Linguistics
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- SILEBR 2007-008
- Analyzing sociolinguistic variation, by Sali A. Tagliamonte (2002).
- Reviewed by Terry Malone
- SILEBR 2007-003
- Dialect change: Convergence and divergence in European languages, by Peter Auer, Frans Hinskens, and Paul Kerswill (eds.) (2005).
- Reviewed by Eric C. Johnson
- SILEBR 2007-001
- Conversational style: Analyzing talk among friends, by Deborah Tannen (2005).
- Reviewed by Sheri Daggett
- SILEBR 2006-008
- Convict words: Language in early colonial Australia, by Amanda Laugesen (2003).
- Reviewed by Peter Unseth
- SILEBR 2006-007
- Dynamics of language contact: English and immigrant languages, by Michael Clyne (2003).
- Reviewed by Mary Ruth Wise
- SILEBR 2006-006
- Contact Linguistics: Bilingual encounters and grammatical outcomes, by Carol Myers-Scotton (2002).
- Reviewed by Alison Nicolle
- SILEBR 2006-005
- Style and sociolinguistic variation, by Penelope Eckert and John R. Rickford (eds.) (2001).
- Reviewed by Oliver Stegen
- SILEBR 2006-004
- Defining Creole, by John H. McWhorter (2005).
- Reviewed by Gerry Beimers
- SILEBR 2005-007
- A glossary of sociolinguistics, by Peter Trudgill (2003).
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Merrill
- SILEBR 2005-003
- Language Contact in Amazonia, by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (2002).
- Reviewed by Mary Ruth Wise
- SILEBR 2005-002
- Language and identity in the Balkans: Serbo-Croatian and its disintegration, by Robert Greenberg (2004).
- Reviewed by Peter Unseth
- SILEBR 2005-001
- The vocabulary of World English, by Stephen Gramley (2001).
- World Englishes: An introduction, by Gunnel Melchers and Philip Shaw (2003).
- International English: A guide to the varieties of Standard English, by Peter Trudgill and Jean Hannah (2002).
- Reviewed by Ken Decker
- SILEBR 2004-007
- On biocultural diversity: Linking language, knowledge, and the environment, by Luisa Maffi (ed.) (2001).
- Reviewed by Steve Nicolle
- SILEBR 2004-004
- Usage-based models of language, by Michael Barlow and Suzanne Kemmer (eds.) (2000).
- Reviewed by Douglas Inglis
- SILEBR 2004-002
- African languages: An introduction, by Bernd Heine and Derek Nurse (2000).
- Reviewed by John E. Stark
- SILEBR 2003-024
- Linguistic anthropology, by Alessandro Duranti (1997).
- Reviewed by Wesley M. Collins
- SILEBR 2003-018
- The politics of language: Conflict, identity, and cultural pluralism in comparative perspective, by Carol L. Schmid (2001).
- Reviewed by Marsha Howlett
- SILEBR 2003-017
- Pidgins and creoles: An introduction, by Ishtla Singh (2000).
- Reviewed by David J. Holbrook
- SILEBR 2003-012
- African voices: An introduction to the languages and linguistics of Africa, by Vic Webb and Kembo-Sure (eds.) (2000).
- Reviewed by Karen Van Otterloo
- SILEBR 2003-011
- Different games, different rules: Why Americans and Japanese misunderstand each other, by Haru Yamada (1997).
- Reviewed by Ellen Errington
- SILEBR 2003-007
- Language, education and culture, by Tariq Rahman (1999).
- Reviewed by Dave Jeffery
- SILEBR 2003-001
- An introduction to pidgins and creoles, by John Holm (2000).
- Reviewed by David J. Holbrook