouroux | Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
This book calls for both linguists and economists to engage more widely in each other’s discipline, in order to enrich both fields. For linguists, it explains how economics can shed light on speakers’ linguistic behaviours, and for economists, how linguistics can help them to propose demographically inclusive economic development plans. • Sheds new light on both disciplines • Helps both linguists and economists familiarize themselves with the relevant scholarship of the other discipline • Brings together work from an international range of scholars, to reflect the global nature of the subject matter 312pp 13 b/w illus. 26 tables March 2020 9781108479332 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108783101
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Creating Orthographies for Endangered Languages Mari C. Jones | University of Cambridge
This volume discusses how orthographies are being developed and implemented in the specific context of language endangerment and revitalisation. Chapters are written by academics working in the field of language endangerment and also by members of indigenous communities working ‘at the coalface’ of language support and maintenance. • Provides new perspectives on creating orthographies in a variety of contextually different situations • The only volume of its kind that focuses explicitly on orthography development for endangered languages • Gives insight into orthography development being implemented not only by professional linguists but also by community members who are trying to maintain their native language 343pp April 2020 9781316602584 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 August 2017 9781107148352 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116.00 eISBN 9781316562949
English around the World An Introduction Second Edition Edgar W. Schneider | Universität Regensburg, Germany
A lively introduction to world Englishes, describing varieties used in a wide range of countries worldwide, and setting them within their historical and social contexts. Providing essential knowledge and skills for students of world Englishes, this second edition is a timely update of the leading introduction to the subject. • Written for a basic fifteen-week course module, and features lots of pedagogical features (discussion questions, key terms, glossary, further reading, etc) • Draws on the hands-on experience of the author, who has travelled extensively to the places discussed in this book and observed their language and culture • Students are shown how theory can be applied to real-life situations • The audio examples on the web site are clearly explained and interpreted in the book, showing the student which diagnostic features to pay attention to Cambridge Introductions to the English Language 306pp 30 b/w illus. 18 maps 4 tables July 2020 9781108425377 Hardback GBP 74.99 / USD 99.99 July 2020 9781108442268 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 eISBN 9781108656726
How We Talk about Language Exploring Citizen Sociolinguistics Betsy Rymes | University of Pennsylvania
Drawing on examples of conversation, social media and daily news, Rymes illustrates how knowledge about language and its social value spreads through everyday language debates. A lively account of how we talk about language, it will be an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. • Provides a readable account of the social and intellectual import of everyday talk about language • Includes explicit descriptions of how people enter into conversations about language - and the feedback loops that result • Provides clear stepping-stones for readers to begin to partake in their own research on everyday conversations about language 250pp September 2020 9781108488310 Hardback GBP 59.99 / USD 79.99 September 2020 9781108725965 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 25.99 eISBN 9781108770194
Intercultural Politeness Managing Relations across Cultures Helen Spencer-Oatey | University of Warwick
By taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book explores the process of managing relations across cultures.With research-based examples and student friendly features, it provides a groundbreaking analytic framework for understanding intercultural relations, and offers important new insights for researchers, students and practitioners. • Draws together concepts and theories in politeness theory and intercultural communication/ psychology • Designed with reader-friendly features, such as detailed concept boxes, experiential examples, and exercises • Provides a robust framework for analysing intercultural interaction to help readers to understand the various factors affecting intercultural encounters, and to apply the insights to personal experiences without stereotyping 300pp December 2020 9781107176225 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316810071
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Language and a Sense of Place Studies in Language and Region Chris Montgomery | University of Sheffield
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the study of language and place, focusing on how ‘place’ has featured in language variation and change research. Specialist researchers explore new methods for regional analysis and examine how processes of language variation and change have been affected by time and space. • Includes chapters focussing on language and place in England, Scotland, Canada and the USA, enabling readers to draw parallels between them • Readers will gain an understanding of four key areas of research: processes of language variation and change across time and space; methods and datasets for regional analysis; perceptions of the local in language research; and ideological representations of place • Brings language variation research up to date, setting it within the context of current research methods and theoretical thinking 386pp 82 b/w illus. 15 maps April 2020 9781107491663 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99 May 2017 9781107098718 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781316162477
Language and the Grand Tour Linguistic Experiences of Travelling in Early Modern Europe Arturo Tosi | Royal Holloway, University of London
Language is still a relatively under-researched aspect of the Grand Tour. This book offers a comprehensive introduction enriched by the amusing stories and vivid quotations collected from travellers’ writings, providing crucial insights into the rise of modern vernaculars and the standardisation of European languages. • The thematic approach makes a complex, multidisciplinary field accessible to readers without specialized training • Applies contemporary sociolinguistics to the interpretation of the social functions of language in the past • Approaches the Grand Tour from a unique, linguistic perspective, offering a timely contribution to the study of multilingualism and the rise of modern vernaculars 318pp 17 b/w illus. 1 table April 2020 9781108487276 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 120.00 eISBN 9781108766364
