In this provocative and persuasive new book, Nicholas Ostler challenges our assumption that English will continue to dominate as the global lingua franca. Drawing on his encyclopaedic knowledge of w……続きを見る
Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion? Why are some words rude and others aren't? Why can launching into expletives be so shocking - and sometimes so amusing?
Steven ……続きを見る
著者:Bruce Anthony
出版社: Katie Books Canada
発売日: 2015年05月13日
The simple and easy way for a new author to sell a book nowadays is to publish on one of the many digital book websites. But there's a catch. Publishing websites only want e-books in the finished fo……続きを見る
著者:Thomas Payne
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
Designed for those beginning to study linguistics, this is a lively introduction to two key aspects of the structure of language: syntax (the structure of sentences) and morphology (the structure of……続きを見る
This volume presents significant developments in the field of Montague Grammar and outlines its past and future contributions to philosophy and linguistics. The contents are as follows:
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Many writers have heard of hooks, and have heard we should use them in our manuscripts as a tool to engage readers and keep them engaged, but what we’re not told is how to identify what a hook is or……続きを見る
著者:John S. Robertson
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2014年08月19日
Mayan civilization, renowned for its mathematics, writing, architecture, religion, calendrics, and agriculture, fascinates scholars and a wide lay public as archaeology and glyphic decipherment reve……続きを見る
著者:Sandra Chung
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2014年07月24日
Case Marking and Grammatical Relations in Polynesian makes an outstanding contribution to both Polynesian and historical linguistics. It is at once a reference work describing Polynesian syntax, an ……続きを見る
著者:Hans Schemann
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年05月13日
This unique dictionary covers all the major German idioms and is probably the richest source of contemporary German idioms available, with 33,000 headwords.
Within each entry the user is provided wi……続きを見る
The purpose of this workbook is to provide students with practice in analyzing second language data. For the student of second language learning, "hands-on" experience with actual data is essential ……続きを見る
This book examines the syntax of direct object noun phrases in English within the Principles and Parameters, specifically Chomsky's Minimalist Program, approach to generative grammar. The main focus……続きを見る
Audiovisual translation is the fastest growing strand within translation studies.
This book addresses the need for more robust theoretical frameworks to investigate emerging text- types, address new……続きを見る