Teaching in Two Languages is an ethnographic study of linguistic and social practices in a bilingual Corsican school.Drawing on traditions of research in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistic st
Teaching in Two Languages is an ethnographic study of linguistic and social practices in a bilingual Corsican school.Drawing on traditions of research in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistic st
All communication involves acts of stance, in which speakers take up positions vis-a-vis the expressive, referential, interactional and social implications of their speech. This book brings together c
All communication involves acts of stance, in which speakers take up positions vis-a-vis the expressive, referential, interactional and social implications of their speech. This book brings together
This is an ethnographic study of language use and language planning on the French island of Corsica where there has been language shift away from the minority language (Corsican) towards French. The b
Social scientists have devoted much attention to investigating the social meaning of spoken language and more recently written language in the form of corpora. Phonologists and phoneticians have grapp
Use graphic novels to teach visual and verbal literacy While our kids today are communicating outside the classroom in abbreviated text bursts with visual icons, teachers are required to teach them t
Why customer retention is the new acquisition If there's anything the recession of 2009 taught us, it was the importance of investing in our customers, but when was this any different? So says Joseph
With the continued fragmentation of the media and proliferation of media options, the balance of power has shifted from the marketer to the individual. In Join the Conversation, Jaffe discusses the ch
In Casting for Big Ideas, Andrew Jaffe, industry veteran and Director of the Clio Awards, details important lessons on the management and growth of advertising agencies. He shows how the forty-year-ol
Coordination between infant and adult is thought to be essential to infant development. However, the study is theoretically and methodologically grounded in a dyadic systems perspective and relational
What's it like to be an adolescent today? This book explores the problems, the pressures, the opportunities, and the excitement of gaining entry into the adult world. It exposes readers to the researc
