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Dr Mark Sebba

Emeritus Professor, Reader

  1. 1999
  2. Published

    Building a corpus of spoken sylheti.

    Lie, M., Baker, P., McEnery, A. M. & Sebba, M., 1999, Proceedings of the 3rd conference of the foundation for endangered languages. Ostler, N. (ed.). Bath: Foundation for Endangered Languages, p. 67-75 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  3. Published

    The corpus of written British Creole: a user’s guide.

    Sebba, M., Kedge, S. & Dray, S., 1999.

    Research output: Working paper

  4. Published

    Social factors do matter! (Commissioned) peer commentary on keynote article ‘Borrowing and shift-induced interference: contrasting patterns in French-Germanic contact in Brussels and Strasbourg’ by Jeanine Treffers-Daller.

    Sebba, M., 08/1999, In: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 2, 2, p. 77-79 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Sharing bilingual data with other researchers: steps to an international database.

    Gardner-Chloros, P., Van Hout, R., Moyer, M. & Sebba, M., 12/1999, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 3, 4, p. 395-424 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. 2000
  7. Published

    Orthography and ideology: issues in Sranan spelling.

    Sebba, M., 2000, In: Linguistics. 38, 5, p. 925-948 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    What is 'Mother Tongue'? some problems posed by London Jamaican

    Sebba, M., 2000, Language Blacks and Gypsies, Languages without a written tradition and their role in education. Acton, T. & Dalphinis, M. (eds.). London: Whiting and Birch, p. 109-121 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  9. Published

    Writing switching in British Creole.

    Sebba, M., 2000, Multilingual literacies: reading and writing different worlds. Jones, K. & Martin-Jones, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins, p. 171-187 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  10. Published

    The LIPPS group (language interaction in plurilingual and plurilectal speakers): the LIDES coding manual: a document for preparing and analysing language interaction data.

    Sebba, M., Barnett, R., Codo, E., Eppler, E., Forcadell, M., Gardner-Chloros, P., Van Hout, R., Moyer, M., Torras, M. C., Turell, M. T., Starren, M. & Wensing, S., 06/2000.

    Research output: Working paper

  11. Published

    The LIDES Coding Manual:A document for preparing and analyzing language interaction data Version 1.1—July, 1999

    Barnett, R., Codó, E., Eppler, E., Forcadell, M., Gardner-Chloros, P., Van Hout, R., Moyer, M., Torras, M. C., Turell, M. T., Sebba, M., Starren, M. & Wensing, S., 1/06/2000, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 4, 2, p. 131-132 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Orthography as literacy: how Manx was ‘reduced to writing’.

    Sebba, M., Ostler, N. (ed.) & Rudes, B. (ed.), 09/2000, p. 63-70. 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  13. Published

    Building a corpus of spoken sylheti.

    Baker, J. P., Lie, M., McEnery, A. M. & Sebba, M., 12/2000, In: Literary and Linguistic Computing. 15, 4, p. 421-432 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. 2001
  15. Published

    Orthography.

    Sebba, M., 2001, Concise encyclopedia of sociolinguistics. Elsevier Science Publishing

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  16. Published

    Review of Gunther Kress, ‘Early spelling: between convention and creativity’.

    Sebba, M., 2001, In: Written Language and Literacy. 4, 2, p. 261-264 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Serial verbs.

    Sebba, M., 2001, International encyclopedia of the social and behavioural sciences. Elsevier Science Publishing

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  18. Published

    Spelling.

    Sebba, M., 2001, International encyclopedia of the social and behavioural sciences. Elsevier Science Publishing

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  19. 2002
  20. Unpublished

    Regulated Spaces: language alternation in writing.

    Sebba, M., 2002, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  21. Published

    ‘Global’ and ‘local’ identities in the discourses of British born Caribbeans

    Sebba, M. & Tate, S., 03/2002, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 6, 1, p. 75-89 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2003
  23. Published

    Ideology and alphabets in the former USSR.

    Sebba, M., 2003.

    Research output: Working paper

  24. Published

    Is it Creole, is it English, is it valid? Developing and using a corpus of unstandardised written language.

    Sebba, M. & Dray, S., 2003, Corpus linguistics by the Lune: a festschrift for Geoffrey Leech. Wilson, A., Rayson, P. & McEnery, A. M. (eds.). 8 ed. Frankfurt: Peter Lang, p. 223-239 17 p. (Łódź studies in language ;).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  25. Published

    Spelling rebellion.

