The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and communication are used in a range of settings and contexts, and with what effect.

Jeff Bezemer, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Adrian Blackledge, University of Birmingham, UK Sarah Collins, University of Manchester, UK Fiona Copland, Aston University, UK Angela Creese, University of Birmingham, UK Mirit Israeli, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Adam Lefstein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Janet Maybin, Open University, UK Lian Malai Madsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ben Rampton, King's College London, UK Celia Roberts, King's College London, UK Frances Rock, Cardiff University, UK Jill Russell, Queen Mary University of London, UK Sara Shaw, Queen Mary University of London, UK Julia Snell, University of Leeds, UK Martha Sif Karrebæk, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Deborah Swinglehurst, Queen Mary University of London, UK Jaspreet Kaur Takhi, University of Birmingham, UK Karin Tusting, Lancaster University, UK Tom Van Hout, University of Antwerp, Belgium