Sociolinguistics Books

New and Published Books

1. Introducing Multilingualism

   A Social Approach

   By Jean-Jacques Weber, Kristine Horner

   Introducing Multilingualism is a brand new, comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, Jean-Jacques Weber and Kristine Horner guide readers through the established theories about multilingualism. The...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
2. Applied Linguists Needed

   Cross-disciplinary Networking in Endangered Language Contexts

   Edited by Lida Cope

   It is a fact that the world’s languages are dying at an alarming rate. This comprehensive volume aspires to raise awareness among applied linguists and language practitioners about the needs and concerns of endangered language communities. It suggests that the way forward lies in building language...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
3. Language Mixing and Code-Switching in Writing

   Approaches to Mixed-Language Written Discourse

   Edited by Mark Sebba, Shahrzad Mahootian, Carla Jonsson

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   "Code-switching," or the alternation of languages by bilinguals, has attracted an enormous amount of attention from researchers. However, most research has focused on spoken language, and the resultant theoretical frameworks have been based on spoken code-switching. This volume presents a...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
4. English with an Accent

   Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States, 2nd Edition

   By Rosina Lippi-Green

   Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through its in-depth scrutiny of American attitudes towards language. Rosina Lippi-Green discusses the ways in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate social...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
5. Language and Citizenship in Japan

   Edited by Nanette Gottlieb

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   The relationship between language and citizenship in Japan has traditionally been regarded as a fixed tripartite: ‘Japanese citizenship’ means ‘Japanese ethnicity,’ which in turn means ‘Japanese as one’s first language.’ Historically, most non-Japanese who have chosen to take out citizenship have...

   Published November 17th 2011 by Routledge
6. Stories and Social Media

   Identities and Interaction

   By Ruth E. Page

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This book examines everyday stories of personal experience that are published online in contemporary forms of social media. Taking examples from discussion boards, blogs, social network sites, microblogging sites, wikis, collaborative and participatory storytelling projects, Ruth Page explores how...

   Published November 8th 2011 by Routledge
7. China's Assimilationist Language Policy

   The Impact on Indigenous/Minority Literacy and Social Harmony

   Edited by Gulbahar H. Beckett, Gerard A. Postiglione

   Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

   China has huge ethnic minorities – over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China’s policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At...

   Published October 26th 2011 by Routledge
8. Language in Late Capitalism

   Pride and Profit

   Edited by Alexandre Duchêne, Monica Heller

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism

   This book examines the ways in which our ideas about language and identity which used to be framed in national and political terms as a matter of rights and citizenship are increasingly recast in economic terms as a matter of added value. It argues that this discursive shift is connected to...

   Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge
9. Cities in Translation

   Intersections of Language and Memory

   By Sherry Simon

   Series: New Perspectives in Translation Studies

   All cities are multilingual, but there are some where language relations have a special importance. These are cities where more than one historically rooted language community lays claim to the territory of the city. This book focuses on four such linguistically divided cities: Calcutta, Trieste,...

   Published September 28th 2011 by Routledge
10. Understanding Russianness

    Edited by Risto Alapuro, Arto Mustajoki, Pekka Pesonen

    Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

    In today’s world where other cultures are being tapped to a greater extent than ever before, the processes of mixing and matching are especially relevant in making sense of Russia. Not only do borrowing and assimilation, interaction between the familiar and the alien, constitute a venerable...

    Published August 16th 2011 by Routledge