    Sebba, M., 2003, Discourse constructions of youth identities. Androutsopoulos, J. & Georgakopoulou, A. (eds.). 110 ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, p. 151-172 22 p. (Pragmatics & beyond ;).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  26. Published

    Will the real impersonator please stand up? Language and identity in the Ali G websites.

    Sebba, M., 2003, In: Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik (AAA). 28, 2, p. 279-304 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. 2004
  28. Published

    British Creole: morphology and syntax.

    Sebba, M., 2004, A handbook of varieties of English: a multimedia reference tool. Kortmann, B. & Schneider, E. W. (eds.). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 196-208 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  29. 2005
  30. Unpublished

    Language practices and identities of young 'Caribbeans' in Manchester.

    Dray, S. & Sebba, M., 2005, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  31. Unpublished

    Towards a typology and analytical framework for mixed-language texts.

    Sebba, M., 2005, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  32. 2006
  33. Published

    Ideology and Alphabets in the former USSR.

    Sebba, M., 2006, In: Language Problems and Language Planning. 30, 2, p. 99-125 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Unpublished

    Who are the 'authentic' speakers? Youth language practices in a once 'Creole-speaking community' and the notion of ethnicity.

    Dray, S. & Sebba, M., 2006, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  35. Unpublished

    'Written code-switching' to the 'semiotics of mixed-language texts': a new approach to plurilingual writings.

    Sebba, M., 2006, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  36. 2007
  37. Published

    British Black English.

    Dray, S. & Sebba, M., 2007, Oxford Companion to Black British History. Dabydeen, D. & Gilmore, J. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  38. Published

    Caribbean Creoles and British Black English.

    Sebba, M., 2007, Language in the British Isles. Britain, D. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 276-292 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  39. Published

    'Coding and Analyzing Multilingual Data: The LIDES Project'.

    Gardner-Chloros, P., Moyer, M. & Sebba, M., 2007, Creating and Digitizing Language Corpora. Corrigan, K. (ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. Vol. 1.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  40. Published

    Developing and using a corpus of written Creole.

    Sebba, M. & Dray, S., 2007, Creating and Digitizing Language Corpora:. Corrigan, K. (ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. Vol. 1.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  41. Published

    Identity and language construction in an online community: the case of 'Ali G'.

    Sebba, M., 2007, Social identity and communicative styles - An alternative approach to linguistic variability.. Auer, P. (ed.). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 361-392 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  42. Published

    Spelling and Society: The Culture and Politics of orthography around the world.

    Sebba, M., 2007, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 189 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  43. 2009
  44. Published

    On the notions of congruence and convergence in code-switching

    Sebba, M., 2009, The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-Switching. Bullock, B. E. & Toribio, A. J. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 40-57 18 p. (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  45. Published

    Sociolinguistic approaches to writing systems research.

    Sebba, M., 2009, In: Writing Systems Research. 1, 1, p. 35-49 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Spelling as a social practice

    Sebba, M., 2009, Routledge Companion to English Language Studies. Maybin, J. & Swann, J. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 243-257 15 p. (Routledge Companions).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  47. 2010
  48. Published

    Discourses in transit.

    Sebba, M., 04/2010, Semiotic Landscapes: Language, Image, Space.. Jaworski, A. & Thurlow, C. (eds.). London: Continuum, 298 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  49. Published

    Societal bilingualism.

    Sebba, M., 09/2010, The SAGE Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Wodak, R., Johnstone, B. & Kerswill, P. (eds.). Los Angeles, London: Sage, 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  50. 2012
  51. Published

    Introduction - Part IV: Visual and semiotic perspectives on multilingualism

    Sebba, M., 2012, Multilingualism, discourse and ethnography. Martin-Jones, M. & Gardner, S. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 145-148 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNOther chapter contribution

  52. Published

    Writing switching in British Creole

    Sebba, M., 2012, Language Mixing and Code-Switching in Writing: Approaches to Mixed-Language Written Discourse. Sebba, M., Mahootian, S. & Jonsson, C. (eds.). New York and London: Routledge, p. 89-105 17 p. (Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  53. Published

    Language mixing and code-switching in writing: approaches to mixed-language written discourse.

    Sebba, M. (ed.), Mahootian, S. (ed.) & Jonsson, C. (ed.), 1/01/2012, New York and London: Routledge. 275 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  54. Published

    Researching and theorising multilingual texts.

