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Introduction to English Linguistics
Av Ingo Plag, Sabine Arndt-Lappe m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
326 kr
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The new and updated third edition of this highly successful textbook contains an additional chapter that presents modern empirical research methods in the form of exemplary small-scale studies. In these projects the authors invite the reader to develop and address research questions from …
English Linguistics
A Coursebook for Students of English
Häftad, 2010
367 kr
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The book introduces the reader to the central areas of English linguistics. The main sections are: the English language and linguistics - sounds - meaning-carrying units - sentences: models of grammar - meaning - utterances - variation. Notably, the book is written from a foreign student's …
English Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish
From Theory to Practice
Av María de los Ángeles Gómez González, Teresa Sánchez Roura
Häftad, 2016
449 kr
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English Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish fills a gaping hole in the market for books on English phonetics and pronunciation because it not only combines theoretical issues and applications to practice, but it also adopts a contrastive English-Spanish approach to better suit the needs of …
Signs of Crime
Introducing Forensic Semiotics
Inbunden, 2013
300 kr
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This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role in the constitution of criminal organizations and often in the enactment of individual crimes. It …
Good Humor, Bad Taste
A Sociology of the Joke
Häftad, 2015
384 kr
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This is an updated edition of Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, published in 2006. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, it explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, social class, and national differences in the Netherlands …
Essentials of Mastering English
A Concise Grammar
Av Carl Bache
Häftad, 2000
403 kr
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Essentials of Mastering English: A Concise Grammar is both an ideal companion for undergraduate students wishing to acquire a high level of grammatical proficiency and a readily accessible reference work for teachers of English at all levels. It provides an introduction to basic grammatical terms …
Folk Linguistics
Av Nancy A. Niedzielski, Dennis R. Preston
Häftad, 2003
628 kr
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Folk knowledge of language has not engaged linguists very often in the history of that field. Introductory texts often disparage folkbelief in contrast to 'scientific truth'. In fact, language is a ubiquitous topic of discussion and general concern of the folk. They talk about grammar, …
Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds
A Cognitive Approach
Inbunden, 2003
1657 kr
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Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds is a textbook for guided self-learning intended for post-intermediate and advanced learners of English. It contains some 1,100 phrasal compounds used with 17 particles/prepositions which combine with some 500 different verbs, nouns and adjectives. Numerous …
Politeness in Language
Studies in its History, Theory and Practice
Av Richard J. Watts, Sachiko Ide
Inbunden, 2006
617 kr
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The second edition of this collection of 13 original papers contains an updated introductory section detailing the significance that the original articles published in 1992 have for the further development of research into linguistic politeness into the 21st century.The original articles focus on …
Cognitive Phonology in Construction Grammar
Analytic Tools for Students of English
Inbunden, 2005
1693 kr
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This textbook is an accessible introduction to both English phonology and phonology in general. It analyzes some central phenomena of the sound system of two standard varieties of English, Southern British English and General American. The framework adopted is Cognitive Linguistics and Construction …
English Syntax in Three Dimensions
History – Synchrony – Diachrony
Av Carola Trips
Häftad, 2015
403 kr
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This book deals with syntax in three dimensions: in part I with the history of grammatical theory, in part II with synchronic aspects of Present-Day English, and in part III with diachronic aspects of English. The most prominent linguistic terms and phenomena are discussed in their historical …
Contrasting English and German Grammar
An Introduction to Syntax and Semantics
Inbunden, 2014
397 kr
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This book offers an introduction to the derivation of meaning that is accessible and worked out to facilite an understanding of key issues in compositional semantics. The syntactic background offered is generative, the major semantic tool used is set theory. These tools are applied step-by-step to …
Introduction to Semantics
An Essential Guide to the Composition of Meaning
Av Thomas Ede Zimmermann, Wolfgang Sternefeld
Inbunden, 2013
403 kr
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This textbook helps undergraduate students of language and linguistics taking their first steps in one of the core areas of grammar, introducing them to the basic ideas, insights, and techniques of contemporary semantic theory. Requiring no special background knowledge, the book starts with …
Multimodality
Foundations, Research and Analysis – A Problem-Oriented Introduction
Av John Bateman, Janina Wildfeuer m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
503 kr
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This textbook provides the first foundational introduction to the practice of analysing multimodality, covering the full breadth of media and situations in which multimodality needs to be a concern. Readers learn via use cases how to approach any multimodal situation and to derive their own …
Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship
An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics
Av Hans Henrich Hock, Brian D. Joseph
Häftad, 2019
493 kr
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Why does language change? Why can we speak to and understand our parents but have trouble reading Shakespeare? Why is Chaucer's English of the fourteenth century so different from Modern English of the late twentieth century that the two are essentially different languages? Why are Americans and …
Statistics for Linguistics with R
A Practical Introduction
Häftad, 2021
520 kr
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This is the third, newly revised and extended edition of this successful book (that has already been translated into three languages). Like the previous editions, it is entirely based on the programming language and environment R and is still thoroughly hands-on (with thousands of lines of heavily …
English Grammar for Literature Students
How to Analyse Literary Texts
Av Laura Wright
Häftad, 2024
468 kr
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This book teaches the basics of the structure of the English language with plentiful extracts from novels, poems and plays, so that literature students learn how to identify parts of speech and discuss their effects. No previous linguistics experience is assumed. Each chapter is divided into a …
English Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish
From Theory to Practice
Av María de los Ángeles Gómez González, Teresa Sánchez Roura
Häftad, 2027
582 kr
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This book covers the key concepts of English phonetics and phonology for Spanish-speaking learners of English. It combines theoretical issues (e.g. phonetics and phonological theory, segmentals and suprasegmentals, accent variation, connected speech, or spelling), as well as applications to …
Introduction to English Linguistics
Av Ingo Plag, Maria Braun m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
322 kr
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" This successful textbook introduces beginning university students of English to the study of English linguistics. Now updated and expanded, the second edition features a more detailed discussion of the differences between British and North American English, and explains the differences in the two …
Amazing World of Englishes
A Practical Introduction
Av Peter Siemund, Julia Davydova m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
455 kr
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This textbook invites you on a trip around the globe, uncovering layer by layer the complex, yet intriguing facets of English spoken world-wide. The busy streets of London, the scorched vistas of Australia, the colourful and noisy landscapes of New Delhi – English can be heard everywhere. But what …
