English English Language and Linguistics

An invaluable glossary of significant language and linguistic terms and concepts designed for students of English Language and Linguistics. The book also provides a very [...]

"Relevance", first published in 1986, was named as one of the most important and influential books of the decade in the "Times Higher Educational Supplement". [...]

This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge "intertext" series offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on conversation. Written in a clear, user-friendly [...]

This study is about the principles for constructing polite speech. The core of it first appeared in Questions and Politeness, edited by Esther N. Goody [...]

Research Genres discusses the role of English within different genres of research today. Theoretical and methodological issues are explored, with a special emphasis on various [...]

Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? Have you [...]