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Negotiating Solidarity
A Social-Linguistic Approach to Job Interviews
This book explores the linguistics of job interviews, showing how candidates use language to construct professional identities and build rapport. Using authentic interviews, it highlights the communicative choices that succeed or fail to influence the hiring decision.
This book explores the linguistics of job interviews, showing how candidates use language to construct professional identities and build rapport. Using authentic interviews, it highlights the communicative choices that succeed or fail to influence the hiring decision.
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A Crosslinguistic Study of the Language of Space
Sign and Spoken Languages
This book examines spatial language in sign and spoken languages, presenting a novel Crossmodal Spatial Language model. The model shows that features from spatial input are not necessarily mapped to spatial descriptions regardless of modality or language.
This book examines spatial language in sign and spoken languages, presenting a novel Crossmodal Spatial Language model. The model shows that features from spatial input are not necessarily mapped to spatial descriptions regardless of modality or language.
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Negation Raising
Logical Form and Linguistic Variation
This book explores the syntax of negative sentences, addressing the tension between negation's variable forms and its stable logical meaning. A new mapping operation is proposed to unify its interpretation and explain phenomena like negative concord.
This book explores the syntax of negative sentences, addressing the tension between negation’s variable forms and its stable logical meaning. A new mapping operation is proposed to unify its interpretation and explain phenomena like negative concord.
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Language Issues in Canada
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
This volume illuminates Canada’s linguistic diversity through innovative studies on language politics, legislation, education, and minority issues. The languages covered include English and French, as well as Aboriginal languages.
This volume illuminates Canada’s linguistic diversity through innovative studies on language politics, legislation, education, and minority issues. The languages covered include English and French, as well as Aboriginal languages.
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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.
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.
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How do mind and culture shape language? This multidisciplinary volume offers novel insights into intercultural, cognitive, and social pragmatics, revealing the interplay of cognitive processes and socio-cultural beliefs in communication.
How do mind and culture shape language? This multidisciplinary volume offers novel insights into intercultural, cognitive, and social pragmatics, revealing the interplay of cognitive processes and socio-cultural beliefs in communication.
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Multilingualism and Applied Comparative Linguistics
Pedagogical Perspectives
This book is the first of two volumes containing selected papers from the international conference on Multilingualism and Applied Comparative Linguistics, which brought together scholars with a shared interest in cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication.
This book is the first of two volumes containing selected papers from the international conference on Multilingualism and Applied Comparative Linguistics, which brought together scholars with a shared interest in cross-linguistic and cross-cultural communication.
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Aspects of Performance in Faith Settings
Heavenly Acts
What is the role of performance in faith practices? This collection of essays explores the complex nexus between faith and performance. Diverse scholars examine how language shapes belief, identity is negotiated, and material settings are transfigured to create sacred spaces.
What is the role of performance in faith practices? This collection of essays explores the complex nexus between faith and performance. Diverse scholars examine how language shapes belief, identity is negotiated, and material settings are transfigured to create sacred spaces.
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Language in Use
The Case of Youth Entertainment Magazines
This collection of studies analyzes the discourse of youth entertainment magazines, revealing distinctive features that may exert a manipulative influence. It aims to develop media literacy, equipping young readers to become responsible and less vulnerable.
This collection of studies analyzes the discourse of youth entertainment magazines, revealing distinctive features that may exert a manipulative influence. It aims to develop media literacy, equipping young readers to become responsible and less vulnerable.
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The Loss of Negative Concord in Standard English
A Case of Lexical Reanalysis
Challenging the view that external factors caused the loss of Negative Concord (NC) in English, this study argues it was a natural, internal change. A lexical reanalysis of n-words triggered a single parameter reset, reshaping English negation.
Challenging the view that external factors caused the loss of Negative Concord (NC) in English, this study argues it was a natural, internal change. A lexical reanalysis of n-words triggered a single parameter reset, reshaping English negation.
