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People in many African communities live within a series of concentric circles when it comes to language. In a small group, a speaker uses an often unwritten and endangered mother tongue that is rare……続きを見る

This Element explores ways in which language teachers, especially teachers of English, can benefit from knowledge of phonetics. It also offers recommendations for introducing and improving pronuncia……続きを見る

Particle verbs (combinations of two words but lexical units) are a notorious problem in linguistics. Is a particle verb like look up one word or two? It has its own entry in dictionaries, as if it i……続きを見る

Nella comunicazione scenica, diversamente da quanto accade nella scrittura letteraria, l’italiano entra direttamente in contatto con il pubblico attraverso la voce: in questo modo la lingua della tr……続きを見る

Health and Risk Communication provides a critical and comprehensive overview of the core issues surrounding health and risk communication from the perspective of applied linguistics. It outlines the……続きを見る

Sardinian Syntax presents the first comprehensive synchronic description of Sardinian syntax available in English. Michael Jones combines a detailed coverage of the language with a theoretical appro……続きを見る

SEE SHORT BLURB FOR ALTERNATE COPY... A complex, intriguing, and important verbal entity, the proverb has been the subject of a vast number of opinions, studies, and analyses. To accommodate the ass……続きを見る

Words have come a long way since they were invented as a nifty tool to help us communicate. We have played with them, made up rules for them, added bits to them and taken bits off. We've gathered th……続きを見る

The Routledge Book of World Proverbs invites the reader to travel the globe in search of the origins of such words of wisdom, experiencing the rich cultural traditions reflected in each nation’s pro……続きを見る

The goal of foreign language teaching is expanding from communicative competence towards an intercultural action competence. Essential in the new orientation is the shift towards a more balanced emp……続きを見る

What do the following ten words all have in common - haggard, mews, codger, arouse, musket, poltroon, gorge, allure, pounce and turn-tail? All fairly familiar and straightforward words, after a litt……続きを見る

In Semiotics of Peasants in Transition Irene Portis-Winner examines the complexities of ethnic identity in a traditional Slovene village with unique ties to an American city. At once an investigatio……続きを見る

The ways in which commercial organizations and service providers 'style' themselves - creating the image they wish to portray to their potential consumers - is a long-established area of research in……続きを見る

From risqué cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, Trade of the Tricks offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing P……続きを見る

The contributors to this volume cover the international range of scholarship in the field of Historical Linguistics, as well as some of its major themes. The work and ideas they discuss are relevant……続きを見る

The global spread of English both reproduces and reinforces oppressive structures of inequality. But such structures can no longer be seen as imposed from an imperial center, as English is now activ……続きを見る

Antonymy is the technical name used to describe 'opposites', pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female. Antonyms are a ubiquitous part of everyday language, and this book provides ……続きを見る

This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language acquisition. It represe……続きを見る

Focusing primarily on Swedish, a Germanic language whose particles have not previously been studied extensively, Non-Projecting Words: A Case Study on Swedish Particles develops a theory of non-proj……続きを見る

In this essential book from ELL-expert Paul Boyd-Batstone, you’ll find out how to teach reading while keeping in mind the unique needs of English language learners. You’ll learn best practices and d……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachforschung (fachübergreifend), Note: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Sprach-und Kulturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachforschung (fachübergreifend), Note: 1,3, Universität Hildesheim (Stiftung), 3 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deut……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachforschung (fachübergreifend), Note: 1,7, Universität Hildesheim (Stiftung), Veranstaltung: Wort, Wörter, Wörterbücher, 4 Que……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachforschung (fachübergreifend), Note: 2,3, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Kultur- und Sprachwissenschaft), Veranstaltun……続きを見る

First published in 1988, this book explores the grammatical loss of gender in English. It demonstrates that from the end of the Old English period, there was a considerable time period, of about thr……続きを見る

Tesis de Máster del año 2015 en eltema Ciencia del lenguaje / Lingüística, Nota: Sobresaliente (9,5), UNED Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Facultad de Filología), Materia: 2014/15, Id……続きを見る

From 'A Low Blow' to 'Went the Distance', a fascinating and lively examination of the regular use of terms from the boxing ring in our everyday language. Have you ever stopped to notice how often yo……続きを見る

This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cult……続きを見る

This book offers new insights and perspectives on internationalization and trans-national higher education (TNHE) with contributions from three continents. These include the student experience in Ma……続きを見る

After 40 years of Cold War, NATO found itself intervening in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan, where the ability to communicate with local people was essential to the success of the missio……続きを見る