Language: history & general works books

This volume is an attempt to expound the current state of research into the past of the Basque language. The research...  Read More >>

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Offers an introduction to social and cultural studies of new literacies from the perspectives of educators, education...  Read More >>

In this text, the authors review the last twenty-five years of progress in research and theory on language and...  Read More >>

First Published in 2013. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Im Band setzen sich die Autoren mit dem Thema Sprachenvielfalt und Sprachenlernen: Neue Wege zur Literalitat auseinander...  Read More >>

A compendium of funny typos.  Read More >>

Diese Einfuhrung bietet einen Uberblick uber die Entwicklung der deutschen Sprache vom Althochdeutschen bis zum...  Read More >>

The status of Ukrainian as the sole state language of Ukraine has been challenged by various post-Soviet political...  Read More >>

This elegant, expert, and utterly up-to-date book contains over 1,500 samples from New Zealand’s distinctive vocabulary....  Read More >>

Recent work in applied linguistics has expanded our understanding of the rule­ governed nature of language. Because...  Read More >>

Negotiation is a ubiquitous part of social life. Some even say that social order itself is a negotiated phenomenon....  Read More >>

It should be noted, however, that the present volume is not a com­ pendium: any effort to be exhaustive would be...  Read More >>

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For students this may be merely a grade or perhaps a series of evaluative remarks, possibly addressed both to the...  Read More >>

The ""function"" and ""notion"" of literacy may be considered the keystone, a ""filigree"" principle underlying...  Read More >>

A humorous, trenchant and fascinating examination of how Western culture's taboo words have evolved over the millennia....  Read More >>

This simple introduction to Old English focuses on how the language works, using accessible illustrations from surviving...  Read More >>

Whereas most humans spend their time trying to get things right, psycholo­ gists are perversely dedicated to error....  Read More >>

The studies contained in this volume explore the relations between linguistic (structural), socio-cultural and cognitive...  Read More >>

In recent years, advances in technology have opened up many possibilities of gaining a deeper insight into the mental...  Read More >>

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Rooted in Leonard Talmy’s Cognitive Semantics, this study investigates for the first time the effects of linking...  Read More >>

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Why did deconstruction emerge when it did? Why did commentators in literary studies seem to need to look back on...  Read More >>