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Iconicity in Language
An Encyclopaedic Dictionary
This book covers all aspects of linguistic iconicity—the similarity between a sign's form and meaning—in spoken and signed languages. It contains 678 entries and over 8,500 examples from 400 languages, for scholars and students of linguistics, typology, and semiotics.
This book covers all aspects of linguistic iconicity—the similarity between a sign’s form and meaning—in spoken and signed languages. It contains 678 entries and over 8,500 examples from 400 languages, for scholars and students of linguistics, typology, and semiotics.
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Legal Machine Translation Explained
MT in Legal Contexts
This book bridges a gap in the literature with an in-depth analysis of machine translation in legal practice. It explores whether MT is reliable for legal documents and how practitioners can use it as a draft for post-editing, tackle its shortcomings, and supplement the tools.
This book bridges a gap in the literature with an in-depth analysis of machine translation in legal practice. It explores whether MT is reliable for legal documents and how practitioners can use it as a draft for post-editing, tackle its shortcomings, and supplement the tools.
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In a world torn between globalization and nationalism, how are cultural identities defined? Focusing on Central and South-eastern Europe, this book reveals how tourism, education, and literature shape identity in our complex, interconnected society.
In a world torn between globalization and nationalism, how are cultural identities defined? Focusing on Central and South-eastern Europe, this book reveals how tourism, education, and literature shape identity in our complex, interconnected society.
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In this volume, 13 under-threat languages tell their own stories through their consummate battles with languages dominating their ways of thinking. The value of these languages is told through linkages with the past and present and where values with wider audiences may be shared.
In this volume, 13 under-threat languages tell their own stories through their consummate battles with languages dominating their ways of thinking. The value of these languages is told through linkages with the past and present and where values with wider audiences may be shared.
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Classroom language tests are an everyday feature of teaching, yet they remain under-studied. This volume illuminates this area by featuring teachers' own tests and commentary, identifying the expert reasoning behind them. An accessible resource for teachers.
Classroom language tests are an everyday feature of teaching, yet they remain under-studied. This volume illuminates this area by featuring teachers’ own tests and commentary, identifying the expert reasoning behind them. An accessible resource for teachers.
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Scholars and educators present their experiences with authentic experiential learning in translation and interpreting programmes. This collection will inspire educators to consider this pedagogical option. This updated second edition includes new chapters.
Scholars and educators present their experiences with authentic experiential learning in translation and interpreting programmes. This collection will inspire educators to consider this pedagogical option. This updated second edition includes new chapters.
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Translation as Criticism
Elizabeth Jolley's Mr Scobie's Riddle
This work explores the microcosm of Elizabeth Jolley’s Mr Scobie’s Riddle, analyzing its Australian themes, curious characters, and entertaining voices. It provides a new translation to take Italian readers on a journey into the world of the novel.
This work explores the microcosm of Elizabeth Jolley’s Mr Scobie’s Riddle, analyzing its Australian themes, curious characters, and entertaining voices. It provides a new translation to take Italian readers on a journey into the world of the novel.
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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.
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.
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In fifteen expert essays, this volume delves into the foundations of lexicography and lexicology. Spanning historical manuscripts to digital corpus analysis, these studies offer new critical perspectives on the making and meaning of words across cultures and time.
In fifteen expert essays, this volume delves into the foundations of lexicography and lexicology. Spanning historical manuscripts to digital corpus analysis, these studies offer new critical perspectives on the making and meaning of words across cultures and time.
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Understanding the Discourse of Aging
A Multifaceted Perspective
While most studies on aging focus on a single discipline, this book adds a fresh perspective. It addresses the communicative practices surrounding age, aging, and the elderly from a multidisciplinary view, covering their image in media, definitions of age, and gendered issues.
While most studies on aging focus on a single discipline, this book adds a fresh perspective. It addresses the communicative practices surrounding age, aging, and the elderly from a multidisciplinary view, covering their image in media, definitions of age, and gendered issues.
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Covering a diverse range of linguistic domains and numerous languages, this book presents cutting-edge research on the nature of grammatical systems developed by bilinguals and second language learners, and considers how these grammatical systems are used in processing language.
