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Human language seems to have arisen roughly within the last 50-100,000 years. In evolutionary terms, this is the mere blink of an eye. If this is correct, then much of what we consider distinctive t……続きを見る

The development of the Minimalist Program (MP), Noam Chomsky's most recent generative model of linguistics, has been highly influential over the last twenty years. It has had significant implication……続きを見る

In its 1500-year history, the English language has seen dramatic grammatical changes. This book offers a comprehensive and reader-friendly account of the major developments, including changes in wor……続きを見る

What do speakers of a language have to know, and what can they 'figure out' on the basis of that knowledge, in order for them to use their language successfully? This is the question at the heart of……続きを見る

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This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in East and South Asia (EESA) based on current research by scholars in the field. It has several unique features. Firstly, ……続きを見る

Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Danish and communicate confidently with others? Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and ……続きを見る

Im April 1838 erschien im 'Danziger Dampfboot' ein 'Reiseabenteuer' unter dem Titel 'Der gespenstige Reiter', in dem von einem Kaufmann berichtet wird, dem an der Güttländer Weichselfähre ein Reiter……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Individual Differences provides a thorough, in-depth discussion of the theory, research, and pedagogy pertaining to the role individual diff……続きを見る

Argument structure - the pattern of underlying relations between a predicate and its dependents - is at the base of syntactic theory and the theory of the interface with semantics. This comprehensiv……続きを見る

* ¿Cómo conseguir una buena presentación para la apertura de relaciones comerciales con una empresa francesa? * Sepa como utilizar la correspondencia comercial para el mantenimiento de una relación ……続きを見る

While much has been written on asymmetric aspects of sentence structure, symmetric aspects have been largely ignored, or claimed to be non-existent. Does symmetry in syntax exist, and if it does, ho……続きを見る

In this original study, Hilde Hasselgård discusses the use of adverbials in English, through examining examples found in everyday texts. Adverbials - clause elements that typically refer to circumst……続きを見る

Are You Making Common Signing Errors? Make no mistake about it... when venturing into the world of American Sign Language, the first thing you must understand is that ASL is its own language. It is ……続きを見る

Talk Spanish 2 has already helped thousands of people to improve their Spanish Whether you're returning to the language and don't want to start from scratch or you've completed an introductory cours……続きを見る

Syntax – the study of sentence structure – has been at the centre of generative linguistics from its inception and has developed rapidly and in various directions. The Cambridge Handbook of Generati……続きを見る

How can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it? Rudolf Botha addresses this intriguing question in his fascinating new book. Inferences can be drawn ab……続きを見る

A pioneering new approach to a long-debated topic at the heart of syntax: what are the primitive concepts and operations of syntax? This book argues, appealing in part to the logic of Chomsky's Mini……続きを見る

This book is a comprehensive exploration of 90 years of film and television adaptations of the world’s best-selling novelist’s work. Drawing on extensive archival material, it offers new information……続きを見る

This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, utilizing the latest research from the Oxford Languages team to source them. This edition ha……続きを見る

Do you use language corpora in your research or study, but find that you struggle with statistics? This practical introduction will equip you to understand the key principles of statistical thinking……続きを見る

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A la base du fonctionnement de notre société, l'échange d'informations, de questions, d'ordres. Une solution première: le langage. Un " inventeur ": l'homme de paroles. Tous nous sommes usagers d'au……続きを見る

A timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake newsーand how journalists can use technology ……続きを見る

Incorporating approaches from linguistics and psychology, The Handbook of Psycholinguistics explores language processing and language acquisition from an array of perspectives and features cutting e……続きを見る

The Indo-European Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the individual languages and language subgroups within this language family. With over four hundred languages and dialects and almost t……続きを見る

Do you want to have more meaningful conversations in French? Do you want to feel comfortable in a variety of situations? Based on authentic texts, such as newspaper articles, blogs, songs, poems, an……続きを見る

Providing a detailed and comprehensive account of the development of phrasal verbs from early modern to present-day English, this study covers almost 400 years in the history of English, and provide……続きを見る

One of the most intriguing features of languages is that speakers can produce novel grammatical utterances that they have never heard before. Consequently, most linguists agree that the mental gramm……続きを見る

Policies concerning language use are increasingly tested in an age of frequent migration and cultural synthesis. With conflicting factors and changing political climates influencing the policy-maker……続きを見る