Cognitive Sociolinguistics is a novel and burgeoning field of research which seeks to foster investigation into the socio-cognitive dimensions of language at a usage-based level. Advances in Cognitive Sociolinguistics brings together ten studies into the social and conceptual aspects of language-internal variation. All ten contributions rely on a firm empirical basis in the form of advanced corpus-based techniques, experimental methods and survey-based research, or a combination of these.
Language and Space: Theories and Methods: An International Handbook of Linguistic Variation, Volume 1
The dimensions of time and space fundamentally cause and shape the variability of all human language. To reduce investigation of this insight to manageable proportions, researchers have traditionally concentrated on the 'deepest' dialects. But it is increasingly apparent that, although most people still speak with a distinct regional coloring, the new mobility of speakers in recently industrialized and postindustrial societies and the efflorescence of communication technologies cannot be ignored.
A taxonomy and its relevance to foreign language curriculum development.The author’s ideas about syllabus design are seminal to the current debate on the need for a new, communication – oriented approach to language teaching. NOTIONAL SYLLABUSES will stimulate thought and experiments in the field of syllabus design, and will be of wide interest among educationalists as well as applied linguists.
Legacies of Colonial English is abook about varities aqnd dialects of the English language. It explains how due to colonialism the English language began to varieies and have lots of Dialects.As a result of colonisation, many varieties of English now exist around the world. The book closely examine a wide range of Englishes – including those in North and South America, South Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand – and explain why many of them still reflect nonstandard British usage from the distant past.
This volume focuses on how far the policies, principles and practices of foreign language teaching and learning are, or can be, informed by theoretical considerations and empirical findings from the linguistic disciplines. Part I deals with the nature of foreign language learning in general, while Part II explores issues arising from linguistic, socio-political, cultural and cognitive perspectives. Part III and IV then consider the different factors that have to be taken into account in designing the foreign language subject and the various approaches to pedagogy that have been proposed.
