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Encoding the Past, Decoding the Future
Corpora in the 21st Century
Corpus Linguistics is an essential methodology to approach empirical studies on languages. This volume offers an outline of the advances made in the past decade and what is yet to come, with papers that address a wide range of scholars, both corpus compilers and users.
Corpus Linguistics is an essential methodology to approach empirical studies on languages. This volume offers an outline of the advances made in the past decade and what is yet to come, with papers that address a wide range of scholars, both corpus compilers and users.
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NP-Anaphora in Modern Greek
A Partial Neo-Gricean Pragmatic Approach
This study offers a new perspective on NP-anaphora in modern Greek, proposing a pragmatic analysis based on neo-Gricean principles. It argues that preference, regulated by principles of communication, governs how anaphoric expressions are chosen and interpreted.
This study offers a new perspective on NP-anaphora in modern Greek, proposing a pragmatic analysis based on neo-Gricean principles. It argues that preference, regulated by principles of communication, governs how anaphoric expressions are chosen and interpreted.
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Discoursal Construction of Academic Identity in Cyberspace
The Example of an E-Seminar
This book explores how academic identity is constructed in computer-mediated communication. Using an e-seminar, it shows how the medium enhances individuality, distinctive voice, and self-disclosure, extending the repertoire for academic self-promotion.
This book explores how academic identity is constructed in computer-mediated communication. Using an e-seminar, it shows how the medium enhances individuality, distinctive voice, and self-disclosure, extending the repertoire for academic self-promotion.
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This collection of papers by international scholars offers fresh views on education, language, literature, and culture. Viewing topical issues through a dynamic global prism, these essays will stimulate intellectual curiosity and the development of new ideas.
This collection of papers by international scholars offers fresh views on education, language, literature, and culture. Viewing topical issues through a dynamic global prism, these essays will stimulate intellectual curiosity and the development of new ideas.
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Translating Across Cultures
BAS 21st Annual International Conference
This collection of papers explores translation problems across literary, legal, and economic texts. It answers key questions on cultural elements, equivalence, and metaphors, while suggesting solutions for difficult challenges like lexical gaps and 21st century 'Newspeak'.
This collection of papers explores translation problems across literary, legal, and economic texts. It answers key questions on cultural elements, equivalence, and metaphors, while suggesting solutions for difficult challenges like lexical gaps and 21st century ‘Newspeak’.
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Femininity, Feminism and Gendered Discourse
A Selected and Edited Collection of Papers from the Fifth International Language and Gender Association Conference (IGALA5)
International experts present cutting edge research on language and gender. This collection explores femininity, feminism, and gendered discourse, analyzing how we perform and negotiate our identities in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.
International experts present cutting edge research on language and gender. This collection explores femininity, feminism, and gendered discourse, analyzing how we perform and negotiate our identities in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts.
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This book discusses adult learners of Japanese and English-Japanese bilingual children, addressing gaps in the literature. Its goal is to integrate theoretical concepts and research findings and apply them to the teaching and learning of Japanese.
This book discusses adult learners of Japanese and English-Japanese bilingual children, addressing gaps in the literature. Its goal is to integrate theoretical concepts and research findings and apply them to the teaching and learning of Japanese.
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This book presents a pioneering framework for analyzing Tense, Aspect, and Mood (TAM) systems. Grounded in fieldwork on Indian languages, its unified model and typology provide a powerful new tool for linguists studying any language.
This book presents a pioneering framework for analyzing Tense, Aspect, and Mood (TAM) systems. Grounded in fieldwork on Indian languages, its unified model and typology provide a powerful new tool for linguists studying any language.
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Language and State
A Treatise on Political Linguistics and Philosophy
This book argues that language shapes human society. By enabling media for mass communication, language allows us to form large societies, nations, and states. These states are then governed through linguistic mechanisms like constitutions, elections, and representation.
This book argues that language shapes human society. By enabling media for mass communication, language allows us to form large societies, nations, and states. These states are then governed through linguistic mechanisms like constitutions, elections, and representation.
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Abdication of the Sovereign Self
The Psycholinguistics of Invalid Synthetic Propositions
Spano looks at how much of our verbal communication can be considered valid from perspective of the rules of logic. The book is a call for introspection in the hope that the reader will recognise the situation described here reflected in both himself and the society he inhabits.
Spano looks at how much of our verbal communication can be considered valid from perspective of the rules of logic. The book is a call for introspection in the hope that the reader will recognise the situation described here reflected in both himself and the society he inhabits.
