new books sociolinguistics anthropological linguistics sociolinguistics anthropological linguistics sociolinguistics reader volume 1 multilingualism variation edited peter trudgill university lausanne switzerland jenny cheshire queen mary westfield college university london arnold linguistics readers arnold publication twovolume text presents stateof theart account discipline closing years twentieth century books chart liveliest areas contemporary sociolinguistics variation multilingualism gender discourse include helpful introductions aids student specialist volume 1 explores macrosocial aspects sociolinguistics covering crosscultural communication problems linguistic behavior bilingual speakers language contact social psychology language variation mystery linguistic change may 1998 296 pp 37 linecuts 0340 65206 3 paper 19 95 0340 65207 1 cloth 75 00 oxford university press sociolinguistics reader volume 2 gender discourse edited jenny cheshire queen mary westfield college university london peter trudgill university lausanne switzerland arnold linguistics readers arnold publication volume 2 twovolume text looks first patterns language variation gender identities accomplished language importance gender accounting language behavior goes examine sociolinguistic issues surrounding discourse reference communication affective meaning conversational routines grammaticalization language change intertextuality crosscultural discourse patterns social implications may 1998 416 pp 23 linecuts 0340 69999 x paper 19 95 0340 69182 4 cloth 85 00 oxford university press claiming power doctorpatient talk nancy ainsworth vaughn michigan state university oxford studies sociolinguistics nancy ainsworth vaughn studied stories topic control true questions rhetorical questions 101 medical encounters us privatepractice settings exceptionally lucid accessible style ainsworth vaughn explains power claimed coconstructed patients doctors previous studies focused upon doctors power discourse varied along continuum interviewlike talk conversational talk six chapters organized around data include extended examples actual talk detailed transcription four dataoriented chapters focus upon dynamic momentto moment use speech activities emerging discourse doctors patients stories coconstructed selves patient sexual rhetorical questions two chapters offer nonstatistical quantitative data frequency questioning sudden topic changes relation gender diagnosis factors contributing discourse theory ainsworth vaughn significantly modifies previous definitions topic transitions rhetorical questions discovers role storytelling diagnosis final chapter provides implications physicians medical educators june 1998 224 pp 3 halftones 019 509607 x paper 19 95 019 509606 1 cloth 45 00 oxford university press language ideologies practice theory edited bambi b schieffelin new york university kathryn woolard university california san diego paul v kroskrity university california los angeles oxford studies anthropological linguistics 16 language ideologies cultural representations whether explicit implicit intersection language human beings social world mediating social structures forms talk ideologies language rather link language identity power aesthetics morality epistemology linkages language ideologies underpin linguistic form use also significant social institutions fundamental notions person community essays new book examine definitions conceptions language wide range societies around world contributors focus defining activity organizes language use well institutions religious ritual gender relations nationstate schooling law timely volume first collection work appear rapidly growing field effectively bridges linguistic social theory may 1998 352 pp 4 linecuts 019 510562 1 paper 35 00 019 510561 3 cloth 75 00 oxford university press oral traditions anuta polynesian outlier solomon islands richard feinberg kent state university oxford studies anthropological linguistics 15 anuta small polynesian community eastern solomon islands minimal contact outside cultural forces even end twentieth century remains one traditional isolated islands insular pacific oral traditions anuta richard feinberg offers telling collection anutan historical narratives including indigenous texts english translations rich thorough assemblage result collaborative project feinberg large crosssection anutan community developed period twentyfive years volume emphasis ethnographic consisting number texts related island respected experts matters traditional history feinberg annotations arm reader essential ethnographic historical contexts clarify important linguistic cultural issues arise stories texts important implications relationship oral tradition history symbolic structures afford new evidence pertinent polynesian language subgrouping provide insight number anutan customs preoccupations also suggesting certain widespread polynesian practices dating back precontact early contact periods may 1998 304 pp 5 linecuts 019 510683 0 85 00 oxford university press language obsolescence revitalization linguistic change two sociolinguistically contrasting welsh communities mari c jones university cambridge oxford studies language contact mari c jones book first examine developments contemporary welsh reference language death standardization bases study extensive fieldwork two sociolinguistically contrasting communities also examines agents revitalization immersion schools media effect welsh explores discusses position breton cornish way comparison june 1998 464 pp 110 maps linecuts 019 823711 1 135 00 oxford university press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ information linguistics titles oxford university press visit oxford university press usa web site http www oupusa org email linguistics oupusa org