{"product_id":"the-business-of-words-crispin-thurlow-9781138485242","title":"The Business of Words: Wordsmiths, Linguists, and Other Language Workers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Business of Words\u003c\/em\u003e examines the practices of 'high-end' language workers or wordsmiths where we find words being professionally designed, institutionally managed, and, inevitably, objectified for status and profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAligned with existing work on language and political economy in critical sociolinguistics and discourse studies, the volume offers a novel, complementary insight into the relatively elite practices of language workers such as advertisers, dialect coaches, publishers, judges, translators, public relations officers, fine artists, journalists, and linguists themselves. In fact, the book considers what academics might learn about language from other wordsmiths, opening a space for 'dialogue' between those researching language and those who also stake a claim to linguistic expertise and a way with words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together an array of leading international scholars from the cognate fields of discourse studies, sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology, this book is an essential resource for researchers, advanced undergraduate, and postgraduate students of English language, linguistics and applied linguistics, communication and media studies, and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Crispin Thurlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138485241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138485242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Crispin Thurlow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087735402751,"sku":"9781138485242","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dddff48f-a363-4fb2-800e-2b9de7aa04e0.jpg?v=1769101110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-business-of-words-crispin-thurlow-9781138485242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}