The New Handbook of Language and Social Psychology

When originally published in 1993 the first edition of this book was widely acknowledged as a definitive text in the field.The New Handbook builds on this success to provide updated reviews of many of the important theoretical and practical areas in which progress has been achieved in the last decade. It has also been expanded to contain additional material on the integra ion of verbal and non-verbal features in communication,and how such systems work,especially in applied settings and social relationships. With its strong reviews,the new Handbook of Language and Social Psychology provides rapid access to a social psychological perspective for linguists, anthropologists,sociologists, and other academics concerned with language. KEY FEATURES: - Completely updated edition of the definitive handbook on language and social psychology. - Expanded range of topics covered. - Provides state-of-the-art reviews of many of the important theoretical and practical areas in which progress has recently been achieved.