Brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiryThis book puts writing at the centre of sociolinguistic inquiry drawing on a range of academi

Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, from clay tablets to touchscreen displays, this book is a general account of the place of writing in society. I

This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems

This book investigates linguistic variation as a complex continuum of language use from standard to nonstandard. In our view, these notions can only be establis