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Analyzing Greek Talk-in-Interaction

Edited By: Maria Christodoulidou

£52.99

This volume’s ten studies on Greek Conversation Analysis (CA) fill a key gap in Greek linguistics. Topics range from grammar and storytelling to code-switching and mobile talk, offering a vital reference for scholars and students of talk-in-interaction.

Unconventional Anthroponyms

Formation Patterns and Discursive Function

Edited By: Oliviu Felecan

£59.99

While official names are arbitrary, unconventional anthroponyms like nicknames and pseudonyms are motivated. They act as defining verbal tags, created from a practical necessity to avoid confusion or from the intention to qualify a certain human type.

Faultlines in Postcoloniality

Contemporary Readings

Edited By: Ernest L. Veyu

£47.99

This collection of scholarly articles addresses fundamental postcolonial concerns. The chapters explore the social and literary fragmentation caused by cultural and political tensions, aiming to bridge the gaps across these faultlines.

Language Teaching and Learning

New Dimensions and Interventions

Edited By: Debbita Tan Ai Lin, Christine Liew Ching Ling, Ambigapathy Pandian

£49.99

This collection addresses language teaching and learning dilemmas, especially with the advent of the digital revolution. It provides new perspectives, pedagogies, and approaches to shape sustainable policies and empower critical and successful language users.

Teaching and Learning English in East Asian Universities

Global Visions and Local Practices

Edited By: Lan Li, David D. Qian

£57.99

Written by scholars in applied linguistics, these chapters showcase English language teaching and assessing in diverse East Asian contexts. Using a variety of methods, they deal with issues relevant to East Asian teachers, learners, and researchers.

African Literacies

Ideologies, Scripts, Education

Edited By: Ashraf Abdelhay, Yonas Mesfun Asfaha, Kasper Juffermans

£49.99

Moving beyond stereotypes of low literacy, this volume explores Africa's complex and diverse multilingual literacies. It examines practices from ancient manuscripts to instant messaging, offering an advanced introduction to language and society in Africa.

Moving beyond stereotypes of low literacy, this volume explores Africa’s complex and diverse multilingual literacies. It examines practices from ancient manuscripts to instant messaging, offering an advanced introduction to language and society in Africa.

To be or not to be a Word

New Reflections on the Definition of Word

Edited By: Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano, José-Luis Mendívil-Giró

£47.99

What is a word? Though seemingly simple, the answer is an elusive and controversial reality for linguists. This book gathers views from diverse theoretical frameworks to offer an up-to-date overview of the latest discussions on this fundamental question.

From Language to Discourse

Selected Papers of VII Linguistic Sharing Forum

Edited By: Larysa Shotropa, Noémia Jorge, Camile Tanto, Lúcia Cunha

£44.99

This volume presents ongoing research in phonology, language acquisition, syntax, and terminology. Evaluated by an academic committee, these papers by young researchers are presented alongside work from senior researchers João Costa and Maria Antónia Coutinho.

Censorship, Indirect Translations and Non-translation

The (Fateful) Adventures of Czech Literature in 20th-century Portugal

By: Jaroslav Spirk

£47.99

This study of Czech literature's destiny in 20th-century Portugal investigates indirect translations, censorship evasion, and non-translation, revealing the impact of political ideology on book exchanges between two non-dominant European cultures.

This study of Czech literature’s destiny in 20th-century Portugal investigates indirect translations, censorship evasion, and non-translation, revealing the impact of political ideology on book exchanges between two non-dominant European cultures.

Going Global

Transnational Perspectives on Globalization, Language, and Education

Edited By: Amy Hodges, Leslie Seawright

£47.99

Is English a tool of oppression, or an opportunity for greater understanding? This volume of critical essays explores questions of language, education, and culture in a globalized world, honoring students’ cultures while preparing them for an uncertain future.

Multicultural Language Education

From Research into Practice

Edited By: Azamat Akbarov

£47.99

This collection of essays for modern language teachers bridges research and practice. It highlights the latest developments and methods in Foreign Language Teaching to equip learners with the cross-cultural communication skills essential in a changing world.

The Cognitive Perspective on the Polysemy of the English Spatial Preposition Over

By: Maria Brenda

£52.99

This volume shows the preposition over, often regarded as a function word with little semantic content, encodes rich grammatical and semantic information. The study confirms that over encodes a broad range of geometrical and functional relations.

Computer-Assisted Language Learning

Learners, Teachers and Tools

Edited By: Jeong-Bae Son

£41.99

This book examines contemporary issues in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), exploring the interrelationship of learners, teachers, and tools. Presenting recent findings, it is a valuable resource for researchers and language teachers.

Best Practices for Spoken Corpora in Linguistic Research

Edited By: Şükriye Ruhi, Thomas Schmidt

£47.99

This volume brings together multiple research perspectives on best practices for constructing spoken corpora. It unites scholars from discourse analysis and data infrastructure to address the concerns of data providers, curators, and data users.

Creative Manoeuvres

Writing, Making, Being

Edited By: Shane Strange, Jen Webb

£41.99

Creative Manoeuvres is a collection of writings on the role of creative practice in the formation of knowledge. Contributors, who are both academics and creative writers, explore how knowledge is embodied in art through their own 'creative manoeuvres'.

Collected Articles of the 3rd International Linguistics Conference (Taganrog, Russia)

Edited By: Tatiana G. Klikushina

£54.99

This collection of essays from an international conference presents important research in linguistics. It explores language theory, cross-cultural communication, pragmatics, translation, and teaching methods. An essential volume for scholars and students.

Unity in Diversity, Volume 2

Cultural and Linguistic Markers of the Concept

Edited By: Julitta Rydlewska

£39.99

This work investigates how ignoring markers of identity harms cultural groups and creates unstable unity. Drawing on linguistics, translation, and cultural and political studies, this book is a rich repository for linguists and scholars in these fields.

The Popularisation of Business and Economic English in Online Newspapers

By: Elisa Mattiello

From £29.99

This book investigates the popularization of economic discourse. Analyzing online newspapers, it explores how specialized knowledge is transformed for a general audience, revealing the realistic vocabulary and professional jargon used in economics today.

New Directions in the Acquisition of Romance Languages

Selected Proceedings of The Romance Turn V

Edited By: João Costa, Alexandra Fiéis, Maria João Freitas

£54.99

This book presents a selection of papers on Language Acquisition with a special focus on Romance varieties. The volume covers a wide array of topics, including L1 and L2 acquisition, typical and atypical development, syntax, semantics, and phonology.

Two Voices in One

Essays in Asian and Translation Studies

Edited By: Chan Sin-wai, Laurence Wong

£39.99

This collection of essays by leading scholars opens new horizons by uniting Asian and Translation Studies. Discover why a Chinese garden can be a text, how Aristotle and Mencius are linked by translation, and how computer-aided translation is developing.