Sosiolingvistikk

The first dedicated volume of its kind, Visualizing Digital Discourse brings together sociolinguists and discourse analysts examining the role of visual communication in digital …

Multilingualisms vary. Given such variation, how can those from essentially monochromatic, monolingual backgrounds begin to appreciate the colorful multilingualrealities of the …

The plural form 'Englishes' conveys the diversity of English as a global language, pinpointing the growth and existence of a large number of national, regional and social forms. …

Focuses on the development and difficulties of the concept of "the people" in the past 175 years.

South Africa is a country characterised by great linguistic diversity. Large indigenous languages, such as isiZulu and isiXhosa, are spoken by many millions of people, as well as …

Tensions and conflicts related to linguistic identity and security are inevitable - even necessary - in liberal democracies. However, if conflicts related to language and identity …

Das generische Maskulinum ist ein viel zu wenig verstandenes Element der deutschen Sprache. Das liegt an einer sprachlichen Asymmetrie. Diese zu erl utern und zu beseitigen ist der …

Monument des sciences humaines, le Cours de linguistique g n rale, publi en 1916, a boulevers les sciences du langage, mais aussi l'anthropologie, la pr histoire, l'ethnologie, …

Language enables us to represent our world, rendering salient the identities, groups, and categories that constitute social life. Michael Silverstein (1945–2020) was at the …

Sign languages are non-written languages. Given that the use of digital media and video recordings in documenting sign languages started only some 30 years ago, the life stories of …