Pragmatics, Discourse and Society, Volume 1
In 52 chapters by leading scholars, this two-volume work examines the vital interface of context and meaning. It delves into pragmatics, discourse analysis, and applied linguistics to show how language shapes both human cognition and action.
Latin America and the Global Political Stage
This collection of essays on international relations provides a global view of diplomacy with a special focus on Latin America. Featuring contributions by recognized authorities, it considers the most recent developments, including the concept of Trumpism.
Pragmatics, Discourse and Society, Volume 2
Leading scholars explore the interplay of context and meaning, examining how spatial, temporal, and institutional factors drive discourse and shape human cognition and action.
The Continuum of Mental Disorders and Unitary Psychosis
This investigation of Griesinger, Kahlbaum, and Kraepelin’s foundational works in psychiatry illuminates the current debate on classification and diagnosis. It offers a new perspective on unitary psychosis, demanding a comprehensive view of mental disorders.
An introduction to point of care ultrasound, applied to improve care in acute and perioperative settings. Each section offers a succinct background, illustrated guidance on image acquisition, and essential pathology identification.
Master negotiation with a superior competency: perspective-taking. This book teaches you to understand others’ views to create beneficial outcomes, find sustainable solutions, and build healthier relationships in your professional and personal life.
This collection explores Wittgenstein’s early work, focusing on his Tractatus. It examines the relation between language and the world, the distinction between saying and showing, and considers the topics of logic, ontology, metaphysics, and the work’s moral aspects.
The Alps and Resistance (1943-1945)
This book explores the Alps’ dual function during the Italian Social Republic: a center of battles and opposition to fascism, and the cradle of the political debate that would forge modern Italian and European democracy.
This book deals with foreign language pronunciation, analyzing the problems non-native learners face and the factors affecting learning. Approaching the subject from both linguistic and pedagogical viewpoints, it appeals to all foreign language learners, teachers, and linguists.
Democratic Consolidation and Europeanization in Romania
Experts analyze Romania’s multi-dimensional transformation after 1989. This volume depicts the stages of democratic transition, Europeanization, and recent setbacks, providing a balanced and complete understanding of Romania’s post-communist challenges.
Cultural Diversity in Cross-Cultural Settings
As people move across international borders, the nuances of communication vary from culture to culture. This book explores how the misperception of cultural values can result in communication breakdowns.
While the 1588 Spanish Armada is famous, its impact on literature has long been neglected. This book presents the conflict through the literature of both nations, offering a view from Spanish and English voices: Shakespeare and Marlowe are flanked by Cervantes and Lope de Vega.
Climate Crisis and Creation Care
Our constant consumption of resources has had a negative impact on the world—affecting everything from the weather to the social fabric of our society. This book explores how we arrived at such an unstable world and offers sustainable solutions to a global crisis.
L2 Figurative Language Teaching
Figurative language frustrates L2 users. Given that it is key to communicative competence, this volume brings together theory and teaching applications, shedding light on the comprehension and production of figurative language in a foreign language context.
In the US, 400,000 sexual assault kits remain untested, revealing serious gaps in the criminal justice system. This book examines the causes of this crisis and offers resolutions to help officials properly utilize SAKs to apprehend offenders and empower victims.
Climate Crisis and Sustainable Creaturely Care
Global academics tackle the climate crisis through the lens of creation care. This volume reviews the damage to our environment and how our misuse of resources threatens all life, offering a global voice on our impact and presenting creation care as a way out of this crisis.
The Creative Process
This book uses psychoanalysis, Marxism, and other theories to analyze creativity. It argues that everyone is creative, relating the concept to humor and everyday life—from TikTok to bagels. Includes the author’s drawings and journal notes that show his thinking process.
This book illuminates the problem of women in Chinese philosophy through the lives of two Taiwanese female philosophers. It links the marginalization of female theorists with the unrecognized contribution of Taiwanese philosophy, revealing both stem from discourses of exclusion.
Medieval and Early Modern England on the Contemporary Stage
This volume explores the connections between contemporary British theatre and the medieval and early modern periods. It assesses how adaptations and history plays offer a new perspective on our past, present, and future, exploring today’s burning social and political issues.
Health disparities in American Indians are severe and underappreciated. Edited by experts, including a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, this volume identifies the causes and solutions to this overlooked problem, with relevance for Indigenous People’s health around the world.
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