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...
This open access volume is the second of three volumes exploring the intersection of Ocean Literacy, community engagement, the Blue Economy, and the creative arts during the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Throu...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Aug-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781394244850)
Equips students to analyze meaning across languages using clear tools and rich examples Semantics in Action provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to natural language semantics. Organized around core semantic phenomena such as q...Loe edasi...
Despite decades of educational reform, many teachers and students still remain under-resourced and underserved. In this important new book, award-winning educators Ale Babino and Rocío Almanza show how teachers can reclaim their humanity in a system...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...
This book presents a new way of understanding verbal humour. Drawing on contemporary theories of language and mind, it explores and explains how the language of humour works both in a text and in a reader. Through investigation of carefully consider...Loe edasi...
This book provides rich and varied insights into a diverse range of writing systems, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Alphasyllabaries (Abugidas), Abjads, and other lesser-studied writing systems. I...Loe edasi...
Although research into language learning strategies (LLS) has flourished over the last several decades, some areas have remained blatantly neglected. This evaluation surely applies to grammar learning strategies (GLS), defined as actions and thought...Loe edasi...
Affect shapes every act of translation and interpreting. Affect in Translation and Interpreting explores how emotions, relationships, and human connection guide the work of translators and interpreters around the world. Through rich case s...Loe edasi...
Karin Madlener-Charpentier, Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Mirjam Weder, Annelies Häcki Buhofer
Sari: Trends in Language Acquisition Research
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: John Benjamins Publishing Co, ISBN-13: 9789027233882)
Over the last three decades, usage-based (UB) approaches have developed into a leading paradigm in research on language, language use, and (first and second) language acquisition. This volume shows how current UB approaches—embracing diverse perspect...Loe edasi...
The book examines audio-visual content production in Africa, highlighting the ways in which the rise of social networking platforms has combatted the marginalisation of minority languages across the continent. This timely investigation will intere...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: John Benjamins Publishing Co, ISBN-13: 9789027232007)
Understanding how emotions are clustered and labelled across languages offers fascinating insights into cultural differences and universals. This book delves into this very topic, analysing similarities and contrasts between Polish and English groupi...Loe edasi...
This book features a series of essays by six authors, four of which now classics, in the field of philosophy of language and semiotics, and significantly edited and added to by the volume editor. Collectively, the book provides a powerful sign the...Loe edasi...
Examines strategic language use in professional engineering written reports, illustrating how writers create a persuasive stance within an objective style. This book examines strategic language use in professional engineering written re...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 twelfth volume in the Routledge-TIRF series Global Research on Teaching and Learning English presents research on teaching English as an additional language (EAL) in various global digital spaces. Here, digital spaces refer to any envi...Loe edasi...
This book explores the dynamic interplay between rational inquiry and mythical imagination in the philosophical thought of Francesco Coniglione. The volume presents a collection of essays that engage directly with his ideas by expanding and reinterpr...Loe edasi...
During World War I in Urmia, Russian consul Basil Nikitin and Kurdish Mullah Sa’id of Shamdinan collaborated to document Kurdish language and culture. This volume presents 62 texts in English translation, with context, glossary, map, and indices, cap...Loe edasi...
This volume showcases cutting-edge research in digital terminology, highlighting AI integration, user-centered design, and multilingual resource development to advance accessible, interoperable, and high-quality terminological tools for today’s globa...Loe edasi...
This book explores the transformative potential of Quantum computing in artificial intelligence and its impact on various fields. It delves into the foundational concepts, mathematical frameworks, and algorithmic paradigms, providing a roadmap for...Loe edasi...
This is the first detailed overall account of Neo-Aramaic. The book includes not only diachronic and synchronic linguistic information, but also presents details of the minority communities (Jews, Christians and Mandaeans) who speak (or until recentl...Loe edasi...
The twelfth volume in the Routledge-TIRF series Global Research on Teaching and Learning English presents research on teaching English as an additional language (EAL) in various global digital spaces. Here, digital spaces refer to any envi...Loe edasi...
