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W. Peter Robinson and Howard Giles (eds.), The new handbook of language and social psychology. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. Pp. 688. Hb $125.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2004

Asifa Majid
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, 6500 AH Nijmegen, The Netherlands, [email protected]

Extract

The new handbook of language and social psychology is a collection of essays that aim to highlight the importance of linguistic factors in social psychology and to stress the role of social interaction in the study of language. It follows in the footsteps of The handbook of social psychology, published just over 10 years ago. The goal of the present volume, as stated by one of the editors (Robinson), is to promote interest in and understanding of the dual relationship between the study of language and social psychology. Robinson states that the new handbook, in contrast with the original handbook, puts more emphasis on the “five ints”: intentions and interpretations in interpersonal and intergroup interactions. The volume delivers on its promise of promoting interest and understanding. There are a number of stimulating chapters, of which some provide an overview of a research area, others a particular perspective on a problem or a synthesis of different strands of research, and still others speculations, questions, and directions for future research. The volume as a whole is invaluable as a reference book and for an overview of current research questions in language and social psychology.

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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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