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SociolinguisticsLanguage Planning as a Sociolinguistic ExperimentThe Case of Modern NorwegianErnst Hakon Jahr, University of Agder, Kristiansand, NorwayA study of language planning using Norwegian as a casestudyApril 2014224 pages10 b&w illustrationsHb 978 0 7486 3782 9 65.00The theory of language planning owes a lot to the Norwegianexample, as outlined by Einar Haugen. Ernst Hakon Jahr tells therest of the story and introduces a new analysis of the Norwegiandevelopment, drawing on the results of sociolinguistic research.Readers will gain new insights into a unique sociolinguisticexperiment, exemplified by modern Norwegian languageplanning, as well as into the question of the general limits oflanguage planning.ebookState Ideology and Language in TanzaniaSecond and Revised EditionJan Blommaert, Tilburg UniversityAn extended case study on Tanzania highlighting thelatest theoretical and methodological approaches insociolinguisticsJuly 2014184 pages6 b&w illustrationsPb 978 0 7486 7580 7 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 7579 1 65.00ebook8www.euppublishing.comThis study focusses on the politicization and incorporationof Swahili in the nation-building efforts associated withthe introduction of the socialist Ujamaa ideology in 1967. Itconcentrates on the influence of this ideology on the formation,treatment, and implementation of Swahili. It merges macro- andmicro-sociolinguistic approaches, as well as historiographic andpolitical-analytic research, contributing to the study of Africanpolitical ideologies and to research on the continuity betweencolonial and postcolonial language policies.

SociolinguisticsIntercultural CommunicationBESTSELLERA Critical IntroductionIngrid Piller, Macquarie UniversityAn up-to-date introduction to a developing field of linguistics‘Its clear structure, the comprehensive literature reviews, thestimulating activities at the end of each chapter, and theaccessible writing style make it an excellent working tool forteachers and students of intercultural communication.’The European English Messenger2011208 pages4 b&w illustrationsPb 978 0 7486 3284 8 24.99Hb 978 0 7486 3283 1 100.00ebooktextbook Combines perspectives from discourse analysis andsociolinguistics Features case studies from around the world Includes learning objectives, key points, exercises andsuggestions for further reading in each chapter Reader-friendly, accessible styleIntroducing SociolinguisticsBESTSELLER2nd EditionRajend Mesthrie, University of Cape Town, Joan Swann, OpenUniversity, Ana Deumert, University of Cape Town & William Leap,American University, Washington DCExpertly synthesises the main approaches to the subject‘I’m using your textbook in my undergraduate sociolinguisticscourse and it’s wonderful. It’s a pleasure to have a book that notonly reads well but has international coverage and an approachthat I agree with.’Journal of Sociolinguistics2009528 pages10 b&w tables96 b&w illustrationsPb 978 0 7486 3844 4 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 3843 7 95.00ebooktextbook Provides a solid foundation in all aspects of sociolinguistics Explores important themes such as power and inequality, signlanguage, gender and the internet llustrated with maps, diagrams, drawings and cartoons Uses numerous examples from multilingual settings Explains basic concepts, supported by a glossary Includes further reading lists, a full bibliography, and a sectionon ‘next steps’Language & Linguistics9

TESOLSERIESEdinburgh Textbooks in TESOLSeries Editors: Joan Cutting & Fiona FarrTeaching English as a Second or Other Language is a multifaceted academic discipline requiringtraining in linguistics, language acquisition, language pedagogy, methodology, materialsdevelopment, testing and research, curriculum and syllabus design, programme administrationand cross-cultural communication.This series of advanced textbooks in TESOL comprises individual volumes addressing anidentifiable subfield within TESOL in more depth than would be covered in an introductorytextbook to the area as a whole. Each volume is designed for use alongside taught modulelength topics on TESOL degrees. As a whole, the series provides a comprehensive introduction tothe subject.Mixed Methods Research for TESOLNEWJames Brown, University of Hawai‘i at ManoaHow to link research to practice in TESOL methodologyNovember 2014 288 pagesPb 978 0 7486 4638 8 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4639 5 75.00ebook10textbookwww.euppublishing.comThis textbook arises out of a need that has existed for years:for trained TESOL teachers to understand both qualitative andquantitative research methods. It proposes that mixed methodsresearch (MMR) meets that need by combining the best aspectsof both research traditions. Divided into three main sections,each chapter illustrates core principles in practice, using casestudies of English teaching worldwide. Written specifically forthose studying TESOL teaching, this textbook is the first to teachmethods and practice in a global context. Includes guided tasks in each chapter Presents extracts and summaries of MMR studies from theTESOL literature and recommends further reading Covers core topics from vocabulary and grammar, to teachingwriting, speaking and listening

