Metaphor is a complex phenomenon whose realizations vary across languages, text genres, and cultures. This book gathers a collection of studies that adopt different theoretical views to explore the uses of metaphors, providing a diversified yet coherent view of current research.
The Psychology of Multilingualism
This comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to multilingualism explores its individual and societal consequences. The book underlines the normality of using more than one language, dispels common myths, and offers practical recommendations for education.
Despite a secular culture, spiritual life persists. When manifested through the Christian faith, it has the power to surprise, transform and renew. This volume’s case studies describe the spiritual life as a transformative point of contact between God, world, society and self.
This book is a major contribution to studies on the Acts of the Apostles, examining how the New Testament writer quotes and interprets the Old Testament. It focuses on the nine explicit quotations in Stephen’s speech of Acts 7 and is for all students, ministers, and scholars.
This volume on Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) presents innovative methodology and technology-integrated approaches. It’s a pragmatic tool to enhance student motivation, benefit teacher development, and inspire both new and seasoned researchers and language practitioners.
This book offers insights into how the myth of Medea reflects cultural concepts rooted in our cognition. It analyzes the application of figurative mechanisms in verbal, visual, and music modes, exploring one of the most thrilling themes in literature and performing arts.
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.
Populist Hearsay of 1939-45
Histories of WWII are often biased to justify a home nation. Britain claimed it “won the war” single-handedly; other countries have their own self-centered versions. This book confronts these nationalistic views and challenges accepted versions of traditional national histories.
Food in American Culture and Literature
Carving a unique space in food studies, these multifaceted essays blend cultural analysis with history and sociology. These cultural critiques force the reader to consider what food means, and will mean, in the United States.
Retelling Cinderella
This collection demonstrates how the Cinderella story remains active in societies adapting to modern culture. The volume explores dating apps, prom nights, women’s roles, and gender identity through international perspectives on folklore, film, fashion, and literature.
This book investigates the linguistic phenomenon of blending in Arabic. Adopting a systematic and quantitative approach, it analyses how new words are formed, presenting practical findings and paving the way for further investigation in this field.
This study describes the evolution and modern practice of the public ritual of life, death, and resurrection in Tlayacapan, Mexico. It discusses how Carnival, Holy Week, and the Day of the Dead evolved after the Spanish conquest and are now used to attract cultural tourism.
Journalism and Politics in Nigeria
This book offers fresh insight into the impact of British colonial rule on contemporary Nigerian politics and journalism. It explores the enduring effects of this inheritance and the unintended consequences that remain problematic more than 100 years later.
This readable, non-technical collection offers a comprehensive guide to international economics and macroeconomics. Explore pressing topics from Industry 4.0 and immigration to productivity and monetary policy.
Explore how marketing culture fuels economic growth through creative industries and tourism. By contrasting Western and non-Western theories, this book forges critical new methodologies for intercultural business, challenging conventional wisdom.
In Search of a European Public Sphere
This vital collection offers insight into the European public sphere, providing Western and Eastern perspectives on media trends like misinformation and fragmentation. It analyzes current issues such as populism, migration, and foreign involvement in European affairs.
Experiencing Gigli with Quality Audio
Scant attention has been paid to vocal reproduction. Through the overlooked singer Beniamino Gigli, this book explores hi-fi reproduction of the voice, discusses why his singing is special and still relevant, and provides insights into the value of thoughtful listening.
Action, Intersubjectivity and Narrative Identity
Drawing on Paul Ricoeur’s research, this book argues that critical hermeneutics can work as a mediatory inter-discipline. As human sciences like psychoanalysis, sociology, and history grow more fragmented, critical hermeneutics may provide a unified methodological structure.
This book offers insights into the latest research in applied linguistics and language acquisition. For scholars and practitioners, it presents empirical findings from researchers in over 10 countries, reporting on various languages and communities in multilingual contexts.
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.
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