Sociology

Deriving from a conference on language diversity, this book includes studies for the examination of language-related phenomena. Topics covered include the external and internal catalysts for language change and language as an instrument of power and (self-)communication.

This book offers an overview of the Slovene minority in Italy and their efforts to preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage. Shaped by devastating events like the World Wars and fascism, the community now faces new challenges and protections in a globalized world.

This groundbreaking research on African American Women’s Language is long overdue. It expands a literature that has too often focused only on men, exploring the language, discourse, and identity of Black women while finally letting the sistas speak.

This collection offers diverse accounts of English and Lithuanian studies, with a particular focus on the contrastive aspect. Presenting a wide variety of empirical data, these essays have profound implications for both translation and teaching.

This multilingual collection of stories from endangered languages is united by a common theme: the Bear. These previously unpublished tales provide a precious source of community values—beliefs and visions in danger of extinction along with the languages that transmit them.

This interdisciplinary ethnography examines interaction and exchange within the ‘bedroom producer’ culture of ‘breakcore’ electronic music. It explores the cultural politics and aesthetics of identity in this environment, highlighting gender, ethnicity, and technology.