TESOLSERIESMaterials Development for TESOLFORTHCOMINGFreda Mishan, University of Limerick & Ivor Timmis, LeedsMetropolitan UniversityThe fundamental principles of materials development inTESOLJune 2015234 pages10 b&w illustrationsPb 978 0 7486 9136 4 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 9135 7 75.00ebooktextbookMaterials are at the very centre of language teaching, andunderstanding what goes into creating them is an essentialpart of a language teacher’s professional development. Offeringa practical introduction to the fundamental principles ofmaterials development in TESOL, this textbook introduces youto a wide range of theoretical and practical issues in materialsdevelopment to enable you to make informed and principledchoices in the selection, evaluation, adaptation and productionof materials. The text includes interactive tasks and furtherreading suggestions and the accompanying website providesadditional online resources and materials.Language in Context in TESOLNEWJoan Cutting, University of EdinburghShows practical applications of language analysistheory in the TESOL classroomJanuary 2015224 pages7 b&w illustrations1 colour illustrationsPb 978 0 7486 4281 6 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4282 3 75.00ebookThis book covers the relevance of theories on languageanalysis to TESOL. It shows students how to understand andevaluate TESOL methodology, curriculum, and materials interms of cooperation, politeness, conversation structure,ideology, power, varieties, domains and genre. Students willbe able to consider different ways of teaching in relation tothese theories and will be encouraged to design tasks andlessons with a sociological and cultural focus. It providesgroup tasks and independent activities, as well as suggestionsfor teachers to use in their own classrooms.textbookLanguage & Linguistics11

TESOLSERIESDeveloping Practice in TESOLFORTHCOMINGFiona Farr, University of LimerickHow to improve your teaching practice and get the mostout of student feedbackNovember 2015 224 pagesPb 978 0 7486 4552 7 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4553 4 75.00ebooktextbookThis textbook prepares TESOL teachers for the practicalcomponent of their programme. It covers both the theoryof reflective practice and practical techniques, and explainsthe cycle of observation, planning and materials, teaching,feedback, and action. By raising your awareness of thisteaching practice cycle and you will learn the practicalways in which these activities can improve your teachingperformance. The book includes activities which focus on yourown knowledge and experiences and uses real data, includingclassroom interaction and feedback discourse, from a range ofdifferent cultural contexts.Changing Methodologies in TESOLJane Spiro, Oxford Brookes UniversityIntroduces core concepts in teaching methods andapproaches‘Would I use this book? Quite definitely, yes! It gives a newslant to TESOL pedagogy by situating it in the wider world, byplacing methods in relation to individual user’s contexts, andthrough the onus it places on users to exercise independentjudgement.’Alan Maley, ELT Journal2013224 pagesPb 978 0 7486 4619 7 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4620 3 75.00ebook12textbookwww.euppublishing.comThe first textbook to demonstrate TESOL methods in multipleglobal contexts, this volume covers core concepts fromvocabulary and grammar to teaching, writing, speaking,and listening. It emphasizes contemporary interpretationsand their effect on language classrooms worldwide, whileinvestigating the meaning of ‘methods’ and ‘methodology’and their influence on teaching.

