Critical Concepts in Linguistics
About the Book Series
Routledge Critical Concepts in Linguistics series provides authoritative reprints of the discipline's best and most influential scholarship. This series looks at language from the point of view of the user, at the choices made and the constraints encountered when we use language. Edited by experts in the field, each set puts the development of fundamental concepts and themes into their historical context, as well as providing students and researchers with a snapshot of contemporary debates and current thinking.
History of Linguistics
1st Edition
Edited
By John Joseph
January 05, 2026
Although the academic field of linguistics is a product of the 19th century, the form of enquiry into language which it designates is continuous with modes of analysis that date back to ancient times, as practised in various traditions in Asia and Europe (together with the African parts of the ...
Language and Migration Vol I
1st Edition
Edited
By Ingrid Piller
January 30, 2025
Language and Migration is timely for two main reasons: one is social – international migration is at an all-time high – and the other is theoretical – theorizing language as a mobile resource is currently the most exiting frontier in sociolinguistics. Including the very best contemporary ...
Language and Migration Vol II
1st Edition
Edited
By Ingrid Piller
January 30, 2025
Language and Migration is timely for two main reasons: one is social – international migration is at an all-time high – and the other is theoretical – theorizing language as a mobile resource is currently the most exiting frontier in sociolinguistics. Including the very best contemporary ...
Language and Migration Vol III
1st Edition
Edited
By Ingrid Piller
January 30, 2025
Language and Migration is timely for two main reasons: one is social – international migration is at an all-time high – and the other is theoretical – theorizing language as a mobile resource is currently the most exiting frontier in sociolinguistics. Including the very best contemporary ...
Language and Migration Vol IV
1st Edition
Edited
By Ingrid Piller
January 30, 2025
Language and Migration is timely for two main reasons: one is social – international migration is at an all-time high – and the other is theoretical – theorizing language as a mobile resource is currently the most exiting frontier in sociolinguistics. Including the very best contemporary ...
Pronunciation
1st Edition
Edited
By John Levis, Murray J. Munro
January 30, 2025
Pronunciation is one of the core areas of linguistics, language teaching and applied linguistics. It is a salient aspect of spoken language and is of widespread interest to researchers because of the window it provides on questions involving spoken language, and to teachers because of its relevance...
Linguistic Typology
1st Edition
Edited
By Irina Nikolaeva
December 24, 2018
Typology lies at the centre of scientific research on language because it directly addresses the question which many consider to be the most important in the field: why and how are all languages similar and why and how do they differ from each other? There is growing body of evidence that the ...
Linguistic Typology
1st Edition
Edited
By Irina Nikolaeva
December 24, 2018
This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of work on linguistic typology, its history, its methodology, theoretical foundations and major achievements. It examines the directions of current research and shows how these reflect and inform work on linguistic theory....
Linguistic Typology
1st Edition
Edited
By Irina Nikolaeva
December 24, 2018
This new four volume collection on Linguistic Typology will be an essential source of reference for linguists of all theoretical convictions. It will provide a state-of-the-art overview of work on linguistic typology, its history, its methodology, theoretical foundations and major achievements...
Linguistic Typology
1st Edition
Edited
By Irina Nikolaeva
December 24, 2018
This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of work on linguistic typology, its history, its methodology, theoretical foundations and major achievements. It shows how the directions of current research reflect and inform work on linguistic theory....
Linguistic Typology
1st Edition
Edited
By Irina Nikolaeva
December 24, 2018
This volume presents an overview of the field of linguistic typology, its history, methodology, theoretical foundations and achievements. It focuses on the major directions of typological research and demonstrates how they reflect and inform the study of language as an academic enterprise....
Language and Globalization: Critical Concepts in Linguistics
1st Edition
Edited
By Ingrid Piller, Alexandra Grey
October 29, 2018
A relatively new yet flourishing field, Language and Globalization can be confusing and difficult to navigate for students and scholars. To help make sense of the diverse and voluminous scholarship, this new four volume collection will include key research from a broad spectrum of disciplines, but ...