The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies

<strong>The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies</strong> is an accessible guide tothe major topics debates and issues in English Language Studies. T... » 

The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies is an accessible guide tothe major topics debates and issues in English Language Studies. Thisauthoritative collection includes entries written by wellknown languagespecialists from a diverse range of backgrounds who examine and explainestablished knowledge and recent developments in the field. Covering a widerange of topics such as globalization gender and sexuality and food packagingthis volume provides critical overviews ofapproaches to researching describing and analyzing Englishthe position of English as a global languagethe use of English in texts practices and discoursesvariation and diversity throughout the Englishspeaking world.Fully crossreferenced throughout and featuring useful definitions of key termsand concepts this is an invaluable guide for teachers wishing to checkconsolidate or update their knowledge and is an ideal resource for allstudents of English Language Studies. «