Social semiotics reveals language's social meaning its structures, processes, conditions and effects in all social contexts, across all media and modes of discourse. This …
The core of this book is a set of five lectures delivered by Habermas at Princeton in 1971 under the title 'Reflections on the Linguistic Foundation of Sociology'. These lectures …
Since its first publication in 1998, Mary Talbot s Language and Gender has been a leading textbook, popular with students for its accessibility and with teachers for the range and …
Plebeian Prose is a key work by the pioneering Argentine Brazilian anthropologist, sociologist and poet N stor Perlongher. Perlongher, whose work has been highly influential in the …
This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's globalized society. The human species is divided into …
The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language - a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent …
This book is about how we present our selves in everyday talk and interaction. Selves and conversations are skilful accomplishments requiring trust, dependency, and co-ordination. …
