Books in the Language in Society series

Written by a leading researcher in the field, this fascinating examination of the relations between grammar, text, and discourse is designed to provoke critical discussion on key issues in discourse analysis which are not always clearly identified and examined.

An introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law. Examining the nature of legal language, the book also explores the language of contracts, and the language of legal processes such as court cases, police investigations, and the management of prisoners.

The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. aeo Presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work.

Anthropological linguistics is concerned with the place of language in its social and cultural context. This book provides a review of research questions which span the disciplines of linguinitics and anthropology, yet presents a biologically based view of this cross-disciplinary field.

* written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change.

Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory. * Presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology.

This book provides detailed studies in one of the fastest growing areas of linguistics -- corpus analysis -- and shows how computers can be used to reveal culturally significant patterns of language use.