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Lines of Thought
Rethinking Philosophical Assumptions
In this innovative book, philosopher Claudio Costa argues that old philosophical ideas should be reworked, not dismissed. He challenges contemporary analytical philosophy's views on language, knowledge, and free will, aiming to restore a broader, more comprehensive perspective.
In this innovative book, philosopher Claudio Costa argues that old philosophical ideas should be reworked, not dismissed. He challenges contemporary analytical philosophy’s views on language, knowledge, and free will, aiming to restore a broader, more comprehensive perspective.
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This collection of generative work on Modern Greek morpho-syntax shows how the study of Greek feeds generative theory. The analyses contribute to comparative syntax and cross-linguistic variation, making it essential for scholars of Greek and theoretical linguistics.
This collection of generative work on Modern Greek morpho-syntax shows how the study of Greek feeds generative theory. The analyses contribute to comparative syntax and cross-linguistic variation, making it essential for scholars of Greek and theoretical linguistics.
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This book introduces Implicit Pragmalinguistics, a new branch of linguistics, to analyze prosecutors’ forensic speech. It compares the individual and stereotyped speech behaviors of English- and Russian-speaking prosecutors based on experimental results.
This book introduces Implicit Pragmalinguistics, a new branch of linguistics, to analyze prosecutors’ forensic speech. It compares the individual and stereotyped speech behaviors of English- and Russian-speaking prosecutors based on experimental results.
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How do colonial experiences shape identity in contemporary Europe? This timely volume explores the impact on migrant diasporas, new EU states, and regional groups. Multi-disciplinary contributors offer new analyses within a post-colonial framework.
How do colonial experiences shape identity in contemporary Europe? This timely volume explores the impact on migrant diasporas, new EU states, and regional groups. Multi-disciplinary contributors offer new analyses within a post-colonial framework.
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For millennia, we have been intrigued by space and time. This book brings together eight essays exploring their expression in language and literature, using diverse linguistic and literary perspectives to reveal how culture shapes our conception of reality.
For millennia, we have been intrigued by space and time. This book brings together eight essays exploring their expression in language and literature, using diverse linguistic and literary perspectives to reveal how culture shapes our conception of reality.
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Literary Translation
Aspects of Pragmatic Meaning
This manual applies linguistic pragmatics to literary translation. Using Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy as a guide, it bridges theory and practice to show how translators can preserve implied meaning and improve their work.
This manual applies linguistic pragmatics to literary translation. Using Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy as a guide, it bridges theory and practice to show how translators can preserve implied meaning and improve their work.
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Relevant Worlds
Current Perspectives on Language, Translation and Relevance Theory
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.
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.
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Translation and Cultural Identity
Selected Essays on Translation and Cross-Cultural Communication
Seven varied essays from leading experts tackle the complexities of translation, cultural identity, and cross-cultural communication. These major readings will give readers food for thought and will promote research on communication across cultures.
Seven varied essays from leading experts tackle the complexities of translation, cultural identity, and cross-cultural communication. These major readings will give readers food for thought and will promote research on communication across cultures.
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Poetry Translation through Reception and Cognition
The Proof of Translation is in the Reading
This book treats poetry translation as an interdisciplinary field, combining linguistics with reader response and cognitive science. It outlines a cognitive approach to translation and presents a new model for poetry translation criticism.
This book treats poetry translation as an interdisciplinary field, combining linguistics with reader response and cognitive science. It outlines a cognitive approach to translation and presents a new model for poetry translation criticism.
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Legitimisation in Political Discourse
A Cross- Disciplinary Perspective on the Modern US War Rhetoric Second Edition
How did the Bush administration persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq? This book shows it was through “proximization”—a strategy that presents distant events as a direct, personal, and negative threat to legitimize pre-emptive action.
How did the Bush administration persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq? This book shows it was through “proximization”—a strategy that presents distant events as a direct, personal, and negative threat to legitimize pre-emptive action.
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