Studies in Linguistics, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures – serie
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Study of «Attributive Ethnonyms» in the History of English with Special Reference to «Foodsemy»
Av Marcin Kudła
Inbunden, 2016
945 kr
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The author studies ethnic stereotypes in the history of English from the perspective of Cognitive Linguistics. He views an ethnic stereotype as an idealised cognitive model (ICM) which consists of a cluster of metonymic submodels (such as BODY, CUISINE, NAME, etc.). Each submodel may trigger the …
On Invectives in Natural Language: A Panchronic Study of English Synonyms of ‘Skinny’/‘Fatty’
Inbunden, 2016
807 kr
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The author researches selected synonyms of ‘skinny’ and ‘fatty’ in the history of the English language from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. The method employed in grouping the analytical material has been dictated by the nature of the processes of semantic change. The author subdivided …
English versus Slavic
Lexicon in a Morphological and Semantic Perspective
Av Ewa Konieczna, Robert Kiełtyka
Inbunden, 2016
774 kr
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This book offers a collection of papers pertaining to the most thought-provoking problems in the areas of theoretical and contrastive linguistics. The contributions are devoted to current developments in morphological and semantic theorizing. The contrastive analyses conducted by the authors …
Norm and Anomaly in Language, Literature, and Culture
Av Robert Kieltyka, Jaroslaw Wiliński m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
659 kr
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This book focuses on examining diverse facets of norm and anomaly from a linguistic, didactic, literary and cultural perspective. The authors address, among others, problems related to order and chaos, expression and repression, autonomy and oppression, harmony and discord in modern and …
New Developments in Postcolonial Studies
Av Malgorzata Martynuska, Elzbieta Rokosz-Piejko
Inbunden, 2017
805 kr
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This book analyses the applicability of postcolonial theories and contemporary issues, and also revisits previously tackled cultural, social and literary phenomena. The contributions examine contemporary social, economic and cultural processes. The authors look back at older cultural texts, coming …
Revolution, Evolution and Endurance in Anglophone Literature and Culture
Av Małgorzata Martynuska, Elżbieta Rokosz-Piejko
Inbunden, 2016
984 kr
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The essays collected in this book examine different aspects of change in literature and culture of the Anglophone world. The contributors analyse literary theory as well as individual literary works ranging from John Dryden’s poetry, through the 18th-century English novel, to the 20th-century drama …
Ideologies and Forms of Leisure and Recreation in Victorian Manchester
Av Beata Kiersnowska, Robert Kieltyka
Inbunden, 2017
954 kr
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This book analyses certain ideologies which governed the middle class’ hegemonic approach to leisure in Victorian Manchester. The study presents different forms of leisure, recreation and entertainment in the city. The author also examines the reasons for the support and financial involvement of …
Narrativity in Action: Language, Culture and Text
Av Magdalena Grabowska, Grzegorz Grzegorczyk m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
805 kr
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This monograph highlights the significance of narrative tools for the analysis of language behaviour in various social situations and considers narrativity as a natural human way of making sense. Through narration we develop unique modes of comprehending reality and dealing with its complicated …
Influence of Level of Extroversion, Locus of Control and Gender on Listening and Reading Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition
Av Magdalena Trinder, Agnieszka Uberman
Inbunden, 2017
659 kr
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This book is an investigation into the correlation between level of extroversion, orientation of locus of control and gender. Level of extroversion and gender are widely recognised as key factors influencing the process of Second Language Acquisition, although there remains much debate as to the …
Language in the New Millennium
Applied-linguistic and Cognitive-linguistic Considerations
Av Agnieszka Uberman, Marta Dick-Bursztyn
Inbunden, 2018
725 kr
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This study presents a collection of papers by a variety of scholars engaged in the most thought-provoking and salient problems in various areas of linguistics. The book comprises ten chapters organised into two parts.The first part, "Studies in Applied Linguistics", elaborates on up-to-date and …
Reflection of Man and Culture in Language and Literature
Av Mária Matiová, Martin Navrátil
Inbunden, 2019
814 kr
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This book consists of scientific chapters devoted to innovative approaches to examination of anthropocentrism. It depicts human beings as physical, spiritual, social and cultural creatures perceived through the lingual and literary lens. The publication has an intercultural foundation, as it …
Translation Studies across the Boundaries
Av Lucyna Harmon, Dorota Osuchowska
Inbunden, 2018
725 kr
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This book presents a wide range of topics and approaches in the nowadays Translation Studies, which includes popular, trendy issues as well as niche subjects that are rarely taken up in research. The chapters can be grouped into four thematic divisions that capture some major interests of …
Translation Today: Literary Translation in Focus
Av Michał Organ
Inbunden, 2019
675 kr
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The volume proposes a comprehensive collection of carefully selected studies investigating some of the most intriguing problems explored in the field of literary translation. The contributions authored by an international group of scholars and professional translators focus on the newest …
Translation Today: Applied Translation Studies in Focus
Av Michał Organ
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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The volume is a collection of twelve carefully selected chapters covering the most in-depth and innovative studies in the field of applied translation studies. The delivered contributions focus on some of the burning issues arising from the research conducted by scholars representing a pallete of …
Culture, Cognition, Discourse and Grammar
Cognitive Considerations on Formulaic Language
Av Bożena Duda, Robert Kiełtyka m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
670 kr
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This book is a collection of papers pertaining to some of the current problems of language description couched in terms of recent advances of the theory of Cognitive Linguistics. The analyses conducted by the authors examine the interrelation between culture, discourse, grammar and cognition, with …
