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    Understanding Language through Humor

    Understanding Language through Humor

    • Stanley Dubinsky, Chris Holcomb

    A general introduction to linguistics and linguistic concepts using the vehicle of jokes and cartoons.

    • $29.99 (Z)

     

    Duels and Duets

    Duels and Duets

    Why Men and Women Talk So Differently
    • John L. Locke

    Why do men and women talk so differently and how do these differences interfere with communication between the sexes?

    • $28.00 (A)

     

    Language across Difference

    Language across Difference

    Ethnicity, Communication, and Youth Identities in Changing Urban Schools
    • Django Paris

    A window into ethnic and linguistic difference among Latino/a, African American and Pacific Islander youth in contemporary US schools.

    • $99.00 (C)

     

    The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics

    The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics

    • Rajend Mesthrie

    The most comprehensive overview available, this handbook is an essential guide to sociolinguistics today.

    • $150.00 (R)

     

    The Language of Stories

    The Language of Stories

    A Cognitive Approach
    • Barbara Dancygier

    Describes the conceptual and linguistic underpinnings of narrative interpretation.

    • $99.00 (C)

     

    Corpus Linguistics

    Corpus Linguistics

    Method, Theory and Practice
    • Tony McEnery, Andrew Hardie

    Outlines the basic methods of corpus linguistics and surveys the major approaches to the use of corpus data.

    • $39.99 (X)

     

    First and Second Language Acquisition

    First and Second Language Acquisition

    Parallels and Differences
    • Jürgen M. Meisel

    This is the first textbook to systematically compare first and second language acquisition drawing on data from several languages.

    • $105.00 (C)

     

    Language Attrition

    Language Attrition

    • Monika S. Schmid

    An introduction to language attrition, providing an overview of linguistic and extralinguistic features involved and a description of research methods.

    • $39.99 (Z)

    Highlights

    White Kids

    White Kids

    Language, Race, and Styles of Youth Identity
    • Mary Bucholtz
    • $99.00 (C)
    Child Language Acquisition

    Child Language Acquisition

    Contrasting Theoretical Approaches
    • Ben Ambridge, Elena V. M. Lieven
    • $105.00 (Z)
    The Signs of a Savant

    The Signs of a Savant

    Language Against the Odds
    • Neil Smith, Ianthi Tsimpli, Gary Morgan, Bencie Woll
    • $99.00 (C)
    Language and the African American Child

    Language and the African American Child

    • Lisa J. Green
    • $99.00 (C)
    A Reference Grammar of French

    A Reference Grammar of French

    • R. E. Batchelor, M. Chebli-Saadi
    • $105.00 (C)
    The Syntax of Dutch

    The Syntax of Dutch

    • Jan-Wouter Zwart
    • $105.00 (C)
    Transcribing the Sound of English

    Transcribing the Sound of English

    A Phonetics Workbook for Words and Discourse
    • Paul Tench
    • $24.99 (Z)
    Politeness in East Asia

    Politeness in East Asia

    • Dániel Z. Kádár, Sara Mills
    • $105.00 (C)

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