Language AcquisitionSERIESEdinburgh Textbooks in Applied LinguisticsSeries Editors: Alan Davies, Erik Schleef, Gibson Ferguson and Aileen IrvineFounding Editor: Keith MitchellThis series of textbooks provides advanced introductions to the main areas of study incontemporary applied linguistics, with a focus on the theory and practice of language teachingand language learning.Classroom Discourse and Teacher DevelopmentSteve Walsh, Newcastle UniversityHighlights the importance of classroom discourse to anysecond language teacher education programme‘This textbook is a valuable contribution to the field of languageteaching and learning and teacher education.’Linguist List2013208 pagesPb 978 0 7486 4517 6 24.99Hb 978 0 7486 4518 3 75.00ebooktextbookThis accessible textbook explains why it is essential to put anunderstanding of classroom discourse at the centre of anysecond language teacher education programme. It arguesthat in order to improve their professional practice, languageteachers need to gain an understanding of their local context byfocusing on the complex relationship between teacher language,classroom interaction and learning. This thought-provoking bookstimulates debate and contains practical exercises and advice.Materials Evaluation and Design for Language TeachingBESTSELLERIan McGrath, National Institute for Education, SingaporeA systematic approach to the selection and subsequentevaluation of textbooks2002328 pagesPb 978 0 7486 1330 4 29.99ebookTeaching materials play a crucial role in teaching-learning. Whenthese take the form of a textbook it is essential that the textbookbe carefully selected to meet both external requirements and theneeds of the teachers. This book provides a systematic approachto the selection and subsequent evaluation of textbooks andpractical advice on their adaptation and supplementation. Thebook will be of particular value to practising teachers followinga modular Masters course or involved in other professionaldevelopment.textbookLanguage & Linguistics13

English LanguageSERIESEdinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - AdvancedSeries Editor: Heinz GiegerichBooks in this series provide readers with a detailed description and explanation of key areas ofEnglish Language study. The authors presuppose a basic working knowledge of the topic andexplore aspects of the linguistics of English for an intermediate or advanced student readership.A Historical Syntax of EnglishFORTHCOMINGBettelou Los, Radboud UniversityExplores the many factors that influenced syntactic changein EnglishApril 2015288 pages31 b&w illustrations and tablesPb 978 0 7486 4143 7 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4144 4 70.00ebookAimed at advanced students, this book discusses a number ofapproaches to charting the major developments in the syntaxof English. It does not assume any knowledge of Old or MiddleEnglish or of formal syntax, although students should be familiarwith traditional syntactic concepts such as verbs and nouns,subjects and objects, and linguistic concepts such as morphologyand case. It strikes a balance between theoretical explanation andaccessibility to readers with no background in formal syntax.textbookFORTHCOMINGEnglish Historical SemanticsNovember 2015 224 pages8 b&w illustrationsPb 978 0 7486 4477 3 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4478 0 70.00ebooktextbook14www.euppublishing.comChristian Kay, University of Glasgow & Kathryn Allan, UniversityCollege LondonUses corpus data to study historical semanticsThis guide gives students a solid grounding in the basicmethodology of how to analyse corpus data to study new wordsentering the language or language change. It uses a number ofcase studies to provide insights into collocations, phraseology,metaphor and metonymy, syntactic structures, male and femalelanguage, and language change. Students will become proficientin the key concepts in semantic change by applying ideas fromtheoretical semantics to historical data. They will also cover recentwork at the intersections between historical semantics and otherdisciplines.

English LanguageSERIESA Historical Phonology of EnglishDonka Minkova, UCLACharts the historical development of the Englishphonological system‘This book is a product of many years’ experience in the libraryand the classroom of a leading figure in English historicallinguistics, as well as the result, plainly, of a great deal of hard andmeticulous work. There are delights to be found on every page.’Diachronica2013440 pagesPb 978 0 7486 3468 2 24.99Hb 978 0 7486 3467 5 70.00ebooktextbookA thorough and fascinating exploration of the evolution ofEnglish phonological structure, this book traces the history ofindividual sounds and their representation through Old, Middle,Early Modern and Present Day English. Written in an engagingand accessible style, the book covers the sounds of English,consonantal histories, Middle English dialects, vowel quality andquantity in Early Modern English, the English stress system andEarly English verse forms to demonstrate how the present form ofthe language is indebted to its past. The book is enhanced by 130pages of additional material available for free download.English Historical PragmaticsAndreas Jucker, University of Zurich & Irma Taavitsainen,University of HelsinkiYour guide to historical pragmatics in English studies‘This much needed book could not have been written bytwo more qualified people, and they do not disappoint. Thisbook lends definition to the field; it will be a landmark in itsdevelopment.’Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University2013224 pagesPb 978 0 7486 4468 1 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4469 8 70.00ebooktextbookEnglish Historical Pragmatics introduces this field to advancedlinguistic students coming to the topic for the first time. Itcritically evaluates data sources and methodological approachesand takes a broad social pragmatics approach to micro issueswithin historical pragmatics such as discourse markers, terms ofaddress and actions performed through language. With engagingexamples throughout and thought-provoking student exercises,this advanced textbook provides students with a thoroughgrounding in historical pragmatics.Language & Linguistics15