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Language Contact Second Edition Yaron Matras | University of Manchester
Combining the author’s research with an up-todate introduction to key concepts, this textbook provides a holistic, original theory of contact linguistics. This second edition has been updated to reflect the many recent developments in this rapidly moving field making it an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers in linguistics. • Combines an up-to-date introduction to current concepts with the author’s first-hand original research and data examples • Brings together concepts and methods from different research traditions, to offer a wide range of insights • Prompts discussion on a new and original theoretical model of language contact Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics 426pp 30 b/w illus. September 2020 9781108425117 Hardback GBP 84.99 / USD 110.00 September 2020 9781108440080 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99 eISBN 9781108333955
Language in the Trump Era Scandals and Emergencies Janet McIntosh | Brandeis University, Massachusetts
Trump has used words to fragment and scandalize the world. This accessible book offers a fascinating insight into Trump’s presidency, by investigating and illuminating various distinctive features of his discourse.Using many real-life examples, it is an ideal introduction to the interplay of language and politics for non-specialists. • Includes many detailed examples of Trump’s language behavior, giving the reader sufficient facts to make up their own mind • Provides examples of Trump’s verbal engagements with other nations, highlighting the international impact of his use of language • Uses expertly chosen examples of Trump’s speech to introduce linguistic theory, making it accessible for readers with no background in linguistics 300pp September 2020 9781108841146 Hardback GBP 59.99 / USD 79.99 September 2020 9781108745031 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 24.99 eISBN 9781108887410
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Language Regard Methods, Variation and Change Betsy E. Evans | University of Washington
A state-of-the-art collection of research, written by renowned international scholars, exploring ‘language regard’ - an all-encompassing term used to describe non-linguists’ attitudes towards, beliefs and perceptions about, and ideologies of language. It explores issues such as how language regard is studied, and its pivotal role in language variation and change. • Sets an innovative and exciting agenda for language regard, presenting new research in the field • Features a broad range of research from across the world, on language other than English • Provides discussion of methodology and data around the key foundational concepts of language regard, ideal for scholars and students new to the field 330pp 37 b/w illus. 45 maps 4 tables September 2020 9781316614976 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99 January 2018 9781107162808 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316678381
Language Socialization in Classrooms Culture, Interaction, and Language Development Matthew J. Burdelski
Bringing together global case studies of research conducted in classrooms, this book is the first to consolidate research on language socialization into one volume. It provides an overview of this fascinating concept, making it suitable for those interested in understanding more about classrooms as dynamic spaces of teaching and learning. • The first volume to bring together research focusing on language socialization in the classroom • The research is global in its reach, based on case studies from North America, Europe and India, allowing the reader to explore how language socialization is carried out across the globe • Provides an overview of language socialization, giving researchers who are new to the field a full introduction to the concept 288pp 30 b/w illus. 10 tables February 2020 9781107187832 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316946237
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Linguistics in Pursuit of Justice John Baugh | Washington University, St Louis
This book will be of interest to readers who want to learn about how linguistic research can inform legal matters and policies that promote social equity, with emphasis on overcoming racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, and xenophobia particularly in societies where such divisions are accentuated by distinctive languages or dialects. • Connects linguistic research to efforts that promote equality, exposing ways in which linguistic research can advance justice • Introduces the concept of ‘linguistic harassment’ and demonstrates how different forms are pertinent to public and private life • Highlights the international presence of linguistic injustice through illustrations from different parts of the world 235pp 14 b/w illus. 12 tables September 2020 9781316607312 Paperback GBP 23.99 / USD 31.99 January 2018 9781107153455 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781316597750
Middle-Class African American English Tracey Weldon | University of South Carolina
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Normative Language Policy Ethics, Politics, Principles Leigh Oakes | Queen Mary University of London
What moral principles justify state interventions in language endangerment? How fair are the generally preferred ‘hands off’ principles in an increasingly English-dominated world? How ethical are community-led language maintenance initiatives? These are all important current questions relating to language policy and are the subject of this pioneering new study. • Proposes a new theoretical framework for the normative evaluation of power in language, appealing to those who seek to engage with issues of social justice, liberty, equality, autonomy and legitimacy • Offers a context-sensitive analysis of the ethics of language policy and planning, providing a useful model for further studies in other contexts • Demonstrates the complementarity between descriptive and normative approaches to the study of power in language, offering readers a nuanced account of the respective strengths of empirical and normative approaches 202pp 7 b/w illus. April 2020 9781316507643 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 27.99 December 2017 9781107143166 Hardback GBP 88.99 / USD 116.00 eISBN 9781316534267
Including a wide range of audio extracts, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the use and evaluation of African American English (AAE) by middle-class speakers. It will provide scholars and students of AAE and sociolinguistics with a broader understanding of the African American English continuum and speech community. • Provides a broad overview of some of the distinguishing elements of middle-class African American English • Audio files can be accessed directly from the page with QR reader technology, allowing the reader to hear actual excerpts, audio prompts, etc. as they are described in the text • Includes a rare, first-person account of middle class AAE by the author, which is almost never elicited by traditional sociolinguistic methodologies
