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This ground-breaking work explains the power of literary fiction. It expands the field of pragmatics to give due to the three fictional actors—author, character and reader—by bringing together Anglo-American pragmatics and European philosophy.
This ground-breaking work explains the power of literary fiction. It expands the field of pragmatics to give due to the three fictional actors—author, character and reader—by bringing together Anglo-American pragmatics and European philosophy.
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Relevance Theory
More than Understanding
This volume covers topics central to pragmatic research: politeness, communication, metaphor, and humour. Alongside innovative theoretical proposals, it offers interesting analyses and discussions.
This volume covers topics central to pragmatic research: politeness, communication, metaphor, and humour. Alongside innovative theoretical proposals, it offers interesting analyses and discussions.
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Teaching, Learning and Investigating Pragmatics
Principles, Methods and Practices
This collection of research investigates how to teach and assess pragmatic competence in second/foreign language education. Topics include speech acts, syllabus design, and instructional methods. For linguists, language teachers, and communication experts.
This collection of research investigates how to teach and assess pragmatic competence in second/foreign language education. Topics include speech acts, syllabus design, and instructional methods. For linguists, language teachers, and communication experts.
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Combining rigour and modernity, this collection of essays rediscovers Edgar Allan Poe’s work and draws from communication and linguistics and literature, although it also includes many other academic offshoots which explore Poe’s labyrinthine and variegated imagination.
Combining rigour and modernity, this collection of essays rediscovers Edgar Allan Poe’s work and draws from communication and linguistics and literature, although it also includes many other academic offshoots which explore Poe’s labyrinthine and variegated imagination.
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Focusing on EFL Reading
Theory and Practice
Reading in a foreign language is a puzzle, but essential for EFL students whose future may depend on it. This book's thorough coverage of up-to-date theory, practice, and research is an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers.
Reading in a foreign language is a puzzle, but essential for EFL students whose future may depend on it. This book’s thorough coverage of up-to-date theory, practice, and research is an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers.
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This collection explores the diverse landscape of heritage language education in Greece and Cyprus. Through empirical studies of community, day, and family schools, it establishes a novel evidence base to act as a catalyst for research and drive change in policy and practice.
This collection explores the diverse landscape of heritage language education in Greece and Cyprus. Through empirical studies of community, day, and family schools, it establishes a novel evidence base to act as a catalyst for research and drive change in policy and practice.
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This collection addresses the status quo of legal translators and interpreters and proposes ways to raise the standards of the profession. It covers many topics, including legal translation, translation of multilingual EU legislation and document translation.
This collection addresses the status quo of legal translators and interpreters and proposes ways to raise the standards of the profession. It covers many topics, including legal translation, translation of multilingual EU legislation and document translation.
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This overview compares how languages express modality (possibility, necessity) covertly. Drawing on diverse languages, it shows that typical Indo-European patterns are not universal, yet reveals recurrent forms that allow for new generalizations.
This overview compares how languages express modality (possibility, necessity) covertly. Drawing on diverse languages, it shows that typical Indo-European patterns are not universal, yet reveals recurrent forms that allow for new generalizations.
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A significant contribution to the phonetics-phonology debate. International researchers analyze phenomena in various languages, juxtaposing different theoretical approaches to shed new light on the sound structure of human language.
A significant contribution to the phonetics-phonology debate. International researchers analyze phenomena in various languages, juxtaposing different theoretical approaches to shed new light on the sound structure of human language.
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Leading phonologists from Asia and America unite in this volume, featuring work from giants like Kiparsky, Archangeli, Pulleyblank, Inkelas, Broselow, and Duanmu San.
Leading phonologists from Asia and America unite in this volume, featuring work from giants like Kiparsky, Archangeli, Pulleyblank, Inkelas, Broselow, and Duanmu San.
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Barbarians at the Gate
Studies in Language Attitudes
The study of language attitudes investigates how our beliefs about language shape racial issues, social policy, and cultural stereotypes. This volume examines four key intersections in language attitudes research: Authority, Affiliation, Authenticity, and Accommodation.
