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Learning about Language


About the Series

Learning about Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course.

This series was co-founded by Mick Short and Geoffrey Leech.  It is now edited by Brian Walker and Willem Hollmann who continue to consult with Mick Short.

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An Introduction to Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics

An Introduction to Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics

1st Edition

Forthcoming

By Adrian Leemann, Ria Perkins, Grace Sullivan Buker, Paul Foulkes
September 13, 2024

This textbook provides a practical introduction to the fields of forensic phonetics and forensic linguistics. Addressing how these fields are both distinct yet closely related, the book demonstrates how experts from both fields can work together to investigate and deliver justice in complex legal ...

Discourse Analysis A Practical Introduction

Discourse Analysis: A Practical Introduction

1st Edition

By Patricia Canning, Brian Walker
January 31, 2024

Discourse Analysis provides an essential and practical introduction for students studying modules on the analysis of language in use. It explores the ways in which language is used and organised in written and spoken texts to generate meanings and takes into account the social contexts of ...

Introducing Linguistics

Introducing Linguistics

1st Edition

Edited By Jonathan Culpeper, Beth Malory, Claire Nance, Daniel Van Olmen, Dimitrinka Atanasova, Sam Kirkham, Aina Casaponsa
December 30, 2022

Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook: • Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key ...

Critical Discourse Analysis A Practical Introduction to Power in Language

Critical Discourse Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Power in Language

1st Edition

By Simon Statham
April 04, 2022

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and demystifies ideologies that are present in institutional discourse. The book enables readers to critique the complexities of ...

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

6th Edition

By Janet Holmes, Nick Wilson
February 28, 2022

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various ...

Analysing Sentences An Introduction to English Syntax

Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax

5th Edition

By Noel Burton-Roberts
September 28, 2021

Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure. The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The ...

The History of Late Modern Englishes An Activity-based Approach

The History of Late Modern Englishes: An Activity-based Approach

1st Edition

By Keith Johnson
May 27, 2021

The History of Late Modern Englishes provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the ...

The Earliest English An Introduction to Old English Language

The Earliest English: An Introduction to Old English Language

1st Edition

By Chris Mccully, Sharon Hilles
September 09, 2004

The Earliest English provides a student-friendly introduction to Old English and the earliest periods of the history of the English Language as it evolved before 1215. Using non-technical language, the book covers basic terminology, the linguistic and cultural backgrounds to the emergence and ...

An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

3rd Edition

By Keith Johnson
November 27, 2017

An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching provides an engaging, student-friendly guide to the field of foreign language learning and teaching. Aimed at students with no background in the area and taking a task-based approach, this book: introduces the theoretical and practical ...

An Introduction to Natural Language Processing Through Prolog

An Introduction to Natural Language Processing Through Prolog

1st Edition

By Clive Matthews
July 10, 1998

Research into Natural Language Processing - the use of computers to process language - has developed over the last couple of decades into one of the most vigorous and interesting areas of current work on language and communication. This book introduces the subject through the discussion and ...

Watching English Change An Introduction to the Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes in the 20th Century

Watching English Change: An Introduction to the Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes in the 20th Century

1st Edition

By Laurie Bauer
September 12, 1994

Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred....

Varieties of Modern English An Introduction

Varieties of Modern English: An Introduction

1st Edition

By Diane Davies
April 07, 2005

The 'story' of English is continually re-told and re-written, as more and more people use the language and have a part in shaping the way it develops. Varieties of Modern English provides a critical introduction to the study of regional, social, gendered, context- and medium-related varieties of ...

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