History of English

A Resource Book for Students

By Dan McIntyre

History of English provides students with the historical and contextual background to the study of English and answers the questions of why and how the English language...

July 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44429-3 (Routledge)

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Introducing Translation Studies

Theories and Applications

By Jeremy Munday

This introductory textbook provides an accessible overview of the key contributions to translation theory.
Munday explores each theory chapter-by-chapter and tests the different approaches by applying...

June 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39693-6 (Routledge)

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Practical Phonetics and Phonology

A Resource Book for Students

By Beverley S. Collins, Inger M. Mees

Practical Phonetics and Phonology:

• presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology
• covers all the...

March 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42514-8 (Routledge)

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Working with Texts

A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

By Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki SwiftAdrian Beard Edited by Adrian Beard

Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41424-1 (Routledge)

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An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics

Language in Evidence

By Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson

From the accusation of plagiarism in The Da Vinci Code, to the infamous hoaxer in the Yorkshire Ripper case, the use of linguistic evidence in...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32023-8 (Routledge)

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Pragmatics and Discourse

A Resource Book for Students

By Joan Cutting

Pragmatics and Discourse:

• has been revised and reorganized to place more emphasis on pragmatics
• covers the core areas of the subject: Context and Co-Text, Speech Act...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44667-9 (Routledge)

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Sociolinguistics

A Resource Book for Students

By Peter Stockwell

Sociolinguistics:

• provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics
• draws on a range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to the Japanese Asahi Evening News...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40127-2 (Routledge)

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The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics

Edited by Carmen Llamas, Louise Mullany, Peter Stockwell

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona;...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33850-9 (Routledge)

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Introducing Language in Use

A Course Book

By Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths, Andrew Merrison

Drawing on a vast range of data and examples of language in its many forms, this book provides students with the tools they need to...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-29179-8 (Routledge)

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Language and the Mind

By John Field

Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series offer comprehensive coverage of the area...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34186-8 (Routledge)

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