Language and Linguistics – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Contributions Towards a Glossary of the Glynne Language

Edited By: Lord Lyttelton, George William

£29.99

The Glynnese Glossary is a rare dictionary of the rich language developed by the families of Prime Minister William Gladstone and his wife, Catherine Glynne. Recorded by Lord Lyttelton, it's a spoof dictionary parodying philology while recording Glynnese.

The Glynnese Glossary is a rare dictionary of the rich language developed by the families of Prime Minister William Gladstone and his wife, Catherine Glynne. Recorded by Lord Lyttelton, it’s a spoof dictionary parodying philology while recording Glynnese.

Mediating Chicana/o Culture

Multicultural American Vernacular

Edited By: Scott L. Baugh

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This collection explores Chicana/o culture through topics from graffiti and food to literature and cinema. It interrogates the tensions between personal and public expression in negotiating identity, laying bare how we define ourselves as individuals and communities.

Translating Identity and the Identity of Translation

Edited By: Madelena Gonzalez, Francine Tolron

£39.99

This volume uses translation to explore identity in cultural, artistic and literary production. It examines how identity is “translated” for global markets and asks if it's possible to transcend cultural barriers in an era of homogenization.

This volume uses translation to explore identity in cultural, artistic and literary production. It examines how identity is “translated” for global markets and asks if it’s possible to transcend cultural barriers in an era of homogenization.

The Study and Use of English in Africa

Edited By: Arua E. Arua, Mompoloki Mmangaka Bagwasi

£34.99

This book reviews the study and use of English in Africa. Distinguished teachers reflect on the language's status in education and society, touching on debated issues like English as a dialect and the language question in literature. A unique contribution.

This book reviews the study and use of English in Africa. Distinguished teachers reflect on the language’s status in education and society, touching on debated issues like English as a dialect and the language question in literature. A unique contribution.

Linguistics in the Twenty First Century

Edited By: Eloína Miyares Bermúdez, Leonel Ruiz Miyares

£44.99

This peer-reviewed volume is a selection of papers from an international symposium. Featuring contributions from the world’s leading researchers, it offers an excellent overview of the current state of research in linguistics and related disciplines.

Language Acquisition and Development

Proceedings of GALA2005

Edited By: Adriana Belletti, Elisa Bennati, Cristiano Chesi

£39.99

This collection presents theoretically guided studies on language acquisition and pathology by leading researchers. Using a comparative perspective with data from several languages, it offers an updated picture of current issues for students and professionals.

Language and Discipline Perspectives on Academic Discourse

Edited By: Kjersti Fløttum

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From the “Academic Voices in Contrast” symposium, this book features research by distinguished scholars on the academic author's voice. It explores interlingual and interdisciplinary differences, constituting a clear advancement in academic discourse research.

From the “Academic Voices in Contrast” symposium, this book features research by distinguished scholars on the academic author’s voice. It explores interlingual and interdisciplinary differences, constituting a clear advancement in academic discourse research.

Open Book

Essays from the Vermont College Postgraduate Writers Conference

Edited By: Kate Fetherston, Roger Weingarten

£34.99

This book of essays is a meeting of minds passionate about tempting language from imagination onto the page. For writers at all levels, it will inspire your imagination and tune your craft as you make that leap from “What if?” to the page.

Pedagogical Reflections On Learning Languages In Instructed Settings

Edited By: Maria Noelia Ruiz-Madrid, Esther Usó-Juan

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This volume provides the latest pedagogical reflections from research to help language teachers update their teaching methodology. It covers key concepts, new directions like ICT, learner variables, the four skills, and a student-centred approach.

Finding the Foreign

Edited By: Suin Roberts, Robert Schechtman

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This collection explores constructions of the “foreign” in German-speaking culture. Articles reveal how cultural works are positioned on a spectrum from familiar to strange, showing how contingent the line between the foreign and the familiar becomes.

Undescribed and Endangered Languages

the Preservation of Linguistic Diversity

Edited By: Amedeo De Dominicis

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This book offers a linguistic and phonetic analysis of undescribed and endangered languages. A contribution to the debate on linguistic diversity, it is an ideal overview for linguists, phoneticians, students, and researchers.

Words and Dictionaries from the British Isles in Historical Perspective

Edited By: John Considine, Giovanni Iamartino

£34.99

International scholars uncover the history of English words and dictionaries. From Chaucer's creativity to OED crises and modern slang, this essential volume offers new discoveries and groundbreaking analysis for this developing field.

International scholars uncover the history of English words and dictionaries. From Chaucer’s creativity to OED crises and modern slang, this essential volume offers new discoveries and groundbreaking analysis for this developing field.

New Voices in Linguistics

Edited By: Anje Müller Gjesdal, Gunn Inger Lyse, Eva Thue Vold

£39.99

New Voices in Linguistics presents diversified work from a new generation of researchers who question traditional assumptions. This unique book offers a rare glimpse of ongoing projects, an excellent opportunity to be ‘ahead of the curve’ in linguistics.

Revisiting Language Learning Resources

Edited By: Carlos Periñán Pascual

£39.99

New technologies and emerging human roles have become key resources in language learning. This book offers research from different authors assessing the potential of these resources for an optimum learning experience.

Betwixt and Between

Place and Cultural Translation

Edited By: David Johnston, Stephen Kelly

£39.99

This book examines the fraught relationship between place and cultural translation. Examining translation across multiple contexts and genres, it argues for the fruitful dislocation of translation to challenge the destructive politics of nationalism and cultural homogeneity.

Language Issues in Canada

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Edited By: Martin Howard

£34.99

This volume illuminates Canada’s linguistic diversity through innovative studies on language politics, legislation, education, and minority issues. The languages covered include English and French, as well as Aboriginal languages.

The Texture of Internet

Netlinguistics in Progress

Edited By: Maria Lluïsa Gea-Valor, María José Esteve Ramos

£34.99

Language transforms to meet the demands of our digital world. The Texture of Internet explores these linguistic changes in texting, email, blogs, and websites, becoming a key reference for anyone interested in language use in our technological environment.

a Wilderness of Signs

Ethics, Beauty, & Environment after Postmodernism

Edited By: Joe Jordan

£34.99

While postmodernism displaced "grand narratives," it evaded ethics, beauty, and the environment. At its dusk, this collection tackles critical issues for the good of humanity and the non-human world, from global capitalism to extending agency to the voiceless.

While postmodernism displaced “grand narratives,” it evaded ethics, beauty, and the environment. At its dusk, this collection tackles critical issues for the good of humanity and the non-human world, from global capitalism to extending agency to the voiceless.

Cognitive Linguistics in Critical Discourse Analysis

Application and Theory

Edited By: Christopher Hart, Dominik Lukeš

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This volume explores the convergence of Cognitive Linguistics and critical discourse analysis. It addresses socio-political discourses on nation, immigration, and war, and is of value to anyone interested in the interaction between language, mind, and society.

Current Trends in Pragmatics

Edited By: Piotr Cap, Joanna Nijakowska

£39.99

This volume brings together established linguists, philosophers, and psychologists to explore linguistic pragmatics. The collection examines fundamental issues in the field: its explanatory power, its methodological needs, and its future direction.