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101. An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics

     Language in Evidence

     By Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson

     From the accusation of plagiarism in The Da Vinci Code, to the infamous hoaxer in the Yorkshire Ripper case, the use of linguistic evidence in court and the number of linguists called to act as expert witnesses in court trials has increased rapidly in the past fifteen years. An Introduction to...

     Published December 11th 2007 by Routledge
102. Pragmatics and Discourse

     A Resource Book for Students, 2nd Edition

     By Joan Cutting

     Series: Routledge English Language Introductions

     Pragmatics and Discourse: has been revised and reorganized to place more emphasis on pragmatics covers the core areas of the subject: Context and Co-Text, Speech Act Theory, Conversation Analysis, Exchange Structure, Interactional Sociolinguistics, the Cooperative Principle, Politeness Theory...

     Published December 5th 2007 by Routledge
103. Vice Slang

     By Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

     Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop? Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish...

     Published October 29th 2007 by Routledge
104. Sex Slang

     By Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

     Are you a beaver cleaver or the office bike? Would you rather pack fudge or munch carpet? Do you content yourself with paddling the pickle as you’re still a cherry boy? Sex Slang will not only give you 3,000 words to talk about your favourite pastimes, but also open your eyes to practices you didn...

     Published October 29th 2007 by Routledge
105. Sociolinguistics

     A Resource Book for Students

     By Peter Stockwell

     Series: Routledge English Language Introductions

     Sociolinguistics: provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics draws on a range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to the Japanese Asahi Evening News uses real studies designed and conducted by students provides key readings with commentaries from works by major...

     Published October 29th 2007 by Routledge
106. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

     Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

     The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys,...

     Published October 18th 2007 by Routledge
107. Lexicology

     Critical Concepts in Linguistics

     Edited by Patrick W Hanks

     Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

     This new Routledge Major Work is a six-volume collection of nearly one hundred papers, articles, and extracts covering every aspect of lexicology. It ranges over philosophy of language, prototype theory, artificial intelligence, cognitive linguistics, systemic linguistics, structuralism (European...

     Published August 6th 2007 by Routledge
108. The Indo-Aryan Languages

     Edited by George Cardona, Danesh Jain

     Series: Routledge Language Family Series

     The Indo-Aryan languages are spoken by at least 700 million people throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. They have a claim to great antiquity, with the earliest Vedic Sanskrit texts dating to the end of the second millennium B.C. With texts in Old...

     Published May 16th 2007 by Routledge
109. The Celtic World

     Edited by Raimund Karl, David Stifter

     Series: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies

     The Celtic World, a new title in the Routledge Critical Concepts in Historical Studies series, brings together canonical and the best cutting-edge scholarship in Celtic Studies, including key journal articles, many of which have been translated into English specifically for this set. Organized into...

     Published February 27th 2007 by Routledge
110. Language Testing and Assessment

     An Advanced Resource Book

     By Glenn Fulcher, Fred Davidson

     Series: Routledge Applied Linguistics

     Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to...

     Published December 11th 2006 by Routledge