Language and Linguistics – Page 60 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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.

Undescribed and Endangered Languages

the Preservation of Linguistic Diversity

Edited By: Amedeo De Dominicis

From £19.99

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mediating Chicana/o Culture

Multicultural American Vernacular

Edited By: Scott L. Baugh

From £14.99

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.

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.