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Viewing language as a dynamic semiotic system that shapes and is shaped by cultural, social and cognitive factors alike, the articles in this new Major Work from Routledge explore how people in communities worldwide think about language, talk about language, use language, and change language. The articles illustrate the ways in which language practices - spoken, written, and signed - are resources that participants use for creating social worlds and accomplishing a wide range of activities within those worlds. Furthermore, they demonstrate how analysts use linguistic and cultural practices, and the ideologies that shape them, to provide insights into the complexities of everyday, as well as less commonly occurring, social encounters