The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture - 9780415527019

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture presents the first authoritative survey of research on the relationship between language and culture. Providing readers with a clear and accessible introduction to both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies of language and culture, it offers insights into their historical development, contemporary theory, research and practice, and explores the potential future directions of the field. This Handbook shows readers how language and culture research can be of practical benefit to applied areas of research and practice, including intercultural communication and second language teaching and learning.

Written by a group of prominent scholars from around the globe, the contributions to the Handbook highlight the potential for new, deeper understandings of language and culture through increased collaboration between researchers from different disciplines and sub-disciplines such as cognitive psychology, cognitive linguistics, cognitive anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics. Introducing readers to the ways in which key issues of language and culturally based linguistic research can be addressed from a variety of perspectives and theoretical frameworks, this collection of thirty-three newly commissioned chapters provides a vital resource for scholars and students interested in language and culture.