It is one of the basic tenets in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology that language is
not only situated in but also shaped by the social and cultural environment in which it is
used. This volume seeks to explore the interface of society culture and cognition in gendered
global and media uses of language in the 21st century. With its focus on topical developments
in language use in contexts around the globe this collection of twelve contributions by
international scholars is attractive for scholars and students interested in sociolinguistics
linguistic anthropology applied linguistics computer-mediated communication (CMC) language
culture and cognition as well as discourse analysis.
