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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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Adventuring in Dictionaries
New Studies in the History of Lexicography
Adventuring in Dictionaries brings together seventeen papers on the making of dictionaries from the sixteenth century to the present. The diverse perspectives are united by a focus on the making and reading of dictionaries as human activities.
Adventuring in Dictionaries brings together seventeen papers on the making of dictionaries from the sixteenth century to the present. The diverse perspectives are united by a focus on the making and reading of dictionaries as human activities.
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Pronouns as Elsewhere Elements
Implications for Language Acquisition
Why do young children misuse pronouns? This study offers a unifying account, arguing their non-adult behavior stems from processing difficulties related to limited working memory, rather than a lack of linguistic knowledge.
Why do young children misuse pronouns? This study offers a unifying account, arguing their non-adult behavior stems from processing difficulties related to limited working memory, rather than a lack of linguistic knowledge.
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Repetitions of Word Forms in Texts
An Approach to Establishing Text Structure
This book explores how experienced authors use word repetition in research articles, short stories, and speeches. It reveals how repetitions form a genre's skeleton and which types improve a text, with applications for assessing quality and writing.
This book explores how experienced authors use word repetition in research articles, short stories, and speeches. It reveals how repetitions form a genre’s skeleton and which types improve a text, with applications for assessing quality and writing.
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This is the first formal account of the clause structure and lexical affixation of Coeur d’Alene, a polysynthetic Salish language. Drawing on Gladys Reichard's archives and the Coeur d’Alene Language Program, it aids language preservation.
This is the first formal account of the clause structure and lexical affixation of Coeur d’Alene, a polysynthetic Salish language. Drawing on Gladys Reichard’s archives and the Coeur d’Alene Language Program, it aids language preservation.
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Teaching English in Multilingual Contexts
Current Challenges, Future Directions
This collection of innovative papers discusses the teaching of English in multilingual countries. Written by experienced practitioners, it examines how English can be more effectively taught to students in Asia. A powerful resource for language educators.
This collection of innovative papers discusses the teaching of English in multilingual countries. Written by experienced practitioners, it examines how English can be more effectively taught to students in Asia. A powerful resource for language educators.
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Language Acquisition and Development
Proceedings of GALA 2009
An invaluable reference on Language Acquisition, this collection covers a wide range of topics from the GALA conference. It compares L1, L2, and atypical development across all areas of language, from phonology and syntax to semantics and pragmatics.
An invaluable reference on Language Acquisition, this collection covers a wide range of topics from the GALA conference. It compares L1, L2, and atypical development across all areas of language, from phonology and syntax to semantics and pragmatics.
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This guide to English Author Lexicography traces its development from early concordances to modern resources. It analyzes linguistic dictionaries (e.g., Shakespeare’s insults) and encyclopedic works for writers like Chaucer, Milton, and Dickens.
This guide to English Author Lexicography traces its development from early concordances to modern resources. It analyzes linguistic dictionaries (e.g., Shakespeare’s insults) and encyclopedic works for writers like Chaucer, Milton, and Dickens.
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Idiomatic expressions challenge Machine Translation (MT), as they cannot be translated literally. This book shows how MT systems can correctly process and translate idioms using simple linguistic resources, providing a practical foundation with plenty of examples.
Idiomatic expressions challenge Machine Translation (MT), as they cannot be translated literally. This book shows how MT systems can correctly process and translate idioms using simple linguistic resources, providing a practical foundation with plenty of examples.
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