English Language & Linguistics News & Updates
Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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May Author of the Month: James Paul Gee
James Paul Gee is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University. His many titles include Language and Learning in the Digital Age (2011) An Introduction to Discourse Analysis (third edition 2010), Sociolinguistics and Literacies (third edition 2007) and Situated Language and Learning (2004), all published by Routledge.
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May Book of the Month: Discourse in English Language Education
"This text will be an important resource for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in applied linguistics, language education, and TESOL. It is a unique and welcome addition to the field." Jane Jackson, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Engaging, accessible and comprehensive, Discourse in English Language Education richly demonstrates how Discourse Studies can inform the teaching of English and other languages, both as a foreign language and in the mother tongue.
If this text is relevant to a course that you teach click here to order your complimentary inspection copy today.
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May Series of the Month: Routledge Leading Linguists
The books in this series, Routledge Leading Linguists, draw together some of the seminal essays from the most important linguists of the last decades. Each book covers one scholar, making the best of his or her work readily accessible and available in one place for the first time. Series edited by Carlos Otero, Professor Emeritus, UCLA, USA
Add the code MYB13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on titles in this series throughout May.
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English Language and Applied Linguistics eCollection
The eCollection features a range of products, from encyclopedias and Handbooks to research monographs, cutting-edge supplementary texts and accessible introductory textbooks, all written by experts in the field, including:
David Crystal, Mona Baker, Susan M. Gass, Jennifer Jenkins, James Paul Gee, Ronald Carter, Norman Fairclough, M.A.K. Halliday, Miriam Meyerhoff, Lawrence Venuti, Jeremy Munday and Andy Kirkpatrick.
What could this collection of 300+ of our finest eBooks in English Language and Applied Linguistcs do for your students and library users?
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LINGUIST Full of Praise for The History of English: An Introduction
"This book is not only an invaluable textbook for the student of the history of English, but also a source of inspiring questions prone to motivate individuals to pursue their own research in the field." Katarzyna Sowka-Pietraszewska, University of Wrocław, Poland
LINGUIST has given The History of English: An Introduction a fantastic review in their current issue. Read the full article here.
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New - Language and Identity in Englishes
In Language and Identity in Englishes, Urszula Clark examines the core issues and debates surrounding the relationship between English, language and identity. Drawing on a range of international examples and using both cutting-edge fieldwork and her own original research, Clark's new textbook is the perfect companion for students taking modules in language and identity or sociolinguistics.
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New Edition - The Functional Analysis of English
"Very clear introduction to difficult concepts - great exercises" - Dr Sheena Gardner, University of Warwick, UK
Providing the ideal introduction to the analysis and description of English, based on the principles of systemic functional linguistics, the third edition of this indispensible textbook has been revised and updated to incorporate references to recent research, better explanations of complex problems, and additional exercises.If you're teaching a related course and would like to request a copy to consider for adoption, please follow this link.
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April Series of the Month: Routledge Studies in Multimodality
Edited by Kay O'Halloran, Routledge Studies in Multimodality aims to advance knowledge of multimodal resources such as language, visual images, gesture, action, music, sound, 3-D artefacts, architecture and space, as well as the ways these resources integrate to create meaning in multimodal objects and events.
Add the code APELL13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on titles in this series throughout April
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Glowing Review for David Crystal’s Introduction to Language
'If you still believe grammar is dull, infinitives unsplittable and usage can be commanded by individual language bailiffs - you have never read or heard Crystal... as always, Routledge lives up to our linguistic expectations. My own use of the DVD with my senior undergraduates has seen the anticipated results.’
The Huffington Post's Annie Martirosyan gives a rave review of David Crystal's Introduction to Language. To read the full article click here.
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Practical Phonetics and Phonology Now Available
'Practical Phonetics and Phonology keeps getting better' Leendert Plug, University of Leeds, UK.
The third edition of this best-selling textbook is now available. Written by authors who are experienced teachers and researchers, it appeals to all students of English language and linguistics and those training for a certificate in TEFL.