Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics
About the Book Series
This series is our home for innovative research in the field of sociolinguistics. It includes monographs and targeted edited collections that provide new insights into this important and evolving subject area.
Social Identity and Discourses in Chinese Digital Communication
1st Edition
Edited
By Hongqiang Zhu, Debing Feng, Xinren Chen
May 22, 2026
Examining how diverse social identities are constructed in digital communication in China, this edited collection provides a multidimensional exploration of the diverse, discursive forms and practices used to construct and present the “self” online. Contributing authors provide analyses of China’s ...
Advocating for Sociolinguistic Justice in the United States: Empowering Spanish-speaking Communities
1st Edition
Edited
By Michelle F. Ramos Pellicia, Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza, Mercedes Niño-Murcia
May 21, 2026
This collection focuses on social awareness and critical language awareness with the goal of enlightening and empowering multilingual and multicultural communities across the U.S. Each chapter brings to light the trauma, gaps in services and misguided societal perceptions that adversely impact ...
Critical Polyglot Studies
1st Edition
By Carlos Yebra López, Usman W. Chohan
May 21, 2026
This book offers a self-reflective, critical approach to the study of what is popularly known as polyglossia, charting the gradual but marked process of its commoditization over the last 20 years and offering a counterpoint to mainstream positivist treatment of serial language learning. First, from...
Language Attitudes and the Pursuit of Social Justice: Identity, Prejudice, and Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Mara R. Barbosa, Talia Bugel
May 21, 2026
Language Attitudes and the Pursuit of Social Justice explores the relationship between language attitudes and forms of inequality and oppression, fostering greater awareness of how linguistic choices become political ones and encouraging the search for practices that promote social justice. The ...
Reimagining Creole Communities
1st Edition
By Christoph Neuenschwander, Joseph T. Farquharson, Bettina Migge
April 29, 2026
This volume undertakes a reimagination of Creole communities in the Caribbean and beyond by addressing the persistent disconnect between contemporary research on Creole communities and Sociolinguistics. While it acknowledges that early interactions between these fields have been fruitful, ...
New Directions and Challenges in Languages and Cultures in Australia: Looking Back, Moving Forward
1st Edition
Edited
By Giuseppe D’Orazzi, John Hajek, Kerry Mullan, Jun Ohashi
April 24, 2026
In this edited volume, D’Orazzi, Hajek, Mullan, and Ohashi unveil the rich tapestry of language education across Australia’s diverse landscape. The contributors present various case studies and experimental practices that are transforming language learning in established European and Asian language...
Multilingualism in Southern Africa: Issues and Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Wellman Kondowe, Chimwemwe M.M. Kamanga, Precious Madula
November 27, 2025
This collection showcases perspectives from established and emerging scholars on the contemporary landscape of multilingualism in Southern Africa. The book explores the broader impact of colonialism and neocolonialism on language policies and practices, drawing on case studies from such countries ...
Sociolinguistic Approaches to Lexical Variation in English
1st Edition
Edited
By Rhys J. Sandow, Natalie Braber
November 26, 2025
This volume offers an in-depth and up-to-date exploration of lexical variation from sociolinguistic perspectives, addressing a notable gap in lexis-focused research within the field. Drawing on a wide array of examples from the English language, the collection showcases cutting-edge approaches to ...
Evaluative Language in Sports: Crowds, Coaches and Commentators
1st Edition
By John Walsh, David Caldwell, Jon Jureidini
September 29, 2025
Walsh, Caldwell and Jureidini offer an expansive linguistic perspective on the evaluative language prevalent in the world of professional sports. This book presents a close linguistic analysis of evaluative language in sport. Drawing on appraisal theory and data from three distinct sporting ...
Space-Time (Dis)continuities in the Linguistic Landscape: Studies in the Symbolic (Re-)appropriation of Public Space
1st Edition
Edited
By Isabelle Buchstaller, Małgorzata Fabiszak, Melody Ann Ross
July 31, 2025
This collection spotlights the diachronic dimensions of the linguistic landscape, the importance of exploring temporal dissonances in historical events in order to better understand semiotic, political, and social transformations across different communities over the last century. The volume seeks ...
Translating Spanglish in US Latinx Audiovisual Stories
1st Edition
Edited
By Remy Attig, Roshawnda A. Derrick
June 26, 2025
This collection showcases interdisciplinary perspectives on how Spanglish is translated across different forms of audiovisual media for different audiences in the US Latinx content. The volume explores the ways in which Spanglish is used in American media to portray the hallmark linguistic ...
Language, Home, and Belonging in Migratory Contexts: The Case of Camfranglais
1st Edition
By Constance Mbassi Manga
June 09, 2025
This book presents a study of the role and functions of Camfranglais (CFrA) for diasporic Cameroonians living in the West, showcasing how closely language relates to identity and the role CFrA plays in negotiations of 'home' and 'belonging' for these diasporic Cameroonians. Mbassi Manga adopts an ...