How do we adapt our grammar to communicate social detail? Do all working class people
have a local dialect or are we free to use language in ways that transcend our place in the …

This article uses a mixed-methods approach to investigate the indexical fields of two
variables, one phonological (rhoticity) and one morphosyntactic (past tense be), in oral …

Abstract This dissertation examines Aroostook County English, an understudied variety
spoken at the border of Northern Maine (USA) and Western New Brunswick (Canada). The …

Linguistic prescriptivism is a deeply embedded feature of education, particularly schools,
which are spaces marked by imbalances in power and the maintenance of white, middle …

This chapter outlines the key theoretical anchor points used throughout the book, drawing
together ideas, stances and approaches from critical language policy, language ideologies …

• Collaborative podcasting has the potential 'to move beyond the limitations and privileging
of written text in academia, allowing listeners to encounter the subtle dynamics and texture …