Legal professionals in the United States have increasingly relied on dictionaries, both current and historical, in court cases. This Element first contextualizes several issues in early English dictionaries and eighteenth-century language that illustrate how using eighteenth-century dictionaries in questions of law can be problematic.

Harnessing corpus techniques and historical pragmatics, this book explores the keywords that dominated English religious expression from the medieval period to the eve of the Darwinian age. It offers new insights into theolinguistics, making it relevant for both English historical linguists and historians of English Christianity.

This Element focuses on the linguistic and discursive practices employed by digital citizens to promote their causes on social media, that is to engage in digital activism, drawing attention to the growing importance of this phenomenon about gender identity and sexuality issues.

This Element documents the life trajectories of Cambodian English users from rural, low socioeconomic backgrounds, and their experiences with the English language. Studies have focused on elite users in urban contexts, despite the fact that English has appeared to make inroads across all levels of Cambodian society.

This Element documents the life trajectories of Cambodian English users from rural, low socioeconomic backgrounds, and their experiences with the English language. Studies have focused on elite users in urban contexts, despite the fact that English has appeared to make inroads across all levels of Cambodian society.

This book delves into the captivating experiences of exceptionally motivated older adult language learners, examining the factors which generate and sustain motivation throughout a learner’s life. The narrative approach traces the motivational dynamics embedded in lifelong language learning and considers its impact on wellbeing in later years.

The Lightning-Fast Field Guide to the Bible offers a quick but thorough breakdown of each book of Scripture to help you discover 'must-know' facts--who, what, where, when, why--along with fresh takes on the personality of the author, the most shocking moment, 'stuff you can still look at' in archaeological sites across the Middle East, and more.