It is frequently observed that bilingualism and multilingualism are more common in the world
than monolingualism, and yet, as Romaine (1995) points out, it is rare to find a book with the …

ABSTRACT The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies remains the most
authoritative reference work for students and scholars interested in engaging with the …

Language policy is all about choices. If you are bilingual or plurilingual, you have to choose
which language to use. Even if you speak only one language, you have choices of dialects …

This book offers a succinct theoretical introduction to the basic concepts in language testing
in a way that is easy to understand. In the Japanese context, this book is highly …

In this book, the authors foreground an aspect of language testing that is usually not much
discussed and is frequently considered an “advanced” topic: the social dimension of …

An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics: Language in Evidence has established itself as the
essential textbook written by leading authorities in this expanding field. The second edition …

One of the most salient aspects of speech is accent–either dialectal differences attributable
to region or class, or phonological variations resulting from L1 influence on the L2. Our …

Manipulation of language is the key to all participation in the legal system. While linguists,
especially sociolinguists, have been researching legal contexts for some two decades, there …

Sociolinguistics and the Legal Process is an introduction to language, law and society for
advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Drawing on a wide range of topics, it …

This paper builds on previous work by the author (Inghilleri 2003) which explored the status
of norms in relation to the notion of an 'interpreting habitus' and the contexts and cultures of …