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.
This book presents recent research in anaphora resolution and co-reference using computational and machine-learning models. It covers novel approaches, applications like Q&A systems, and includes an extensive annotation guideline for large corpora.
This collection presents cutting-edge research in Slavic syntax and semantics from a new generation of scholars. The papers explore a range of phenomena across various Slavic languages, of interest to both formal linguists and Slavicists generally.
Perspectives on Discourse Analysis
This guide provides the theoretical knowledge and empirical tools for Discourse Analysis. Conceived as a university course, it is useful for anyone who wants to acquire the skills to analyze any type of discourse, from medical to computer-mediated.
This book offers lenses to look at how you speak. It explores your “Speaking Ego”—your approach, emotions, manner, and content. Through flexible lessons, you will build your own “spoken stroke” and improve your speech for any situation, in any language.
This book focuses on applying Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) methodology within English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classes. CLIL combines language learning with professional subjects, building bridges between higher education and the professional world.
Uncover Sri Lanka’s complex, two-century relationship with English. This book examines attitudes across Tamil and Sinhala communities, analyzing colonial and postcolonial writings from both elite and everyday perspectives.
This book offers better ways of teaching and learning Hindi as a foreign language. With customised teaching methods for learners and valuable information for researchers, it is a must-read for learners, researchers and teachers of Hindi as a foreign language.
Exploring the Fundamental Features of Translation
A guidebook for students, teachers, and translation specialists covering subjects from introductory to advanced levels. Its unique bottom-up strategy addresses translation issues as major concerns for researchers, simplifying the research work of any user.
This book explains how language works, introducing the science of linguistics. Using real-world examples, it discusses linguistic issues scientifically by considering findings from research studies, allowing the reader to understand how they are embedded in real contexts.
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.
Young Learners Online
A guide to teaching young language learners online. Bridging theory and practice, this book offers key concepts, examples, and tips for effective online teaching. It’s an essential resource for pre-service and in-service teachers, trainers, and curriculum developers.
This research collection focuses on language study trends following the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores topics from teacher motivation and technology to student speaking anxiety, perfectionism, cultural influences, and linguistic analysis in English Language Teaching.
This collection of current, forward-looking research tackles key issues in the interplay between cognition and language learning. Responding to the need for innovative work, this volume brings researchers together to open new debates. For students, teachers, and researchers.
Master unpredictable English pronunciation. This book demystifies the rules of English sounds for non-native learners, helping you improve your speech. Includes practical exercises with corrections, making it an essential guide for both students and teachers.
The Discourse of Well-Being in Late-Modern Ireland
What makes a society happy? This book explores well-being from a new angle by analysing letters to the editor from newspapers in late-modern Ireland. It provides empirical evidence of the major themes of well-being from the public’s viewpoint and sheds light on their concerns.
This book is a critical assessment of philosophy’s history and practice, written for any educated reader. It distils complex philosophical arguments and explains key issues to individuals outside academia, unencumbered by typical academic paraphernalia.
This book explores the connection between information structure and syntax, examining phenomena like topic and focus fronting in English and Spanish. It argues that differences in word order across languages are the consequence of feature inheritance in the sentence periphery.
Readings in Language and Identity
This collection studies the complex relations between language and identity from a variety of theoretical perspectives. It brings together researchers from a range of fields to advance debates about the meanings of language and identity in contemporary cultural contexts.
Transcription Practice for the International Phonetic Alphabet
Learn to transcribe English sounds with the International Phonetic Alphabet to improve your pronunciation. Ideal for students and English language learners, this handbook assumes no prior knowledge and includes exercises with solutions, making it perfect for individual study.