37.447, Books: Language, Knowledge and Society in Higher Education: Bruce and Ding (2026)

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Date: 29-Jan-2026
From: Lucy Trotter [lucy.trotter at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: Language, Knowledge and Society in Higher Education: Bruce and Ding (2026)


Title: Language, Knowledge and Society in Higher Education
Subtitle: The Intersection of Social, Epistemological and Discursive
Knowledge in Academic Communication
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
           http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
Book URL:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/language-knowledge-and-society-in-higher-education-9781350469549/

Author(s): Ian Bruce and Alex Ding

Hardback, ISBN: 9781350469549, Price: £95.00

Abstract:

Addressing the issue of fragmentation in academic English language
research, this book takes a holistic approach to the areas of
knowledge that converge within academic discourse and texts.
The authors argue that this convergence integrates three knowledge
areas of a disciplinary community: its social processes, epistemology,
and discursive practices. Going beyond the narrower focus of much
previous theory and research, the volume advocates an original and
integrated approach to the multifaceted nature of the academic
language and literacy practices of universities.
The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 examines the context of
contemporary universities and the broader influences that shape
academic language use. Part 2 explores disciplinarity and the three
dimensions that together shape academic language: social,
epistemological, and discursive. The authors then present an
innovative and integrated model of the three dimensions and use it to
examine language from social science and STEM subjects. A concluding
manifesto argues for an integrative, reflexive and ethical approach to
researching academic language. This volume is of interest to anyone
concerned with understanding, analysing, and teaching the academic
language of universities as it is used for study or research
publication purposes.

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     General Linguistics




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