The book aims to deduce stipulative properties of binding conditions by reformulating them through a novel movement theory, under the tenet of the Minimalist Program. Integrating the insights of Abes (2014) pro-movement theory and Higginbothams (19...Loe edasi...
A thorough introduction to formal syntactic typology, which covers syntactic variation across languages. The comprehensive glossary, end-of-chapter exercises and annotated further reading lists allow readers to consolidate and extend their knowledge...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009291620)
A thorough introduction to formal syntactic typology, which covers syntactic variation across languages. The comprehensive glossary, end-of-chapter exercises and annotated further reading lists allow readers to consolidate and extend their knowledge...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192882363)
This book proposes and motivates a ban on words and sentences of a particular form, and shows that there are differences between how this ban is satisfied at the word level and at the sentence level. The strategies that each language employs are sho...Loe edasi...
The topic of linguistic networks unites different frameworks in cognitive linguistics. This Element explores two approaches to networks, specifically Construction Grammar of the Goldberg variety and Word Grammar as developed by Hudson, and how they...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009523783)
The topic of linguistic networks unites different frameworks in cognitive linguistics. This Element explores two approaches to networks, specifically Construction Grammar of the Goldberg variety and Word Grammar as developed by Hudson, and how they...Loe edasi...
Unleash your inner grammar geek! A perfect gift for word nerds and language lovers, This Is a Book of Sentence Diagrams uses the simplicity of the classic sentence diagram to unpack iconic quotes from books, films, speeches, and beyond, rev...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Toronto Press, ISBN-13: 9781049800011)
Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) has been concerned with translation studies since its very inception. Such an interest in translation can be traced back to concepts and theories in the pre-SFL and embryonic SFL stages, such as scale and cate...Loe edasi...
Trends in the Acquisition of Portuguese Phonology offers a comprehensive analysis of Portuguese phonological development in children and L2 learners. Trends in the Acquisition of Portuguese Phonology offers a co...Loe edasi...
This collection highlights a range of perspectives on the emerging body of research on evolutionary pragmatics, expanding the borders of language evolution research and indicating exciting new directions for the future of the field....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter Mouton, ISBN-13: 9783110723618)
The goal of this handbook is to provide a comprehensive resource on the Amazonian languages that synthesizes a diverse body of work by a highly international group of linguists. It will provide a review of the current state of the art, thus laying t...Loe edasi...
The present work is a comprehensive catalog of publications that were produced and printed by the Divine Word Missionaries (Societas Verbi Divini, S.V.D.) in Shandong province, China. The catalog comprises nearly 400 entries, arranged alphabetically...Loe edasi...
The book approaches the grammar of English through a more meaning-focused approach. Inspired by the theories of cognitive semantics (CS), it examines English more holistically in usage contexts. Adopting a functional approach, the book (i) discusses...Loe edasi...
A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese adopts Systemic Functional Linguistics to describe the grammar of Cantonese, and to push the description beyond the clausal level to the discourse level. The book provides a comprehensive description of the...Loe edasi...
A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese adopts Systemic Functional Linguistics to describe the grammar of Cantonese, and to push the description beyond the clausal level to the discourse level.The book provides a comprehensive des...Loe edasi...
The volume explores the concept of paradigm in word-formation, focusing on its applicability to Slavic morphology, with an emphasis on Czech. It examines word-formation without derivational affixes, referred to as conversion in line with the current...Loe edasi...
Language is a uniquely human trait, but we rarely stop to examine its workings in everyday life. This lively and readable book introduces readers to the study of language in a scientific, objective way. It demonstrates the nuts and bolts of how hu...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009658294)
Language is a uniquely human trait, but we rarely stop to examine its workings in everyday life. This lively and readable book introduces readers to the study of language in a scientific, objective way. It demonstrates the nuts and bolts of how hu...Loe edasi...
The second edition of this textbook provides a practical and research-based foundation for teaching second language (L2) multiword expressions and phrases (also commonly called collocations). Multiword expressions – such as strong tea, beautiful w...Loe edasi...
The second edition of this textbook provides a practical and research-based foundation for teaching second language (L2) multiword expressions and phrases (also commonly called collocations). Multiword expressions – such as strong tea, beautiful w...Loe edasi...
This book is a concise introduction to modern Chinese vocabulary by Guo Liangfu, a renowned Chinese linguist, covering the basic theories and research findings on Chinese morphology.Divided into seven chapters, it explores the fundamentals...Loe edasi...
This book examines the dynamic relationship between speech prosody and typographical features, offering a framework for understanding how different linguistic systems mediate the interactions between written and spoken language.The volume c...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1986 this dictionary gives the true etymologies, as far as they are known, of many English words that have frequently come to be associated with quite another, false origin. Nearly 1,200 words are so explained and their tru...Loe edasi...
First published in 1976, Subject and Topic presents research from the 1975 University of California, Santa Barbara symposium that sought to achieve thorough understanding of two important grammatical concepts: subject and topic....Loe edasi...
