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How language shapes and is shaped by identity is a key topic within sociolinguistics. An individual's identity is constituted through a variety of different factors, including the social, linguistic, cultural and ethnic contexts. This book looks at these issues against the theoretical background of the sociology of knowledge, and ethnolinguistics.

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How language shapes and is shaped by identity is a key topic within sociolinguistics. An individual's identity is constituted through a variety of different factors, including the social, linguistic, cultural and ethnic contexts. This book looks at these issues against the theoretical background of the sociology of knowledge, and ethnolinguistics.

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High level linguistic theory monograph looking at the interaction between language and the environment.

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For decades the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and the Canadian province of Quebec have been riveted by the politics of nationalism, the question of their final status, and the protection of their local languages.

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Explores the nature of knowledge, language and pedagogy from the perspective of two complementary theories: systemic functional linguistics, and Bernstein-inspired sociology. This book shows the impact of language on knowledge and pedagogy. It examines the different structures of knowledge and the flow of information within the school context.

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Explores the nature of language, knowledge and pedagogy. This book explores the nature of knowledge, language and pedagogy from the perspective of two complementary theories: systemic functional linguistics, and Bernstein-inspired sociology.

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Because of a complex history of spread and power, English has become the de facto lingua franca of international communication and negotiation. This book argues that the growth of English(es) as a lingua franca has the potential to foster closer bonds between communities, countries and continents.

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In attempting to define a "poetics of paradox" from a traditional Chinese standpoint, James Liu explores through a comparative approach linguistic, textual, and interpretive problems of relevance to Western literary criticism. Liu's study evolves from a paradoxical view--originating from early Confucian and Daoist philosophical texts--that the less

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Language is an essential part of our everyday lives. This book presents an introduction into the inner workings of language, and illustrates its use, variation and methodology. It examines the origins of language, how language produces meaning, the variation of language across cultures, and how language is used in society.

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Language is an essential part of our everyday lives. This book examines the origins of language, how language produces meaning, the variation of language across cultures, how language is used in society, and whether or not there is a 'correct' way to use language.

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The best-selling humorist and author of Miss Piggy's Guide to Life provides an updated collection of Latin equivalents for a variety of everyday phrases, divided into such categories as Occupational Latin, Sales Latin, Sensual Latin, Pop-Cultural Latin, Familial Latin, and Celebrational Latin. Orig

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First published in 1867 and later revised, this grammar incorporates an account of morphology and accidence, a detailed and exemplified syntax and a final section on prosody (metrics). A Latin and English index and list of citations from individual authors is also included.

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A clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

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The second book in a clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

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The third and final book in a clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.

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