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Proceedings of GALA 2017
Language Acquisition and Development
A state-of-the-science treatment of language acquisition within the generative framework. Covering L1, L2, multilingual, heritage, and sign language acquisition, this volume uses original research to further our understanding and propose new theoretical constructs.
A state-of-the-science treatment of language acquisition within the generative framework. Covering L1, L2, multilingual, heritage, and sign language acquisition, this volume uses original research to further our understanding and propose new theoretical constructs.
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Enraged by the death of his beloved comrade Pátroklos, Akhilleús returns to battle to slay the Trojan champion Héktōr. After desecrating the corpse, he is confronted by King Príamos. Touched by the old man’s grief, Akhilleús achieves redemption by returning the body for burial.
Enraged by the death of his beloved comrade Pátroklos, Akhilleús returns to battle to slay the Trojan champion Héktōr. After desecrating the corpse, he is confronted by King Príamos. Touched by the old man’s grief, Akhilleús achieves redemption by returning the body for burial.
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This volume demonstrates how Chinese speakers use meta-level expressions to manage meaning, relationships, and discourse. It sheds light on how they monitor their speech, providing an important reference for researchers conducting cross-linguistic metapragmatic research.
This volume demonstrates how Chinese speakers use meta-level expressions to manage meaning, relationships, and discourse. It sheds light on how they monitor their speech, providing an important reference for researchers conducting cross-linguistic metapragmatic research.
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Pragmatics, Discourse and Society, Volume 2
A Festschrift for Akin Odebunmi
Leading scholars explore the interplay of context and meaning, examining how spatial, temporal, and institutional factors drive discourse and shape human cognition and action.
Leading scholars explore the interplay of context and meaning, examining how spatial, temporal, and institutional factors drive discourse and shape human cognition and action.
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This trailblazing exploration of Africa’s rich linguistic diversity uniquely combines often-overlooked signed languages with spoken indigenous languages. It offers new perspectives on language preservation, cultural identity, and the lasting spirit of linguistic diversity.
This trailblazing exploration of Africa’s rich linguistic diversity uniquely combines often-overlooked signed languages with spoken indigenous languages. It offers new perspectives on language preservation, cultural identity, and the lasting spirit of linguistic diversity.
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This book explores categorization and approximation—two often opposed, yet indissociable, operations. By comparing their expression in different languages, it clarifies the links between them and the cognitive foundations of interpretation for scholars and students.
This book explores categorization and approximation—two often opposed, yet indissociable, operations. By comparing their expression in different languages, it clarifies the links between them and the cognitive foundations of interpretation for scholars and students.
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Homer’s epic song of the Trojan War. When the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Akhilleús, falls out with King Agamémnōn and withdraws from battle, their fortunes turn. The Trojans are storming the wall to fight close to the ships, and Akhilleus still refuses to join the battle.
Homer’s epic song of the Trojan War. When the Greeks’ greatest warrior, Akhilleús, falls out with King Agamémnōn and withdraws from battle, their fortunes turn. The Trojans are storming the wall to fight close to the ships, and Akhilleus still refuses to join the battle.
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Bakhtin and Translation Studies
Theoretical Extensions and Connotations
This book investigates translation using Bakhtin’s dialogical principles, questioning extreme tendencies. It proposes a new model for cultural encounters by uniquely examining Western theory through examples from Indian literatures.
This book investigates translation using Bakhtin’s dialogical principles, questioning extreme tendencies. It proposes a new model for cultural encounters by uniquely examining Western theory through examples from Indian literatures.
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Dyslexia in First and Foreign Language Learning
A Cross-Linguistic Approach
Questions are tackled in this work as to whether a dyslexic student’s impairment varies depending on levels of orthographic transparency in the language system they study. It provides answers through research on reading difficulties and existing taxonomies of dyslexia sub-types.
Questions are tackled in this work as to whether a dyslexic student’s impairment varies depending on levels of orthographic transparency in the language system they study. It provides answers through research on reading difficulties and existing taxonomies of dyslexia sub-types.
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A Sociolinguistic Insight into the Italian Community in the UK
Workplace Language as an Identity Marker
This study of three generations of Italians in Bedford reveals their complex language dynamics. It uncovers why the youngest generation uses a mixed pronunciation: a conscious attempt not to accommodate to British culture, but to distance themselves from it.
This study of three generations of Italians in Bedford reveals their complex language dynamics. It uncovers why the youngest generation uses a mixed pronunciation: a conscious attempt not to accommodate to British culture, but to distance themselves from it.
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