First published in 1984, The New Englishes explores new varieties of English.It deals with the way New Englishes have developed in those non-native situations where they are used for a wide range of functions within the community....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009100755)
Covering a broad range of language aspects, this book provides a systematic and coherent study of non-native grammars of Chinese. It provides a valuable source of data, making it essential reading for academic researchers of Chinese linguistics, bil...Loe edasi...
A Frequency Dictionary of Multi-Word Expressions in British English presents 5,000 of the most common multi-word expressions (MWEs) in contemporary British English, based on data from the British National Corpus 2014. ...Loe edasi...
A Frequency Dictionary of Multi-Word Expressions in British English presents 5,000 of the most common multi-word expressions (MWEs) in contemporary British English, based on data from the British National Corpus 2014. Organized into ten functional c...Loe edasi...
This book serves as accessible reference work on Chinese grammar with a attributive function focus. It explores the nature of fake attributives. Four types of fake attributive are discussed: (1) subject-ori...Loe edasi...
This Element explores the relationship between creativity, poetry, and cognition through the lenses of cognitive linguistics and cognitive poetics. Together, the four sections in this Element highlight the value of cognitive linguistics for understa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009498593)
This Element explores the relationship between creativity, poetry, and cognition through the lenses of cognitive linguistics and cognitive poetics. Together, the four sections in this Element highlight the value of cognitive linguistics for understa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Centre for the Study of Language & Information, ISBN-13: 9781575861968)
This book is about how the vocabulary of a language is built and how similarities and differences between word forms can be explained, integrating optimality theory (OT) with lexical phonology and morphology. It shows that the phonology and morpholog...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Centre for the Study of Language & Information, ISBN-13: 9781575861975)
This book is about how the vocabulary of a language is built and how similarities and differences between word forms can be explained, integrating optimality theory (OT) with lexical phonology and morphology. It shows that the phonology and morpholog...Loe edasi...
Providing a systematic approach to English academic writing for the Humanities and Social Sciences, this book examines the word-formation patterns typical of discourse across distinct academic disciplines. Academic writing for research...Loe edasi...
Language, Culture, and Communication introduces students to the topics and theories of the broad field of linguistic anthropology by examining the multifaceted meanings and uses of language-- Provided by publisher. Language, Cultur...Loe edasi...
A comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology. Language, Culture, and Communication introduces students to the topics and theories of the broad field of linguistic anthropology by examining the multifaceted...Loe edasi...
The Soviet authorities denied the Besermans the right to self-identify. For decades, their language was dismissed as merely a dialect of Udmurt, a closely related language spoken by a different ethnic group. Only in 2021 was Beserman officially reco...Loe edasi...
The Soviet authorities denied the Besermans the right to self-identify. For decades, their language was dismissed as merely a dialect of Udmurt, a closely related language spoken by a different ethnic group. Only in 2021 was Beserman officially reco...Loe edasi...
The Soviet authorities denied the Besermans the right to self-identify. For decades, their language was dismissed as merely a dialect of Udmurt, a closely related language spoken by a different ethnic group. Only in 2021 was Beserman officially reco...Loe edasi...
The Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension is the seminal research handbook on reading comprehension. The 3rd edition is an edited comprehensive compilation that summarizes the body of research on reading comprehension, building on t...Loe edasi...
The Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension is the seminal research handbook on reading comprehension. The 3rd edition is an edited comprehensive compilation that summarizes the body of research on reading comprehension, building on t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198849483)
This volume presents a wide-ranging survey of the Papuan languages, spoken on the island of New Guinea and making up around 12 of the worlds languages. It will be a crucial reference not only for scholars of Papuan languages but also for anyone int...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009646710)
Speakers gesturally indicate and depict with their arms and hands as they speak, but it appears that signers cannot do this because their arms and hands are occupied with articulating signs. This book demonstrates that signers do indicate and depict...Loe edasi...
The volume crystalizes the Gregersons field work in the Kontum Province of Vietnam from 1968 to 1974, in collaboration with Rengao speakers Paul Hyum and Andre Ir. The result is a sketch grammar, a dictionary with over 6000 entries, and a text colle...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198943976)
This book provides a detailed account of morphological conversion-also known by various other names, including zero-derivation- a process whereby a word is turned into a distinct but semantically and/or grammatically related word without any change o...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter Mouton, ISBN-13: 9783110724387)
This volume is a reference grammar of Jambi Malay as spoken in the villages located across the river from Jambi City, Sumatra, primarily the villages of Tanjung Raden and Mudung Darat. These Jambi Malay varieties are collectively known as...Loe edasi...
Sari: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Mar-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: De Gruyter Mouton, ISBN-13: 9783119148832)
The book covers a research gap in Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics about co-production and the emerge of syntactical structures in multiperson talk-in-interaction. The findings have theoretical and empirical implications for our u...Loe edasi...
Russian: A Comprehensive Grammar gives a practically complete description of the grammatical system of the contemporary Russian language, including phonetics, morphology, word formation, and syntax. Russian: A Comprehensiv...Loe edasi...
Russian: A Comprehensive Grammar gives a practically complete description of the grammatical system of the contemporary Russian language, including phonetics, morphology, word formation, and syntax. Russian: A Comprehensiv...Loe edasi...
