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Janet Holmes

    17 maggio 1947

    Janet Holmes scrive con un'intelligenza penetrante e un'inaspettata giocosità sulle complessità della vita moderna. Il suo lavoro si addentra nello scontro tra i nostri paesaggi interiori e le realtà esterne, esplorando spesso temi di identità, relazioni e i modi in cui il mondo che ci circonda ci influenza. Attraverso uno stile unico, sia lirico che sperimentale, Holmes crea opere che sono impegnative ma accessibili. La sua poesia invita i lettori a contemplare il banale, rivelandone la bellezza e le intricatezze nascoste.

    Ich und Du
    Sociolinguistics
    Language Matters
    An introduction to sociolinguistics
    The handbook of Language and Gender
    • Ich und Du

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      Ich und Du

      Ich und Du2010
    • Language Matters

      • 280pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      This book provides a lively introduction to the study of language for students without prior experience in linguistics. It addresses the core areas of language study answering questions such as: * Where does language come from? * Why don't we all talk the same? * Who needs grammar? This is an excellent textbook for basic introductory courses and for students who are non-majors. It will be accessible and enjoyable for a variety of students.

      Language Matters2006
      3,6
    • The handbook of Language and Gender

      • 776pagine
      • 28 ore di lettura

      "The Handbook of Language and Gender is a collection of articles written by a team of leading specialists in the field that examines the implications of gender ideologies for the ways we interact. The volume includes data and case-studies from interactions in a number of different social contexts and from a range of different communities, and theoretical discussions about the problems, pitfalls, and potential benefits of research on and discourses about gender." "This handbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and stimulating picture of the field of language and gender for students and researchers in a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, gender studies, communication, management, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Book jacket."--Jacket

      The handbook of Language and Gender2005
      4,2
    • Part of the "Learning About Language" series, this text examines sociolinguistics and covers such topics as multilingual speech communities and language variation

      An introduction to sociolinguistics1992
      4,0