Offers a comprehensive survey of the ways in which linguistics is being used by researchers in a range of interdisciplinary areas. This title provides a snapshot of the field of applied linguistics, and illustrates how linguistics is informing and engaging with neighbouring disciplines.

Introduction: Language in the globalized world; 1. Multilingualism, Gender and Globalization, Aneta Pavlenko & Ingrid Pillar; 2. Language and Economy, Florian Coulmas; 3. Linguistic Diversity, Biodiversity and Poverty, Suzanne Romaine; 4. Discourse in Organizations and Workplace, Britt-Louise Gunnarsson; 5. Multimodal Discourses, Gu Yueguo; 6. Language and Culture, Nick Enfield; 7. Language in Legal Contexts/Forensic Linguistics, John Gibbons; 8. Translation and Politics, Christina Schaeffner; 9. Religious Language Management, Bernard Spolsky; 10. Language and the Brain, Marjorie Lorch; 11. Clinical Linguistics, Martin Ball & Nicole Mueller; 12. Sign Linguistics, Sign Language Learning and Sign Bilingualism, Gary Morgan & Bencie Woll; Bibliography; Index.

The Contemporary Studies in Linguistics series presents state-of-the-art accounts of current research in all areas of linguistics. Written by internationally renowned linguists, the volumes provide a selection of the best scholarship in each area. Each of the chapters appears on the basis of its importance to the field, but also with regards to its wider significance either in terms of methodology, practical application or conclusions. The result is a stimulating contemporary snapshot of the field and a vibrant reader for each of the areas covered the in series.