Armenia has long been a cultural bridge in the Southern Caucasus. While preserving its unique identity, it has been shaped by its neighbors. This volume offers an interdisciplinary view of the linguistic and cultural properties Armenians share with them.
This volume offers a description of current research on Spoken communication. It gives updated insights on cognitive and pragmatic perspectives, language pathologies, multimodal dialog, voice expressiveness, and sign languages.
What linguistic traits contrast public from private communication in English? This ground-breaking volume examines the question from the late middle ages to the modern era, with contributions from top international scholars exploring a range of historical sources.
This book explores English phonetics from a wide spectrum of perspectives. As a global language, the very notions of native/non-native and standard/non-standard have changed. This collection covers varieties, L2 teaching, language contact, and change.
Once dismissed as linguistic ornamentation, rhetoric re-emerged as a vital tool for communication in modern society. This book analyzes its use across political, journalistic, and organisational discourse, showing how rhetoric shapes human action and interaction.
This collection of essays on cognition explores cognitive processes in culture, nature, and memes. The authors introduce a dynamic approach, shedding new light on themes such as animal thought, minds and computing, and the social dimension of knowledge.
An essential resource for scholars, teachers, and students. This collection of articles offers a multicultural reflection on translation and cultural identity from diverse perspectives, fostering the intercultural communication crucial to our “global village”.
The Language of Diversity
From a Christian worldview, these essays bridge gaps among racial, cultural, and religious differences. The selections examine interfaith relations and challenge readers to probe topics like education, race, and gender.