Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific islands of Melanesia? Why do Danes understand Norwegian better than Norwegians understand Danish? Why is a Cornish accent rated higher than Cockney speech but lower than Oxford English? Are British and American English di…
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An understanding of genres in communication (written and spoken) is essential to professional success. This volume studies situationally appropriate responses in professional communication in face-to-face interaction and distance communication, from a socio-cognitive point of vi…
Utilizing research conducted by the authors throughout the 1990s, this text provides a consolidated report of a programme of studies into attitudes to Welsh English dialects.
Utilizing research conducted by the authors throughout the 1990s, this text provides a consolidated report of a programme of studies into attitudes to Welsh English dialects.
"Human language has changed in the age of globalization: no longer tied to stable and resident communities, it moves across the globe, and it changes in the process. The world has become a complex 'web' of villages, towns, neighbourhoods and settlements connected by material and…