This book presents a new theory of discourse, arguing that our understanding of texts ultimately rests on our practices and on what we do.

Explores the history and development of Pittsburghese as a cultural product of talk, writing, and other forms of social practice.

All adult speakers in Western cultures have life stories argues Charlotte Linde, and the ways in which these life stories are formed and exchanged with others have a powerful effect on all of us.

This collection brings together several perspectives on language varieties defined according to their contexts of use--what are variously called registers, sublanguages, or genres.

This readable book presents a new general theoretical understanding of politeness.

All adult speakers in Western cultures have life stories argues Charlotte Linde, and the ways in which these life stories are formed and exchanged with others have a powerful effect on all of us.

This volume will be a welcome guide for anyone looking for a form of discourse analysis that is both explicit and methodical, and critically incisive.

This volume will be a welcome guide for anyone looking for a form of discourse analysis that is both explicit and methodical, and critically incisive.

This is Julie Lindquist's examination of the linguistic ethnography of a working-class bar in Chicago. She examines how regular patrons argue about political issues in order to create a group identity centred around political ideology.

This readable book presents a new general theoretical understanding of politeness.