The Myth of Mars and Venus : Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?

Deborah Cameron
Hardcover - $41.95

American Indian Languages : The Historical Linguistics of Native America

Lyle Campbell
Paperback - $139.95

Native American languages are spoken from Siberia to Greenland, and from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego; they include the southernmost language of the world (Yaghan) and some of the northernmost (Eskimoan). Campbell's project is to take stock of what ...

Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice

A. Suresh Canagarajah
Paperback - $80.95

This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. It is unique in focusing specifically on the outcomes of globalization in and among the communities affected by these changes. The ...

The Multilingual Lexicon

Jasone Cenoz
Hardcover - $263.95

This volume is a response both to the increasing interest in multilingual phenomena and lexical issues in language learning. It is of interest to scholars and graduate students interested in bi- and multilingualism, second and multiple language acqui ...

Sociolinguistic Theory

J. K. Chambers
Paperback - $106.95

Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centers on the study of language variation and change, and identifies opportunities for future research.Since the inception of sociolinguistics four decades ago, the correl ...

Semantics and Pragmatics of False Friends

Pedro J. Chamizo-Dominguez
Hardcover - $237.95

This book approaches the topic of false friends from a theoretical perspective, arguing that false friends carry out a positive role as a cognitive device, mainly in literature and jokes, and suggesting some pragmatic strategies in order to restore t ...

Speaking of Chinese : A Cultural History of the Chinese Language

Raymond Chang
Paper Textbook - $24.95

Not a how-to text, this beguiling book is instead a fascinating look at Chinese language and culture. Ranging through history, literature, folklore, linguistics, and sociology, this is a breezy, straightforward primer of surprising breadth.

Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis

Jonathan Charteris-Black
Hardcover - $174.95

In a stimulating and novel approach, this book explains why metaphors are persuasive, suggesting that they are ideologically effective because they are cognitively plausible "and" evoke an emotional response. "Critical Metaphor Analysis" is then deve ...

The Language of Jokes : Analyzing Verbal Play

Delia Chiaro
Paperback - $74.95

Explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles, asides, and the extent to which they can be universal and specific to one culture. br br li This titl ...

Analysing Political Discourse : Theory and Practice

Paul Chilton
Hardcover - $255.95

"Analysing Political Discourse" is a must for anyone interested in the way language is used in the world of politics. Based on Aristotle's premise that we are all political animals, able to use language to pursue our own ends, the book uses the theor ...