Cognitive Linguistics in the Year 2017
Av Marcin Grygiel, Robert Kiełtyka
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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This book is a collection of chapters pertaining to some of the current problems of language description couched in terms of recent advances of the theory of Cognitive Linguistics. The analyses conducted by the authors revolve around issues belonging to the scope of, among others, discourse …
Musical Intelligence and Its Impact on English Pronunciation Skills in the Process of Second Language Acquisition
Av Ewa Kusz, Agnieszka Uberman
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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This book delves into the convergence between musical intelligence and L2 pronunciation skills. It starts with a detailed description of the theory of Multiple Intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner (1983) with particular reference to musical intelligence. It also constitutes an attempt at …
Re-Imagining the Limits of the Human
Av Patrycja Austin, Elżbieta Rokosz-Piejko
Inbunden, 2019
734 kr
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The essays collected in this book touch upon—from a variety of perspectives—the question of how the understanding of what is human has changed in the twenty-first century. The authors, exploring the intersection between postcolonial theory, posthumanism and environmental studies, provide a wider …
Intercultural Aspect in Translation and Reception of Precedent Phenomena
Av Andrej Zahorák, Robert Kieltyka
Inbunden, 2019
371 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive view of intercultural specifics resulting from the translation and reception process of precedent phenomena (precedent names, texts, statements, situations) in different linguistic and socio-cultural spaces – Russian, Slovak and German. The author analyses …
Contents, Use, Usability
Dictionaries from the Perspective of a Translator and a Language Teacher
Av Dorota Osuchowska, Lucyna Harmon
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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This book is directed at lexicographers and professionals in Translation Studies and English Language Teaching. Chapters by translation scholars alternate with chapters by teachers of English; within them, sections on the contents of the works discussed alternate with sections on their use and/or …
National Identity in Translation
Av Lucyna Harmon, Dorota Osuchowska
Inbunden, 2019
832 kr
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Language as an essential and constitutive part of national identity is what obviously gets lost in translation, being substituted by the language of another nation. For this reason, one could perceive national identity and translation as contradictory and proclaim a total untranslatability of the …
Translation Today: National Identity in Focus
Av Michał Organ
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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The book aims to present a comprehensive palette of new approaches and diverse topics in the field of Translation Studies, and specifically discuss various issues correlated with the notion and elements of national identity and their translation. The collection of seventeen selected chapters is …
National Identity in Literary Translation
Inbunden, 2020
721 kr
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This book offers a wide selection of carefully selected studies examining some of the most compelling issues, which have been explored in the area of literary translation. The contributions were authored by an international group of scholars who focused on the recent developments in the field, …
Sociolinguistic analysis of Mexican-American bilingualism: Spanglish as a sociocultural phenomenon
Av Judyta Pawliszko, Agnieszka Uberman
Inbunden, 2020
678 kr
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The main purpose of the book is to describe the two linguistic-cultural phenomena arising from mass emigration of Mexicans to Los Angeles: Spanish-English bilingualism and Spanglish. The main thesis of the research is the correlation between Spanish-English bilingualism and Spanglish. As public …
Translation and Power
Av Lucyna Harmon, Dorota Osuchowska
Inbunden, 2020
843 kr
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Like many other human activities, translation is related to different forms of power. It can be the ability to control and set the rules. With written translations of significant works of culture, it has often been the powerholders who supported and promoted or impeded them, depending on their own …
Design and Management of the Virtual Learning Environment for Foreign Language Instruction in Adult Learner Groups
Av Robert Oliwa, Agnieszka Uberman
Inbunden, 2020
643 kr
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The progress of ubiquitous information technologies has led to the arrival of entirely new environments where interaction amongst its users takes place. The means of communication, learning environments and methods of enhancing students’ competence have changed in both academic and professional …
Occupational Inequality and Sex-Role Stereotyping in Dictionaries of English: A Causal Link?
Av Dorota Osuchowska, Robert Kieltyka
Inbunden, 2021
632 kr
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Have dictionaries of English indeed affected their users’ predisposition towards women to such an extent that we can posit a causal relation between what they propose and some of the forms of occupational sexism that still exist? Applying a data-collection methodology that has not been previously …
Studies in the Evolution of the English Language
Inbunden, 2021
636 kr
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The present volume is a monographic study devoted to selected aspects of English historical phonology, orthography, syntax, morphology and semantics. It is the result of international cooperation of scholars affiliated with various academic institutions around the world, such as the University of …
Energising Directed Motivational Currents through Learners’ Agency
Av Arkadiusz Pietluch, Agnieszka Uberman
Inbunden, 2021
636 kr
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This book attempts to demystify concerns surrounding a novel motivational construct known as a Directed Motivational Current. The study aimed at exploring whether a high sense of efficacy may support a person in transforming short-spanned motivational episodes into longitudinal engagement typical …
Anglo-American and Polish Proverbs
Linguo-Cultural Perspective on Traditional Values
Av Bożena Kochman-Haładyj, Agnieszka Uberman
Inbunden, 2021
623 kr
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The main purpose of the publication is to present a linguo-cultural picture of traditional values (such as the value of life, freedom, dignity, family, religion, community, truth, good, beauty, and God) reflected in Anglo-American and Polish paremiology. The author analyzes the proverbs with the …