    Sebba, M., 1/01/2012, Language mixing and code-switching in writing: approaches to mixed-language written discourse.. Sebba, M., Mahootian, S. & Jonsson, C. (eds.). New York and London: Routledge, p. 1-26 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  55. Published

    Orthography as literacy: how Manx was “reduced to writing”

    Sebba, M., 06/2012, Orthography as Social Action: Scripts, Spelling, Identity and Power. Jaffe, A., Androutsopoulos, J., Sebba, M. & Johnson, S. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 161-176 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  56. Published

    Orthography as Social Action: Scripts, Spelling, Identity and Power

    Sebba, M. (ed.), Jaffe, A. (ed.), Androutsopoulos, J. (ed.) & Johnson, S. (ed.), 06/2012, Berlin: De Gruyter. 392 p. (Language and Social Processes )

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  57. Published

    Orthography as social action: Scripts, spelling, identity and power

    Sebba, M., 06/2012, Orthography as Social Action: Scripts, spelling, identity and power. Jaffe, A., Androutsopoulos, J., Sebba, M. & Johnson, S. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 1-20 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)

  58. Published

    Orthography as social action: Scripts, spelling, identity and power

    Jaffe, A. (ed.), Androutsopoulos, J. (ed.), Sebba, M. (ed.) & Johnson, S. (ed.), 4/07/2012, De Gruyter Mouton. 396 p. (Language and Social Processes; vol. 3)

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  59. 2013
  60. Published

    Making it real: ‘Jamaican’, ‘Jafaican’ and authenticity in the language of British youth

    Sebba, M. & Dray, S., 2013, In: Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik. 60, 3, p. 255-273 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. Published

    The visual construction of language hierarchy: the case of banknotes, coins and stamps

    Sebba, M., 01/2013, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 12, 1, p. 101-125 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  62. Published

    Multilingualism in written discourse: An approach to the analysis of multilingual texts

    Sebba, M., 02/2013, In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 17, 1, p. 97–118 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. 2015
  64. Published

    Iconicity, attribution and branding in orthography

    Sebba, M., 08/2015, In: Written Language and Literacy. 18, 2, p. 208-227 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  65. Published

    The passive exclusion of Irish in the linguistic landscape: a nexus analysis

    Thistlethwaite, J. & Sebba, M., 08/2015, Conflict, exclusion and dissent in the linguistic landscape. Rubdy, R. & Ben Said, S. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 27-51 25 p. (Language and Globalization).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  66. 2016
  67. Published

    The orthography of English-lexicon pidgins and creoles

    Sebba, M., 14/07/2016, The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System. Cook, V. & Ryan, D. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 347-364 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  68. 2017
  69. Published

    ‘English a foreign tongue’: The 2011 Census in England and the misunderstanding of multilingualism

    Sebba, M., 21/03/2017, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 16, 2, p. 264-284 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  70. 2018
  71. Published

    Awkward questions: language issues in the 2011 census in England

    Sebba, M., 02/2018, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 39, 2, p. 181-193 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  72. Published

    World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca

    Sebba, M. & Harding, L., 5/02/2018, English Language: Description, variation and context. Culpeper, J., Kerswill, P., Wodak, R., McEnery, T. & Katamba, F. (eds.). 2nd ed. ed. Palgrave

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  73. 2019
  74. Published

    Named into being? Language questions and the politics of Scots in the 2011 census in Scotland

    Sebba, M., 15/08/2019, In: Language Policy. 18, 3, p. 339-362 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  75. 2020
  76. Published

    Commentary

    Sebba, M., 2/07/2020, In: International Journal of Multilingualism. 17, 3, p. 404-410 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  77. 2021
  78. Published

    ‘Home language’, ‘Main Language’ or no language: Questions and answers about British Sign Language in the 2011 British censuses

    Sebba, M. & Turner, G. H., 31/10/2021, In: Lingua. 262, 103130.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  79. 2023
  80. Published

    Multimodal, multidimensional, multilingual: Informational and sociolinguistic hierarchies in multilingual product packaging

    Sebba, M., 24/01/2023, Multilingualism from Manuscript to 3D: Intersections of Modalities from Medieval to Modern Times. Włodarczyk, M., Tyrkkö, J. & Adamczyk, E. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 227-255 29 p. (Routledge Studies in Multimodality).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

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