Sounds – Meaning – Communication – serie
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17 produkter
English ‘Joyful’ Vocabulary – Semantic Developments
Inbunden, 2016
750 kr
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The book offers a novel exploration into the semantic development of English terms concerning the concept of ‘joy’ («bliss», «cheer», «delight», «dream», «game», «gladness», «glee», «joy», and «mirth»). The analysis, carried out within the framework of cognitive and historical linguistics, employs …
Motivating the Symbolic
Towards a Cognitive Theory of the Linguistic Sign
Inbunden, 2016
750 kr
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The book outlines a new approach to the study of motivation in language, which is firmly rooted in the paradigm of cognitive linguistics, but it is developed in critical (and constructive) dialogue with classical theories in semiotics: Ferdinand de Saussure’s structural linguistics and Charles S. …
Constraints on Structure and Derivation in Syntax, Phonology and Morphology
Av Anna Bondaruk, Anna Bloch-Rozmej
Inbunden, 2017
1055 kr
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The papers collected in this volume explore the major mechanisms, that is derivations and constraints, claimed to be responsible for various aspects of the linguistic systems, their syntax, phonology and morphology. The contributors approach these issues through a detailed analysis of selected …
Phonology, its Faces and Interfaces
Av Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska, Eugeniusz Cyran
Inbunden, 2016
926 kr
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The papers collected in this volume examine selected aspects of the interaction of phonology with phonetics, morphosyntax and the lexicon in a variety of languages including Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, British English, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch and Hawaiian. In order to approach …
Studies in Formal Linguistics
Universal Patterns and Language Specific Parameters
Av Anna Bloch-Rozmej, Anna Bondaruk
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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This book investigates the nature and consequences of universal principles in four major grammar components, i.e. syntax, phonology, morphology and semantics. Language specific parameters are held responsible for the attested variation. The papers collected in this book analyse selected phenomena …
Centres and Peripheries in Celtic Linguistics
Av Maria Bloch-Trojnar, Mark Ó Fionnáin
Inbunden, 2018
709 kr
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This book examines various aspects of Celtic linguistics from a general and more specific point of view. Amongst the topics investigated is the system of Irish initial mutations from both a linguistic universal and contrastive perspective. Other contributions analyse and cast new light on deverbal …
Polish consonant clusters in the British mouth
A study in online loanword adaptation
Av Marek Radomski, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2019
690 kr
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The book offers a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to the ongoing vigorous debate on loanword phonology, its major mechanisms and various interpretations. It provides an in-depth analysis of a rich body of novel experimental data on online adaptation of Polish consonant clusters, …
Phonetics and Phonology in Action
Av Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska, Marek Radomski
Inbunden, 2019
832 kr
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The present volume is a collection of 14 papers written by several international scholars who examine a variety of descriptive and theoretical issues topical in current phonetic and phonological research. This is done through a meticulous analysis of a rich body of data, often obtained …
Valency in Verbs and Verb-Related Structures
Av Anna Malicka-Kleparska, Maria Bloch-Trojnar
Inbunden, 2019
832 kr
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The volume deals with valency phenomena in verbs and complex deverbal lexical structures (nominalizations, adjectivizations and compounds) in a variety of languages (English, Polish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Greek, Hebrew, Bantu languages and the West African language Ga). The introduction offers an …
Collective Memory and Oral Text
Av Marta Wójcicka, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2020
818 kr
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The aim of this monograph is an attempt to examine the relationship between collective memory and oral texts. The material basis for this presentation consists of folklore oral texts, both prosaic and poetic, different as regards their genres (fairy tales, fables, recollections, traditions, …
In Search of the Cultural Motivation in Language
Girl and Woman in James Joyce’s “Dubliners”
Av Izabela Jarosz, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2020
678 kr
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This book aims to expose a panchronic outlook on motivation behind the word within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics. On the example of girl and woman used in "Dubliners", the author emphasises the impact of culture on human conceptualisation which, in turn, can be traced in language. The …
Improving Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills
A Study in Foreign Learners’ Strategy Training
Av Karolina Kotorowicz-Jasińska, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2020
708 kr
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The book investigates the effectiveness of long-term strategy training on how successfully and efficiently students listen to lectures and take notes. It is centered around a longitudinal study designed to measure to what extent a specially designed course allows 1st year undergraduate students to …
Syntax of Deverbal Compound Adjectives in English
Internal Structure and Categorial Identity
Av Sebastian Wasak, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2021
636 kr
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This volume presents research into the syntax and semantics of English deverbal compound adjectives based on the passive and active participles, e.g. pencil-drawn, action-packed, risk-taking, time-consuming. The study, couched in the current Distributed Morphology framework, uses rich linguistic …
From «Jazz» and «Rap» to «Dzhaz» and «Rep»
Phonological Adaptation of English Loanwords in Russian
Av Kateryna Laidler, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2022
561 kr
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The book provides a significant insight into the complex process of English loanword adaptation in Russian. It is based on an in-depth analysis and comparison of a rich body of experimental data on the adaptation of both established and online loans of those English sounds absent from Russian …
On Reading in Trilingual Learners
Conceptual, Educational and Pedagogical Arenas
Av Izabela Olszak, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2023
676 kr
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Reading is considered as one of the most challenging and difficult abilities in learning a foreign language which also serves as a basis for developing other competences. The monograph presents and discusses in detail a novel multi-stage research study on the acquisition and development of reading …
Reading to Learn from Academic Texts
Following a Strategy-Based Approach in EFL Context
Inbunden, 2026
691 kr
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As reading is fundamental in academic settings, its adequate development constitutes one of the crucial aspects of successful university education. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the skill of reading to learn from academic expository texts in EFL contexts. Blending theoretical …
Receptive and Productive L2 Vocabularies
Acquisition, Growth and Assessment
Av Małgorzata Krzemińska-Adamek, Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Inbunden, 2018
800 kr
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The author reviews both theory and research concerning learning foreign language lexis, and reports on a study into the dynamics of advanced learners’ L2 lexicons. The theoretical part offers a discussion of the concept of the bilingual mental lexicon, the notion of lexical competence, the …
