CK - Linguistics 1

Set sail for the South Seas in Jack London's tender and tragic island tales. On the Makaloa Mat is a unique and deeply emotional collection of short stories set in Hawaii, revealing a different side……続きを見る

Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Reading charts the field of reading (first and second language) systematically and coherently for the benefit of language teaching practitioners, s……続きを見る

In "Word Study and English Grammar," Frederick W. Hamilton presents an exhaustive exploration of the intricacies of the English language, interweaving grammatical principles with in-depth analysis o……続きを見る

In "Division of Words," Frederick W. Hamilton explores the intricate relationships between language, identity, and social structure through a compelling narrative that fuses profound philosophical i……続きを見る

This edited volume fills a void in the literature concerning the purpose, practice, and pedagogy associated with performing rhetorical criticism. Literature regarding these issuesーpredominantly pur……続きを見る

Un libro davvero unico; nelle sue pagine vengono raccontate tre giornate di corso tenuto da Richard Bandler, co-creatore della Programmazione Neuro-Linguistica, che si fondono con esperienze e tecni……続きを見る

In "On the Study of Words," Richard Chenevix Trench delves into the intricate relationship between language, meaning, and etymology, offering readers a compelling exploration of how words evolve and……続きを見る

This book explores the metaphors used in public and media communication to ask how language shapes our moral reasoning about the global coronavirus crisis. The author offers insights into the metaph……続きを見る

In "Compound Words," Frederick W. Hamilton embarks on a meticulous exploration of the linguistic phenomenon of compound formation within the English language. Employing a blend of analytical rigor a……続きを見る

In "Word Study and English Grammar," Frederick W. Hamilton meticulously explores the intersection of linguistic structure and the evolution of English grammar. Through a combination of analytical ri……続きを見る

This timely reference guide is specifically directed toward the needs of second language researchers, who can expect to gain a clearer understanding of which techniques may be most appropriate and f……続きを見る

The Movement Theory of Control (MTC) makes one major claim: that control relations in sentences like 'John wants to leave' are grammatically mediated by movement. This goes against the traditional v……続きを見る

The American Language is a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States. The book is Menken's research of the differences between English and American language. Menc……続きを見る

Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all mem……続きを見る

This book is the first dictionary of Hong Kong English and one of the few non-native variety dictionaries of English. It includes only words and word senses that are particular to this variety or ha……続きを見る

This book explains a well-known puzzle that helped catalyze the establishment of generative syntax: how children tease apart the different syntactic structures associated with sentences like John is……続きを見る

This bestselling textbook, now fully updated, introduces students, researchers and practitioners to the fast-developing discipline of Interpreting Studies. Written by one of the world’s leading rese……続きを見る

Most syntacticians, no matter their theoretical persuasion, agree that features (types or categories) are the most important units of analysis. Within Chomskyan generative grammar, the importance of……続きを見る

The English language is crammed with colourful phrases and sayings that we use without thinking every day. It's only when we're asked who smart Alec or Holy Moly were, where feeling in the pink or o……続きを見る

Itadakimasu! The Food Culture of Japan is designed as a first- or second-year college course in Japanese culture for students who have little to no background in the Japanese language, culture, lite……続きを見る

Literary style is something many people talk about, but few could define. Yet it is crucial for our response to narrative art. Style can facilitate or obscure the events of a story or the motivation……続きを見る

Sociocultural linguistics has long conceived of languages as well-bounded, separate codes. But the increasing diversity of languages encountered by most people in their daily lives challenges this c……続きを見る

In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. Proper Words in Proper Places offers the first narrative hi……続きを見る

Linguistic interaction between two people is the fundamental form of communication, yet almost all research in language use focuses on isolated speakers and listeners. In this innovative work, Garro……続きを見る

From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for My Salad, Shaggy Dogs, They Laughed at Galileo: Many times, during every s……続きを見る

This is a series which aims to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative. The texts are ideal for the scholar, the teacher, and the student, but especially……続きを見る

A set of easy to use techniques helps students discover for themselves how grammar works in real world contexts and how grammatical choices are not just about form but about meaning. Sample teaching……続きを見る

This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabi……続きを見る

Critiquing the positioning of children from non-dominant groups as linguistically deficient, this book aims to bridge the gap between theorizing of language in critical sociolinguistics and approach……続きを見る

This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire metaphors are used in discourses of awe (mythology a……続きを見る