This book critically examines gender and professional communication in the IT industry, demonstrating the value of an applied linguistics perspective in better understanding the discourses and gendering of work in the field and more broadly.

Combining evidence from diverse domains, this book shows how linguistic imitation is a creative phenomenon that shapes grammar, pragmatics and social interaction across cultures and contexts. It is essential reading for scholars and students of linguistics, and anyone interested in how language emerges from the creative interplay of human voices.

Combining evidence from diverse domains, this book shows how linguistic imitation is a creative phenomenon that shapes grammar, pragmatics and social interaction across cultures and contexts. It is essential reading for scholars and students of linguistics, and anyone interested in how language emerges from the creative interplay of human voices.

Offers a theoretical model of academic language that encompasses holistically its social, epistemological and discursive dimensions.

This book explores the vital role language plays in shaping how we understand and discuss medicines, making for a more detailed study of pharmaceutical and pharmacological language to more clearly understand the intersection of language, health, and culture.

A scholarly consideration of Akínwùmí Ìsòlá and his anthology, Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò Mìíràn, via the analysis of the influential role of traditional forms of praise-singing in Yorùbá contemporary poetry.

Chan Sin-wai and contributors explore the latest advancements in culture and language within the realm of techno-humanities. An essential book for scholars and researchers in the humanities, digital humanities, technology, and computing as well as those interested to explore the intersection of technology, culture, and language

This book examines the role of language in the modernisation of Xizang, the evolution of Tibetan language studies and changes to China’s ethnic language policies.

This multi- and cross-lingual collection of articles charts the influence of the Lutheran Reformation on various Northern European languages and texts written in them. The primary texts explored in the essays are Bible translations, but genres other than biblical are also discussed.