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53 produkter
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Häftad, 2022
579 kr
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Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various …
Meaning in Interaction
An Introduction to Pragmatics
Häftad, 1995
847 kr
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Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics is a comprehensive introductory text which discusses the development of pragmatics - its aims and methodology - and also introduces themes that are not generally covered in other texts.Jenny Thomas focuses on the dynamic nature of speaker …
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Inbunden, 2022
2332 kr
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Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various …
Critical Discourse Analysis
A Practical Introduction to Power in Language
Inbunden, 2021
2332 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and demystifies ideologies that are present in institutional discourse. The book enables readers to critique the complexities of …
Critical Discourse Analysis
A Practical Introduction to Power in Language
Häftad, 2021
607 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and demystifies ideologies that are present in institutional discourse. The book enables readers to critique the complexities of …
History of Late Modern Englishes
An Activity-based Approach
Inbunden, 2021
2586 kr
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The History of Late Modern Englishes provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the …
History of Late Modern Englishes
An Activity-based Approach
Häftad, 2021
637 kr
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The History of Late Modern Englishes provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the …
Introducing Linguistics
Av Jonathan Culpeper, Beth Malory m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
577 kr
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Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook: • Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key …
Introducing Linguistics
Av Jonathan Culpeper, Beth Malory m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
2107 kr
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Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook: • Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key …
Introduction to Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics
Av Adrian Leemann, Ria Perkins m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
573 kr
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This textbook provides a practical introduction to the fields of forensic phonetics and forensic linguistics. Addressing how these fields are both distinct yet closely related, the book demonstrates how experts from both fields can work together to investigate and deliver justice in complex legal …
Introduction to Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics
Av Adrian Leemann, Ria Perkins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
2441 kr
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This textbook provides a practical introduction to the fields of forensic phonetics and forensic linguistics. Addressing how these fields are both distinct yet closely related, the book demonstrates how experts from both fields can work together to investigate and deliver justice in complex legal …
Analysing Sentences
An Introduction to English Syntax
Häftad, 2021
607 kr
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Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The …
Analysing Sentences
An Introduction to English Syntax
Inbunden, 2021
2332 kr
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Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The …
Grammar and Meaning
A Semantic Approach to English Grammar
Häftad, 1990
1282 kr
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Grammar and Meaning is an introduction to the study of grammar of contemporary English. It provides an impressive survey of all the main areas of English grammar, from words through to sentences and texts. It introduces and explains the linguistic terms needed to talk about the ways in which …
Realms of Meaning
An Introduction to Semantics
Häftad, 1993
892 kr
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Provides an understanding of the way meaning works in natural languages, against a background of how we communicate with language. Examples are chosen mainly from English to provide material for the wider discussion of the principles of the subject, but European, East Asian and other languages also …
Introduction to Natural Language Processing Through Prolog
Häftad, 1998
1222 kr
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Research into Natural Language Processing - the use of computers to process language - has developed over the last couple of decades into one of the most vigorous and interesting areas of current work on language and communication. This book introduces the subject through the discussion and …
An Introduction to Child Language Development
Häftad, 1999
847 kr
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This volume introduces the field of child language development studies, and presents hypotheses in an accessible, largely non-technical language, aiming to demonstrate the relationship between these hypotheses and interpretations of data. It makes the assumption that having a theory of language …
Watching English Change
An Introduction to the Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes in the 20th Century
Av Laurie Bauer
Häftad, 1994
727 kr
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Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred.
Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose
Av Mick Short
Häftad, 1996
879 kr
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Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose examines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how meanings and effects are generated in the three major literary genres, carying out stylistic analysis of poetry, drama and prose …
Patterns of Spoken English
An Introduction to English Phonetics
Häftad, 1987
952 kr
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First published in 1987. Most introductory textbooks in phonetics are designed to turn the people who use them into phoneticians. People who take phonetics courses, on the other hand, do not in general wish to become specialists, but rather need to know what the study of phonetics has to offer in …
Introduction to Phonology
Häftad, 1989
1072 kr
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This book is an introduction to phonological theory placed within the framework of recent mainstream generative phonology. The book is divided into two main parts. The first introduces readers to basic concepts of articulatory phonetics, classical phonemics and standard generative phonology. The …
Words and Their Meaning
Häftad, 1988
967 kr
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In this book, the development of the English dictionary is examined, along with the kinds of dictionary available, the range of information they contain, factors affecting their usage, and public attitudes towards them. As well as an descriptive analysis of word meaning, the author considers …
Varieties of Modern English
An Introduction
Av Diane Davies
Häftad, 2005
952 kr
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The 'story' of English is continually re-told and re-written, as more and more people use the language and have a part in shaping the way it develops. Varieties of Modern Englishprovides a critical introduction to the study of regional, social, gendered, context- and medium-related varieties of the …
Sounds of Language
An Introduction to Phonetics
Av Henry Rogers
Häftad, 2000
895 kr
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Phonetics is the scientific study of sounds used in language- how the sounds are produced, how they are transferred from the speaker to the hearer and how they are heard and perceived. The Sounds of Language provides an accessible, general introduction to phonetics with a special emphasis on …
Earliest English
An Introduction to Old English Language
Av Chris Mccully, Sharon Hilles
Häftad, 2004
847 kr
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The Earliest English provides a student-friendly introduction to Old English and the earliest periods of the history of the English Language as it evolved before 1215. Using non-technical language, the book covers basic terminology, the linguistic and cultural backgrounds to the emergence and …
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Häftad, 2006
922 kr
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Learning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics …
An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics
Av Friedrich Ungerer, Hans-Jorg Schmid
Häftad, 2006
787 kr
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An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics carefully explains the central concepts of categorization, of prototype and gestalt perception, of basic level and conceptual hierarchies, of figure and ground, and of metaphor and metonymy, for which an innovative description is provided. It also brings …
Introduction to Child Language
Häftad, 2024
545 kr
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This accessible and inclusive new textbook introduces Child Language Acquisition (CLA), with unique coverage of bilingual and early second language development as well as first languages. The majority of children worldwide will grow up to be bi- or multilingual, and early second language …
Introduction to Child Language
Inbunden, 2024
2059 kr
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This accessible and inclusive new textbook introduces Child Language Acquisition (CLA), with unique coverage of bilingual and early second language development as well as first languages. The majority of children worldwide will grow up to be bi- or multilingual, and early second language …
Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
Häftad, 2026
629 kr
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An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching provides an engaging, student-friendly, up-to-date guide to the field of foreign language learning and teaching.Aimed at students with no background in the area and taking a task-based approach, this thoroughly revised fourth …