The study of language attitudes investigates how our beliefs about language shape racial issues, social policy, and cultural stereotypes. This volume examines four key intersections in language attitudes research: Authority, Affiliation, Authenticity, and Accommodation.
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Popularizing Learned Medicine in Late-17th-Century England
The Art of Physick made Plain and Easie
This book explores the popularization of learned medical knowledge in late 17th-century England. It analyzes the translation of key texts from Latin into English—from Nicholas Culpeper’s famous work to more obscure publications—to show how medicine reached a wider audience.
This book explores the popularization of learned medical knowledge in late 17th-century England. It analyzes the translation of key texts from Latin into English—from Nicholas Culpeper’s famous work to more obscure publications—to show how medicine reached a wider audience.
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EFL Learners’ Acquisition of the English Article System
A Comparative Study
This book addresses controversies in second language acquisition, including the role of the first language and universal grammar, by investigating how speakers of Arabic and Japanese acquire English articles. Useful for researchers, students, and teachers in language education.
This book addresses controversies in second language acquisition, including the role of the first language and universal grammar, by investigating how speakers of Arabic and Japanese acquire English articles. Useful for researchers, students, and teachers in language education.
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Multilingual Europe
Reflections on Language and Identity
This volume explores the relationship between language and identity in an expanding, multicultural Europe. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it combines sociolinguistic research with chapters on cultural identity and language in contemporary European cinema.
This volume explores the relationship between language and identity in an expanding, multicultural Europe. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it combines sociolinguistic research with chapters on cultural identity and language in contemporary European cinema.
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Yesterday’s Words
Contemporary, Current and Future Lexicography
Yesterday’s Words explores scholarly issues in historical lexicography and lexicology. Contributions discuss dictionaries of former ages, the vocabulary of the past, current projects, and the modern technology essential for studying yesterday's words.
Yesterday’s Words explores scholarly issues in historical lexicography and lexicology. Contributions discuss dictionaries of former ages, the vocabulary of the past, current projects, and the modern technology essential for studying yesterday’s words.
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Nominal Syntax at the Interfaces
A Comparative Analysis of Languages With Articles
The contributions to this title discuss the syntax of nominal expressions in various European languages, arguing that articles do not directly and biunivocally realise semantic definiteness.
The contributions to this title discuss the syntax of nominal expressions in various European languages, arguing that articles do not directly and biunivocally realise semantic definiteness.
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This book offers lenses to look at how you speak. It explores your "Speaking Ego"—your approach, emotions, manner, and content. Through flexible lessons, you will build your own “spoken stroke” and improve your speech for any situation, in any language.
This book offers lenses to look at how you speak. It explores your “Speaking Ego”—your approach, emotions, manner, and content. Through flexible lessons, you will build your own “spoken stroke” and improve your speech for any situation, in any language.
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Pragmatics, Discourse and Society, Volume 1
A Festschrift for Akin Odebunmi
In 52 chapters by leading scholars, this two-volume work examines the vital interface of context and meaning. It delves into pragmatics, discourse analysis, and applied linguistics to show how language shapes both human cognition and action.
In 52 chapters by leading scholars, this two-volume work examines the vital interface of context and meaning. It delves into pragmatics, discourse analysis, and applied linguistics to show how language shapes both human cognition and action.
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Language as a Complex System
Interdisciplinary Approaches
To investigate language, we must cross academic boundaries. This book connects and integrates linguistics, biology, and computation to boost the interchange of knowledge between specialists, providing innovative tools and models to approach the study of language.
To investigate language, we must cross academic boundaries. This book connects and integrates linguistics, biology, and computation to boost the interchange of knowledge between specialists, providing innovative tools and models to approach the study of language.
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The Friulian Language
Identity, Migration, Culture
What is the place of a minor language in a global world? This is the first comprehensive study in English of Friulian, exploring its history, culture, literature from medieval ballads to Pasolini, and the migration of its people.
What is the place of a minor language in a global world? This is the first comprehensive study in English of Friulian, exploring its history, culture, literature from medieval ballads to Pasolini, and the migration of its people.
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