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1. The Development of Language
by Jean Berko Gleason, Jean Berko Gleason
Written and contributed by leading researchers, provides the most current coverage of language acquisition and development across the lifespan. ... More
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2. Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
by Zdenek Salzmann
This systematic and very accessible overview of the anthropology of language, with a built-in Resource Manual and Study Guide - now thoroughly ... More
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3. Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
by Professor Raymond Williams
First published in 1976, Keywords is neither a defining dictionary, nor a specialist glossary. It is the record of an inquiry into a vocabulary: a ... More
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4. Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses
by James Paul Gee
1. Meaning and ideology -- 2. Literacy crises and the significance of literacy -- 3. The literacy myth and the history of literacy -- 4. The new ... More
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5. The Language Instinct
by Steven Pinker
Simply by making noises with our mouths, we can reliably cause precise new combinations of ideas to arise in each other's minds. The ability comes so ... More
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6. The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
by Harriet Joseph Ottenheimer
Ottenheimer's authoritative yet approachable introduction to the field's methodology, skills, techniques, tools, and applications emphasizes the ... More
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7. Language and Symbolic Power
by Professor Pierre Bourdieu
This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations among language, power, and politics. Bourdieu ... More
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8. Language: The Cultural Tool
by Daniel L Everett
This is a groundbreaking and controversial new theory about how we talk. Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and ... More
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9. Language in Society: An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
by Suzanne Romaine
Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is ... More
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10. Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
by Laura M. Ahearn
Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology introduces readers to the study of language in real-life ... More
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11. The Development of Language
by Jean Berko Gleason
List of all editionsThe seventh edition of The Development of Language, written and contributed by leading researchers, covers language acquisition and development from ... More
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12. Critical Discourse Analysis: The Critical Study of Language
by Norman Fairclough
List of all editionsBringing together papers written by Norman Fairclough over a 25 year period, Critical Discourse Analysis represents a comprehensive and important ... More
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13. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
by Janet Holmes
List of all editionsA bestselling text, which explains the basic sociolinguistic concepts through a wide range of examples. Market-leading introduction to ... More
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14. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
by Ronald Wardhaugh
List of all editionsSince it first appeared more than fifteen years ago, Ronald Wardhaugh's "An Introduction to Sociolinguistics" has been an immensely popular textbook ... More
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16. Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science (with Awhe Career Center Access Code Card)
by David A Stewart, Jerome D Schein, Brenda E Cartwright
List of all editions"Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science" is a comprehensive exploration of the practice and research relating to sign language ... More
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17. The French-Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues
by Rodney Ball
List of all editionsThis accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the French ... More
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18. The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages
by K David Harrison
List of all editionsPart travelogue and part scientist's notebook, "The Last Speakers" is the poignant chronicle of author K. David Harrison's expeditions around the ... More
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19. Language Development: A Reader for Teachers
by Brenda Miller Power, Brenda Miller Power, Ruth S Hubbard
List of all editionsThis classic book combines landmark studies from key theorists with practical classroom examples in language development. Current and future teachers ... More
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22. Sociolinguistics
by Richard A Hudson
List of all editionsThis introductory textbook on sociolinguistics the study of language in relation to the people who use it covers such topics as: the notion of ... More
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23. Constructing the Political Spectacle
by Murray J Edelman
List of all editionsThanks to the ready availability of political news today, informed citizens can protect and promote their own interests and the public interest more ... More
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24. The Social Art: Language and Its Uses
by Ronald K S Macaulay
List of all editionsFrom a baby's first words to the great works of literature, language plays an integral part in our lives. Yet most of us know very little about the ... More
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25. Language, the Social Mirror
by Elaine Chaika
List of all editionsDiscusses the ways people use language in society with chapters on kinesics, dialect, and bilingualism.







