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This book reveals how apocryphal stories shape collective memory. It traces an Irish myth through generations to a convict's play in Australia and a modern novel, drawing on unpublished sources to solve the historical mystery of the playwright's disappearance.
This book reveals how apocryphal stories shape collective memory. It traces an Irish myth through generations to a convict’s play in Australia and a modern novel, drawing on unpublished sources to solve the historical mystery of the playwright’s disappearance.
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Mapping Africa in the English Speaking World
Issues in Language and Literature
This book grapples with the relationship between Africa and the English speaking world. It addresses misrepresentations of the continent in literature and film, the marginalization of its people and cultures, and ongoing debates on language and identity.
This book grapples with the relationship between Africa and the English speaking world. It addresses misrepresentations of the continent in literature and film, the marginalization of its people and cultures, and ongoing debates on language and identity.
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This book documents the changing language situation in urban China, gauging the impact of industrialization on communication. Studies demonstrate the interplay of the standard language, Putonghua, and dialects, contrasting China with post-industrial Europe.
This book documents the changing language situation in urban China, gauging the impact of industrialization on communication. Studies demonstrate the interplay of the standard language, Putonghua, and dialects, contrasting China with post-industrial Europe.
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This book presents the latest approaches to Lexicology and Lexicography. It offers insights into specialized languages across diverse fields like cinema, fashion, law, and medicine, examining translation, word-formation, and teaching.
This book presents the latest approaches to Lexicology and Lexicography. It offers insights into specialized languages across diverse fields like cinema, fashion, law, and medicine, examining translation, word-formation, and teaching.
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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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This volume expands on orthodox distinctions in language study to explore a wider concept of linguistic interfaces. It examines clashes between languages and politics, contact between languages, and language as influenced by cognitive and other factors.
This volume expands on orthodox distinctions in language study to explore a wider concept of linguistic interfaces. It examines clashes between languages and politics, contact between languages, and language as influenced by cognitive and other factors.
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Barbarians at the Gate
Studies in Language Attitudes
The study of language attitudes investigates how our beliefs about language shape racial issues, social policy, and cultural stereotypes. This volume examines four key intersections in language attitudes research: Authority, Affiliation, Authenticity, and Accommodation.
The study of language attitudes investigates how our beliefs about language shape racial issues, social policy, and cultural stereotypes. This volume examines four key intersections in language attitudes research: Authority, Affiliation, Authenticity, and Accommodation.
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Of the Students, By the Students, and For the Students
Time for Another Revolution
Millions of Chinese college graduates study English for years yet remain unable to communicate. This book exposes a 30-year-old failed program, a practice of insanity, and presents a proven solution: the successful remedial program, Holistic English.
Millions of Chinese college graduates study English for years yet remain unable to communicate. This book exposes a 30-year-old failed program, a practice of insanity, and presents a proven solution: the successful remedial program, Holistic English.
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Applications of Finite-State Language Processing
Selected Papers from the 2008 International NooJ Conference
NooJ is a corpus processing tool and linguistic development environment. This volume contains papers from the 2008 International NooJ conference, presenting varied problems in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and new developments in the tool itself.
NooJ is a corpus processing tool and linguistic development environment. This volume contains papers from the 2008 International NooJ conference, presenting varied problems in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and new developments in the tool itself.
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Language and Politics in Africa
Contemporary Issues and Critical Perspectives
This collection offers critical perspectives on the interface of Language and Politics in post-colonial African countries. Exploring both the politics of language and the language of politics, this volume is a must-read for interested scholars and students.
This collection offers critical perspectives on the interface of Language and Politics in post-colonial African countries. Exploring both the politics of language and the language of politics, this volume is a must-read for interested scholars and students.
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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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Becoming Intercultural
Inside and Outside the Classroom
This book explores what it means to be intercultural. It examines how people become intercultural, inside and outside the classroom, and considers ways in which interculturality can be systematically addressed through foreign language education.
This book explores what it means to be intercultural. It examines how people become intercultural, inside and outside the classroom, and considers ways in which interculturality can be systematically addressed through foreign language education.
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Professor Chandrasoma’s book critically explores academic interdisciplinarity in student writing. It offers a comprehensive study of how student writers grapple with interdisciplinary knowledge and proposes critical interdisciplinarity as a sustainable pedagogical practice.
Professor Chandrasoma’s book critically explores academic interdisciplinarity in student writing. It offers a comprehensive study of how student writers grapple with interdisciplinary knowledge and proposes critical interdisciplinarity as a sustainable pedagogical practice.
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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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Age Effects in the Acquisition of English Onset Clusters by Turkish Learners
An Optimality-Theoretic Approach
This book examines the acquisition of English onset clusters by Turkish learners, considering age effects in L2 phonology. Using Optimality Theory, it traces developmental paths, not just the end-state, offering insightful data for L2 theory.
This book examines the acquisition of English onset clusters by Turkish learners, considering age effects in L2 phonology. Using Optimality Theory, it traces developmental paths, not just the end-state, offering insightful data for L2 theory.
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This book lays the foundations for an approach to online language learning which draws on the analysis of digital texts and new literacy practices. It combines theoretical reflections with pedagogical research to link digital genres, learner autonomy, and webtask design.
This book lays the foundations for an approach to online language learning which draws on the analysis of digital texts and new literacy practices. It combines theoretical reflections with pedagogical research to link digital genres, learner autonomy, and webtask design.
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This study of French discourse connectives challenges outdated paradigms. It proposes a new descriptive model within the Theory of Argumentation, using innovative tools like semantic blocks and discourse algorithms for a modern, 21st-century approach.
This study of French discourse connectives challenges outdated paradigms. It proposes a new descriptive model within the Theory of Argumentation, using innovative tools like semantic blocks and discourse algorithms for a modern, 21st-century approach.
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Teaching Translation and Interpreting
Challenges and Practices
This book offers an up-to-date overview of current trends in teaching translation. The innovative articles will appeal to students, lecturers, researchers and professionals alike, offering universal conclusions that are applicable worldwide.
This book offers an up-to-date overview of current trends in teaching translation. The innovative articles will appeal to students, lecturers, researchers and professionals alike, offering universal conclusions that are applicable worldwide.
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Foreign Language Anxiety and the Advanced Language Learner
A Study of Hungarian Students of English as a Foreign Language
Does anxiety about learning a foreign language decline as learners become more competent, or is it also relevant at higher levels of proficiency? This book explores the role anxiety plays in the learning and communication processes of advanced language learners.
Does anxiety about learning a foreign language decline as learners become more competent, or is it also relevant at higher levels of proficiency? This book explores the role anxiety plays in the learning and communication processes of advanced language learners.
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Teaching Foreign Languages
Languages for Special Purposes
Teaching Foreign Languages: Languages for Special Purposes is a collection of essays for teachers of modern languages. The essays cover three main approaches: theoretical, descriptive, and applied linguistics, with examples from Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Teaching Foreign Languages: Languages for Special Purposes is a collection of essays for teachers of modern languages. The essays cover three main approaches: theoretical, descriptive, and applied linguistics, with examples from Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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