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Written specifically for researchers of all disciplines whose first language is not English, this guide presents easy-to-follow rules and tips, along with authentic examples taken from real emails, ……続きを見る

The issue of how interpretation results from the form and type of syntactic structures present in language is one which is central and hotly debated in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics. ……続きを見る

This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded 2002 edition of Ralph Penny's authoritative textbook, first published in 1991, which provides a clear and elegant account of the development of Spa……続きを見る

The Rhaeto-Romance languages have been known as such to the linguistic community since the pioneering studies of Ascoli and Gartner over a century ago. There has never been a community of RR speaker……続きを見る

Although Daniel Everett was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahãs, they converted him. He shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual reali……続きを見る

In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many of the most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundred and fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that wer……続きを見る

Con un lenguaje sencillo, ejemplos actuales, dibujos modelo y capítulos de refuerzo para el entrenamiento emocional de mis lectores, seguidores y todo aquel profesional interesado en el campo de la ……続きを見る

A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabetーand cultural history. Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our mess……続きを見る

語言學是一門不斷發展、創新與突破，又高度跨領域的知識體系。長久以來，台灣需要一本既能敘說本土故事，又能引介語言研究新知的書，而本書就是這個夢想的結晶。本書第一版歷經三年的成長考驗，期間也適逢語言學界……続きを見る

Sleight of Mouth is about the magic of words and language. Language is one of the key representational systems from which we build our mental models of the world, and has a tremendous influence upon……続きを見る

Our perception of our everyday interactions is shaped by more than what is said. From coffee with friends to interviews, meetings with colleagues and conversations with strangers, we draw on both ve……続きを見る

粵語在香港作為一種有機體，有自己蓬勃的生命力，而且不斷地在變化。語言並不如想像之中那樣古板或死板。 1990 年代，徘徊在柏克萊東亞圖書館的張洪年教授，無意中看到書架上有一本關於粵語的老書，一時好奇心動，……続きを見る

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for students. The book includes: * qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods * research techniques and a……続きを見る

Written by David Hornsby, who is a current Linguistics lecturer and researcher at the University of Kent, Linguistics - The Essentials is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in ……続きを見る

Der Ägyptologe Michael Höveler-Müller, der seit Jahren erfolgreich Hieroglyphen-Kurse leitet, erklärt anschaulich und für jedermann verständlich, wie die ägyptische Schrift funktioniert und wie man ……続きを見る

'Superb' Spectator 'C****onsistently entertaining' Independent 'Impressive and sage' New Statesman 'Bragg's affection for his subject is infectious' Observer English is the collective work of millio……続きを見る

Whether in family life, social interactions, or business negotiations, half the people in the world speak more than one language every day. Yet many myths persist about bilingualism and bilinguals. ……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics is the definitive guide to sociophonetics. Offering a practical and accessible survey of an unparalleled range of theoretical and methodological perspectives……続きを見る

From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry… From classic poetry to po……続きを見る

Are you looking for a complete course in Catalan which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Catalan……続きを見る

Since dyslexia was first described in the British Medical Journal in 1896, there has been debate about the definitions and diagnostic procedures used, with some casting doubt on its very existence. ……続きを見る

Are you curious to know what all languages have in common and how they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to trace different peoples and their past? Now in its fourth edition, ……続きを見る

J. Anthony Blair is a prominent international figure in argumentation studies. He is among the originators of informal logic, an author of textbooks on the informal logic approach to argument analys……続きを見る

The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In this Very Short Introducti……続きを見る

Relative clauses play a hugely important role in analysing the structure of sentences. This book provides the first evidence that a unified analysis of the different types of relative clauses is pos……続きを見る

How and why do languages change? Where does the evidence of language change come from? How do languages begin and end? This introduction to language change explores these and other questions, consid……続きを見る

Every gardener needs to know their Latin names. They may look confusing at first, but once you understand what certain key words mean, impenetrable-sounding and hard-to-pronounce species names are s……続きを見る

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"Guy Deutscher is that rare beast, an academic who talks good sense about linguistics... he argues in a playful and provocative way, that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think and, just ……続きを見る

Sociolinguistics is a dynamic field of research that explains the role and function of language in social life. This book offers the most substantial account available of the core contemporary ideas……続きを見る