Explorations in Humor Studies
This book explores the various dimensions of humor and its applications. It provides important insights into humorous language through theoretical discussions complemented by case studies in linguistics, culture, literature, translation, and visual and media studies.
Covering a diverse range of linguistic domains and numerous languages, this book presents cutting-edge research on the nature of grammatical systems developed by bilinguals and second language learners, and considers how these grammatical systems are used in processing language.
Ebewo’s text represents a compendium of discourses on black African drama, theatre and performance in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. The topics covered include ritual practices, interventionist approaches to drama, and the funeral rites of Nelson Mandela.
This volume explores the implications of Chinese for linguistic theory and second language acquisition. Selected papers shed light on under-documented topics in theoretical and applied research, unpacking the significance of Chinese for mainstream linguistic theory.
Explorations of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The first book to use modern scientific principles to explore Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It reveals how quantum mechanics can explain the integration of body, mind, and consciousness, and how TCM can work with Western medicine to shape the future of human health.
Exploring (Im)politeness in Specialized and General Corpora
This unique volume advances (im)politeness scholarship using corpus linguistic methods. It showcases studies employing specialized and general corpora, with methodologies ranging from speech act to discourse-analytic traditions, to unite different research streams.
The term ‘border’ has become a ploy for chauvinism and ultra-nationalist bigotry, with notorious coverage in media, cinema, and literature. This volume explores a wide range of literary, linguistic, and media representations of the ‘border.’
Exploring Christian Identity from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages
This book challenges the popular view that all Byzantines linked faith, Hellenic culture, and Roman rule. It explores the resistance of St. Maximus the Confessor to the emperor’s power in the church, revealing that many did not recognise the office of the emperor as holy.
Offering insights into contemporary communication studies, this volume details existing studies on qualitative research, current research programs, and trends for future expansion of this methodological approach.
Exploring Creative Writing
This volume offers a collection of articles based on presentations given in recent years at the annual Great Writing International Creative Writing conference. Creative writers included here are drawn from around the world, including the USA, Australia, Korea, and Finland.
This book offers a glimpse into Romanian interaction, a style developed at the crossroads of Eastern and Western cultures. Rooted in oral tradition, it paradoxically blends local specifics with imported acts. Through in-depth analyses, it will appeal to researchers of discourse.
This volume is a meeting point for scholars in English Phonetics worldwide. It explores language varieties, research methods, and the challenges of teaching English to non-native speakers, offering intriguing results from original research.
This collection of critical essays explores the intersection of gender and diaspora in Indian literature. Drawing on feminist and queer studies, it examines the predicament of belonging and identity, showcasing the range and depth of the Indian diaspora.
Exploring Identity in Literature and Life Stories
In an era of globalization and migration, what defines our identity? This collection of essays explores key dimensions—culture, religion, ethnicity, gender—as they appear in international narratives, from literary texts and film to theatre and more.
Exploring Intervention
Drawing on nine case studies and innovative empirical material from various regions of Uganda, this edited volume focuses on the interplay between humanitarian, economic and academic intervention on the one hand and mobility, permanent transit and (re-)settlement on the other.
This book explores language contact in Meghalaya’s borderland, revealing how social and cultural forces shape language change. It examines language attitudes, borrowing, and their impact on intergroup relations, with recommendations for preservation applicable worldwide.
This volume presents recent linguistic research from Poland, using comparison and juxtaposition to explore all levels of language. Contributions range from phonology to discourse, juxtaposing generative theory with recent developments in cognitive linguistics.
Explore Romanian and English syntax, professional settings, and second language pedagogy. Drawing on the Romanian context, this volume investigates structural peculiarities, translatability, and learnability, offering useful insights for theorists and practitioners.
Exploring Local Linguistic Scenery amongst Superdiversity
This book provides a linguistic snapshot of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria, investigating its public signs from the perspective of linguistic landscaping studies. It focuses on the presence of foreign languages, especially English, in the context of globalization and super-diversity.
Exploring New Occupational Discourses and Identities across Genres
This collection explores the reconceptualisation of work following the Great Resignation. Focusing on Millennials and Gen Z, it investigates shifting narratives on work-life balance, well-being, and the new power dynamics between employers and employees in a post-COVID world.
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