Language and communication are central features of social behaviour. So, it is somewhat surprising that the social psychological study of this area has a relatively short history. In this book a leading group of scholars overview the history, theories and methods of the field, and showcase the latest developments in cutting-edge empirical work.

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MARTHA AUGOUSTINOS Professor and Co-Director of the Discourse and Social Psychology Unit (DASP), School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Australia VALERIE BARKER Lecturer, School of Communication, San Diego State University, USA RICHARD Y. BOURHIS Professor, Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Canada PETER BULL Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of York, UK MICHELLE CHERNIKOFF ANDERSON Director of Research and Education, Center on Police Practices and Community (COPPAC), University of California, Santa Barbara, USA RICHARD CLÉMENT Professor of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada SHAHA EL-GELEDI Presently doing her PhD in Social Psychology with Richard Y. Bourhis at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Canada DANIELLE EVERY PhD candidate, School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Australia HOWARD GILES Professor of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA CHRISTOPHER HAJEK Assistant Professor, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA MARY LEE HUMMERT Professor of Communication Studies and Associate Vice Provost for Research, University of Kansas, USA ANNA JANSSEN Lecturer, Faculty Education Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand CELIA KITZINGER Professor of Conversation Analysis, Gender and Sexuality, Department of Sociology, University of York, UK MEI-CHEN LIN Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies, Kent StateUniversity, USA PETER D. MACINTYRE Professor of Psychology, Cape Breton University, USA TAMAR MURACHVER Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Otago, New Zealand KIMBERLY A. NOELS Associate Professor, Social and Cultural Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada W. PETER ROBINSON Professor of Social Psychology Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK ELLEN BOUCHARD RYAN Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and Centre for Gerontological Studies at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada ITESH SACHDEV Reader in the Social Psychology of Language and Groups, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK MARIE SAVUNDRANAYAGAM Assistant Professor, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA SUE WILKINSON Professor of Feminist and Health Studies, Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University, UK YAN BING ZHANG Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, USA

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Series Editor's Preface Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Language and Discourse in Social Psychology; A.Weatherall, C.Gallois & B.M.Watson PART 1: LANGUAGE, ACCOMMODATION AND INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS Language, Ethnicity and Intergroup Relations; R.Y.Bourhis, S.El-Geledi & I.Sachdev Three Variations on the Social Psychology of Bilinguality: Context Effects in Motivation, Usage and Identity; R.Clément, K.A.Noels & P.D.MacIntyre PART 2: LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE IN INSTITUTIONAL TALK Communication, Health and Aging: Promoting Empowerment; M.Y.Savundranayagam, E.B.Ryan & M.L.Hummert Language, Discourse, and Communication About Health and Illness: Intergroup Relations, Role and Emotional Support; B.M.Watson & C.Gallois Communication Accommodation: Law Enforcement and the Public; H.Giles, C.Hajek, V.Barker, M-C.Lin, Y.B.Zhang, M.L.Hummert & M.Chernikoff Anderson Discursive Psychology: Mind and Reality in Practice; J.Potter & A.Hepburn PART 3: GENDER AND SEXUALITY Gender and Communication in Controlled Studies; T.Murachver & A.Janssen Conversation Analysis, Gender and Sexuality; S.Wilkinson & C.Kitzinger PART 4: DISCOURSE, RHETORIC AND POLITICS Contemporary Racist Discourse: Taboos Against Racism and Racist Accusations; M.Augoustinos & D.Every Political Language and Persuasive Communication; P.Bull False Beliefs and Unsound Arguments Promoted by Authorities; W.P.Robinson Appendix References Index