Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

Talk is a central activity in social life. But how is ordinary talk organized? How do people
coordinate their talk in interaction? And what is the role of talk in wider social processes …

Words and Minds takes a lively and accessible look at how we use language to combine our
mental resources and get things done. Examining everyday language and drawing on a …

This highly successful introductory text has been updated in the light of recent legislative
changes in education-such as the introduction of teacher appraisal, and the move towards …

Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose examines how readers interact with
literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how …

dynamic and rapidly growing area with a widely applied methodology. Over a decade on
from the first edition of the Handbook, this collection of 47 chapters from experts in key areas …

Li Wei here examines the social mechanisms of language shift and patterns of language
choice in a Chinese community at Tyneside near Newcastle, UK, where over 80% of the …

Computers offer new perspectives in the study of language, allowing us to see phenomena
that previously remained obscure because of the limitations of our vantage points. It is not …

Each of the thirty-two chapters is written by a specialist in the field and provides an
introduction to the subject, an overview of the history of the topic, an analysis of the main …

• Section A, Introduction, establishes the key terms and concepts and extends readers'
techniques of analysis through practical application.• Section B, Extension, brings together …