On the Offensive
Millennia of Language Change
300pp October 2020 9781108791786 Paperback GBP 11.99 / USD 15.95 eISBN 9781108866637
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Sociolinguistic Studies in Deep Historical Linguistics Peter Trudgill | Université de Fribourg, Switzerland
This latest collection of Peter Trudgill’s most seminal articles brings together his writing on the sociolinguistic aspects of historical linguistics for the first time. Aimed at academics and students, the book will arouse interest and provoke discussion through its wide-ranging linguisticgeographical coverage and its broad historical focus. • These important thematically linked essays on sociolinguistic aspects of historical linguistics have not been published in book form before • Features one brand new chapter, written specially for this collection • Will provoke discussion through its wide-ranging linguisticgeographical coverage and broad historical focus 170pp 1 map April 2020 9781108477390 Hardback GBP 59.99 / USD 79.99 April 2020 9781108708647 Paperback GBP 19.99 / USD 24.99 eISBN 9781108769754
Prejudice in Language Past and Present Karen Stollznow | Griffith University, Queensland
Why are certain words and phrases deemed offensive? How can language reveal prejudice and discrimination, even if not intended? Through identifying and analyzing offensive language, from explicit insults to more hidden discriminatory terms, this book uncovers the reasons behind how and why words can offend. • Covering racism to ageism, gender bias to religious intolerance, the book provides an overview of discriminatory language both past and present • Uses highly topical and thought-provoking examples, to analyze how and why language can offend • Enables the reader to evaluate and engage with their own language use, suggesting ways in which we can be more inclusive in the terms we choose to use
Sociophonetics Tyler Kendall | University of Oregon
Combining research in sociolinguistics, phonetics, speech sciences and psycholinguistics, this introduction to sociophonetics explores long-standing questions about the nature of sound change in human language. Written in an engaging style, and including an accompanying website, it will be welcomed by researchers, students and teachers alike. • A wide-ranging introduction to sociophonetics, which also provides key background to sociolinguistics • Provides a deep understanding of both the methods and theory, and of how the long tradition of sociolinguistics relates to current work in sociophonetics • Provides an accessible overview that can benefit researchers in allied and applied fields, such as phonetics, computational linguistics and speech sciences • Includes a range of online resources, such as audio files, data processing scripts, and links so that readers can replicate analysis and examples from the text Key Topics in Sociolinguistics 280pp February 2021 9781107175952 Hardback GBP 69.99 / USD 110.00 February 2021 9781316628034 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 34.99 eISBN 9781316809709
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The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization
Women, Language and Politics
Wendy Ayres-Bennett | University of Cambridge
Sylvia Shaw | University of Westminster
Surveying a wide range of languages and approaches, this Handbook is an essential resource for all those interested in language standards and standard languages. It not only explores the standardization of national European languages, it also offers fresh insights on the standardization of minoritized, indigenous and stateless languages. • Includes a wide range of languages and contexts beyond the traditional focus on European national languages • Revisits, reviews and refines models and theories of standardization • Covers historical, contemporary and future perspectives, including original research
This book addresses the problem of underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language maintains inequalities. Drawing on case studies including Theresa May and Hillary Clinton, and over 50 interviews with politicians, it explores the role language plays in constructing and resisting barriers to women’s political participation. • Gives a thorough overview of research undertaken in women, politics, and language • Provides examples of inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary science in action, showing how politics and linguistics can interact • Includes material from over fifty interviews with politicians across all UK parliaments, which gives a rich insight into the workings of the institutions and the attitudes of politicians who work within them • Offers original, detailed analyses of parliamentary discourse using ethnographic and discourse analytic methods
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics 700pp February 2021 9781108471817 Hardback GBP 120.00 / USD 160.00 eISBN 9781108559249
The Language of Hunter-Gatherers Tom Güldemann | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
This volume offers a linguistic window into twenty-first-century hunter-gatherer societies how they survive and interface with agricultural and industrial societies. It challenges assumptions regarding the lack of social dynamism in huntergatherer societies and shows that their languages are no different from other languages. • Addresses an ongoing debate, whilst bringing new kinds of data to the argument • Includes a valuable appendix on forager languages • Easily accessible, it avoids using technical linguistic jargon 742pp February 2020 9781107003682 Hardback GBP 115.00 / USD 160.00 eISBN 9781139026208
The Transformative Power of Language From Postcolonial to Knowledge Societies in Africa Russell H. Kaschula | Rhodes University, South Africa
With contributions from a team of global scholars, the book highlights the role of language in sociocultural, academic and economic advancement, in postcolonial Africa. It explores how the integration of global and local linguistic and cultural resources help to achieve mental decolonisation and create globally competitive knowledge societies. • Provides deep insights into recent public discourse and academic research concerning societal transformation in South Africa, offering a starting point for addressing such transformation elsewhere in Africa • The key focus is on language use in education, but it also addresses the law and includes an outlook on language and the banking business • Includes contributions from twenty-eight researchers in a variety of subfields of sociolinguistics, such as institutional multilingualism, diand polyglossia, language policies, language planning and language use in new and social media 320pp 43 b/w illus. 31 tables September 2020 9781108498821 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108671088
334pp 53 b/w illus. May 2020 9781107080881 Hardback GBP 95.00 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781139946636
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