Language Studies category: 15171 books
by James Zeigler
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
During the early years of the Cold War, racial segregation in the American South became an embarrassing liability to the international reputation of the United States. For America to present itself as a model of democracy in contrast to the Soviet Union's totalitarianism, Jim Crow needed to end. While...
by Kevin Davis
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Exam board: WJEC and WJEC Eduqas
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Geography
First teaching: September 2016
First exams: AS: Summer 2017, A-level: Summer 2018
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Discovering Sociolinguistics
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
This engagingly written textbook provides a unique ‘hands-on’ introduction to sociolinguistics, which equips readers with the tools to start their own sociolinguistic research project. The book begins by outlining the historical, theoretical and cultural space in which language use occurs, before...
Popular Memories
Commemoration, Participatory Culture, and Democratic Citizenship
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015
In the last three decades ordinary Americans launched numerous grassroots commemorations and official historical institutions became more open to popular participation. In this first book-length study of participatory memory practices, Ekaterina V. Haskins critically examines this trend by asking...
The Mark of Criminality
Rhetoric, Race, and Gangsta Rap in the War-on-Crime Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Illustrates the ways that the “war on crime” became conjoined—aesthetically, politically, and rhetorically—with the emergence of gangsta rap as a lucrative and deeply controversial subgenre of hip-hop
In The Mark of Criminality: Rhetoric, Race, and Gangsta Rap in the War-on-Crime Era,...
Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics
Attention and Deliberation in the Early Blogosphere
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
In Networked Media, Networked Rhetorics, Damien Pfister explores communicative practices in networked media environments, analyzing, in particular, how the blogosphere has changed the conduct and coverage of public debate. Pfister shows how the late modern imaginary was susceptible to “deliberation...
Popular Culture, Voice and Linguistic Diversity
Young Adults On- and Offline
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
This book analyses the language practices of young adults in Mongolia and Bangladesh in online and offline environments. Focusing on the diverse linguistic and cultural resources these young people draw on in their interactions, the authors draw attention to the creative and innovative nature of...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
In many countries, social differences, such as religion or race and ethnicity, threaten the stability of the social and legal order. This book addresses the role of constitutions and constitutionalism in dealing with the challenge of difference. The book brings together lawyers, political scientists,...
On Communicating
Otherness, Meaning, and Information
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Klaus Krippendorff is an influential figure in communication studies widely known for his award-winning book Content Analysis. Over the years, Krippendorff has made important contributions to the ongoing debates on fundamental issues concerning communication theory, epistemology, methods of research,...
Language Policy in the People’s Republic of China
Theory and Practice Since 1949
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Language matters in China. It is about power, identity, opportunities, and, above all, passion and nationalism. During the past five decades China’s language engineering projects transformed its linguistic landscape, affecting over one billion people’s lives, including both the majority and minority...
by Adrian Bullock
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
The digital revolution has brought with it a wider range of options for creating and producing print on paper products than ever seen before. With the growing demand for skills and knowledge with which to exploit the potential of digital technology, comes the need for a comprehensive book that not...
The Mass Media and Latino Politics
Studies of U.S. Media Content, Campaign Strategies and Survey Research: 1984-2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
The Latin-American population has become a major force in American politics in recent years, with expanding influences in local, state, and national elections. The candidates in the 2004 campaign wooed Latino voters by speaking Spanish to Latino audiences and courting Latino groups and PACs. Recognizing...
by Henry Jenner
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
This book contains a detailed guide to the Cornish language. It is intended for those of Cornish nationality who wish to acquire some knowledge of their ancient tongue, and to read, write, and perhaps even to speak it. Contents include: "The History Of The Cornish Language And Literature", "The Story...
The Origins of Grammar
Language in the Light of Evolution II
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
This is the second of the two closely linked but self-contained volumes that comprise James Hurford's acclaimed exploration of the biological evolution of language. In the first book he looked at the evolutionary origins of meaning, ending as our distant ancestors were about to step over the brink...