Covering a diverse range of linguistic domains and numerous languages, this book presents cutting-edge research on the nature of grammatical systems developed by bilinguals and second language learners, and considers how these grammatical systems are used in processing language.
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This volume offers a comprehensive, multilingual approach to the practice of translation and interpretation, shaped by global markets and advanced technologies. It provides a practice-oriented perspective on cross-cultural communication and is an accessible pedagogical resource.
This volume offers a comprehensive, multilingual approach to the practice of translation and interpretation, shaped by global markets and advanced technologies. It provides a practice-oriented perspective on cross-cultural communication and is an accessible pedagogical resource.
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Assessing the Language of TV Political Interviews
A Corpus-assisted Perspective
This book presents a corpus-assisted investigation into the language of British and American TV political interviews. It analyzes interviewers’ and interviewees’ speech to unveil their linguistic strategies and the salient traits distinguishing UK and US styles.
This book presents a corpus-assisted investigation into the language of British and American TV political interviews. It analyzes interviewers’ and interviewees’ speech to unveil their linguistic strategies and the salient traits distinguishing UK and US styles.
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Educational Bilingualism
New Language Pedagogy
This book makes the case for “educational bilingualism,” challenging the outdated monolingual tradition. It proves that in our era of global migration, English is a key to innovative knowledge when integrated with a learner's own language and cultural self-identity.
This book makes the case for “educational bilingualism,” challenging the outdated monolingual tradition. It proves that in our era of global migration, English is a key to innovative knowledge when integrated with a learner’s own language and cultural self-identity.
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This collection explores Wittgenstein’s early work, focusing on his Tractatus. It examines the relation between language and the world, the distinction between saying and showing, and considers the topics of logic, ontology, metaphysics, and the work's moral aspects.
This collection explores Wittgenstein’s early work, focusing on his Tractatus. It examines the relation between language and the world, the distinction between saying and showing, and considers the topics of logic, ontology, metaphysics, and the work’s moral aspects.
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Statistics for Linguists
A Step-by-Step Guide for Novices
An accessible introduction to statistics for linguists. Concepts are explained in non-technical terms, with step-by-step SPSS instructions for the most widely used statistics, including t-tests, ANOVA, non-parametric, and mixed-effects procedures.
An accessible introduction to statistics for linguists. Concepts are explained in non-technical terms, with step-by-step SPSS instructions for the most widely used statistics, including t-tests, ANOVA, non-parametric, and mixed-effects procedures.
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Digital English as a Lingua Franca
Shaping New Models through Question-and-Answer Websites
This book investigates the aesthetics of informal online communication. Using sentiment analysis, it demonstrates that the style of these texts is influenced by how we associate emotions and opinions with specific words and syntactic patterns.
This book investigates the aesthetics of informal online communication. Using sentiment analysis, it demonstrates that the style of these texts is influenced by how we associate emotions and opinions with specific words and syntactic patterns.
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Communicating Specialized Knowledge
Old Genres and New Media
This book explores knowledge communication strategies for peers and lay audiences. Chapters examine dissemination in medicine, health, corporate communication, cultural heritage, and tourism, using corpus linguistics, genre studies, and multimodal analysis.
This book explores knowledge communication strategies for peers and lay audiences. Chapters examine dissemination in medicine, health, corporate communication, cultural heritage, and tourism, using corpus linguistics, genre studies, and multimodal analysis.
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This volume reports on bilingual practices in contemporary societies worldwide. Researchers discuss topics including language learning, education, media, and social change, with a special focus on Malta as an excellent laboratory for the scientific study of bilingualism.
This volume reports on bilingual practices in contemporary societies worldwide. Researchers discuss topics including language learning, education, media, and social change, with a special focus on Malta as an excellent laboratory for the scientific study of bilingualism.
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An Interactive Approach to Enhancing Early Word Learning
From Research to Best Practice
This volume translates complex research on child language into accessible strategies for parents and professionals. It informs best practices for building vocabulary from the ground up, enhancing word learning even before infants produce their first words to prevent delays.
This volume translates complex research on child language into accessible strategies for parents and professionals. It informs best practices for building vocabulary from the ground up, enhancing word learning even before infants produce their first words to prevent delays.
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