The seventeen chapters brought together here provide a selection of papers presented at the International Conference on Bilingualism held in 2015, and offer insights into code-switching, the linguistic landscape, language policy, and bilingual education, among other topics.
The Ground from Which We Speak
Joint speech includes chanting, singing in unison, swearing public oaths and hollering at political rallies. Cummins provides a broad framing of how we might study this concept, exploring topics in linguistics, movement science, neuroscience, and beyond.
Language Acquisition and Development
This volume gathers fifty papers on the syntax and phonology of child language from the perspective of generative grammar—the theoretical outlook which first placed language acquisition at the centre of linguistic inquiry.
A practical introduction to discourse analysis for undergraduates or any reader interested in how texts function. This book offers theoretical concepts, tools for analysing texts, practical activities, and authentic texts to develop critical thinking skills.
This collection of research papers consists of three parts. The first is devoted to language teaching and teacher education. The second section explores literary and cultural issues, while the third part encompasses linguistic and media discourse studies.
Applications of Relevance Theory
This anthology discusses various applications of Relevance Theory within several areas of pragmatics and discourse analysis. It covers an array of topics, including the treatment of figurative language, pragmatic markers and lexical pragmatics within Relevance Theory.
Pashto Phonology
This book analyzes the relationship between syllable structure and word order. Using data from Pashto (an SOV language), it challenges a long-standing typological universal by comparing it with English (SVO) within the Optimality Theoretic framework.
This volume explores new directions in Hispanic linguistics, focusing on understudied topics and speech communities. Presenting new takes on key linguistic and sociocultural issues, its relevance reaches far beyond the confines of the Hispanic World.
This pioneering volume introduces recent research into less-studied Iranian languages like Kurdish, Balochi, and Pamir. Covering theoretical, descriptive, and applied linguistics, it is a valuable contribution to our understanding of a complex language family.
Teaching Translation
A strategic guide for teachers through the complexities of translation studies. This book champions a student-centric pedagogy, aligning methods with the field’s evolving demands through technology, digital tools, and innovative methods like gamification and online learning.
This volume is a meeting point for scholars in English Phonetics worldwide. It explores language varieties, research methods, and the challenges of teaching English to non-native speakers, offering intriguing results from original research.
Language Acquisition and Development
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.
This book presents the first interdisciplinary approach to evaluative morphology. It provides the first large-scale typological research based on 200 languages, introduces new cognitive models, and includes the first psycholinguistic experimental research.
This book is your guide to the political language of the Middle East. It is a tool for translators and interpreters to master the language, combining an academic overview of translating and interpreting with six key themes related to politics.
This title addresses several issues on contrasts between English and other languages. It gives valuable insights into cross-linguistic differences between English and other languages, which might otherwise go unnoticed, and will be useful to experts on language studies.
While educational systems are culture-bound, our globalized world needs a shared understanding of teaching a language. This book offers a framework for a non-culture-bound theory of language education, providing a common core that goes beyond national standards and guidelines.
Lexicography and Terminology
This book explores current trends in lexicography and terminology. It analyzes the presentation of complex items like idioms and non-equivalent lexics in various dictionaries and examines terminology for Languages for Special Purposes from a cognitive angle.
Relevant Worlds
This volume examines Relevance Theory, an influential pragmatic approach to communication. It tests the theory’s internal coherence and its applicability to translation, literature, and conversational humour, making it a valuable resource for scholars and students.
Pronunciation Instruction for Brazilians
This book helps Brazilian learners overcome English pronunciation difficulties. It connects theory and practice, using empirical data to inform communicative activities. Suitable for classroom or self-study, it includes an answer key and CD.
This book explores Web-based learning technologies for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in higher education. Presenting results from quasi-experimental research, it highlights the effectiveness of these tools in enhancing student vocabulary acquisition and learning.