English LanguageSERIESConstruction Grammar and its Application to EnglishMartin Hilpert, Université de NeuchâtelAn introduction to Construction Grammar as a cognitivefunctional theory of language, applied to the structures ofEnglish‘Hilpert’s book is the first and only introductory textbook onConstruction Grammar. It manages to convey the insights andcomplexities of the framework with impressive breadth, all in avery readable and engaging way.’Adele E. Goldberg, Princeton UniversityMarch 2014232 pagesPb 978 0 7486 7585 2 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 7584 5 70.00ebooktextbookConstruction Grammar explains how knowledge of languageis organized in speakers’ minds. The central and radical claim isthat linguistic knowledge can be fully described as knowledge ofconstructions, which are defined as symbolic units that connecta linguistic form with meaning. This is the first textbook to offer afull introduction to CG, as applied to English. It includes exercisesand questions to stimulate reflection and provides a thoroughgrounding in the central concepts of CG.Morphological Theory and the Morphology of EnglishJan Don, University of AmsterdamA textbook introduction to morphological theory in thecontext of English‘Theoretically informed, unpretentious and fun.’Ad Neeleman, UCLMay 2014216 pagesPb 978 0 7486 4512 1 19.99Hb 978 0 7486 4513 8 70.00ebook16textbookwww.euppublishing.comThis introduction to morphology offers graduate students andadvanced undergraduate students in linguistics an accessibleentry point to the primary literature in the field of morphology.The book specifically focuses on generative theories ofmorphology. It offers a thorough introduction to the many issueswhich have shaped the field of morphology over the last fewdecades and in doing so prepares students for further readingand research in the subject. Topics covered include derivationversus inflection, lexical versus syntactic models of morphology,synthetic compounds and storage versus computation.

English LanguageSERIESEdinburgh Textbooks on the English LanguageAn Introduction toEnglish PhonologyApril McMahon,University of AberystwythIntroducesundergraduates tothe basic tools andconcepts necessary forthe outline descriptionof English phonologicalsystems and processes.Pb 978 0 7486 1251 2 17.99Hb 978 0 7486 1252 9 70.002001160 pagestextbookBESTSELLERBESTSELLERBESRSELLERSeries Editor: Heinz GiegerichVolumes in this series cover the equivalent of an introductory course and contain exercises,recommendations for further reading and a glossary. Together, they cover all those aspects of thelanguage that form a substantial and identifiable part of introductory English Language courses.You can see the entire series detailed on www.euppublishing.com/series/etotelAn Introduction toEnglish Semanticsand PragmaticsPatrick Griffiths, BeppuUniversityAn introduction tothe linguistic study ofmeaning, this bookoutlines the meaningpotential (semantics)of English and howlanguage knowledge isput to use (pragmatics)Pb 978 0 7486 1632 9 17.99Hb 978 0 7486 1631 2 70.002006208 pagesebooktextbookAn Introduction toEnglish Syntax2nd EditionJim Miller, University ofEdinburghDiscusses thecentral concepts ofsyntax which areapplied in a widerange of universitycourses, in businesscommunication, inteaching and in speechtherapyPb 978 0 7486 3361 6 17.99Hb 978 0 7486 3360 9 70.002008224 pagesebooktextbookLanguage & Linguistics17

Advanced TextbooksSERIESEdinburgh Advanced Textbooks in LinguisticsSeries Editor: Peter Ackema and Mitsuhiko OtaThis series supports the study of core topics that form substantial and identifiable parts ofLinguistics degree courses as taught in the later years of undergraduate study. Each volumeprovides an in-depth introduction to a particular linguistic subdiscipline, while also engaging withrecent research on the subject.Language and LogicsNEWAn Introduction to the Logical Foundations of LanguageHoward Greg

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