linguistics books

This fascinating study explores male youth language practices in different urban centres in Africa, showing their...  Read More >>

Modern languages like English, Spanish, Russian and Hindi as well as ancient languages like Greek, Latin and Sanskrit...  Read More >>

This pioneering study explores how the practices of quoting have shifted at parliamentary question time due to changing...  Read More >>

With contributions from international specialists, this handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of key issues...  Read More >>

Taking an interdisciplinary stance, this pioneering book shows what we can learn about the grammatical choices that...  Read More >>

Ever wondered why we say crocodile tears, spill the beans, or let the cat out of the bag?The origins of more than...  Read More >>

While hermeneutics involves comprehensive study of the biblical text, whether through historical or literary or...  Read More >>

The aim of this book is to build a Popperian-inspired epistemological framework for simulating the construction...  Read More >>

Inflammatory Language investigates slurs, epithets that derogate purely on the basis of group-membership. Una Stojnić...  Read More >>

Including detailed discussions of both the current state and future directions of the field, this comprehensive...  Read More >>

A major work by this prominent Caribbean author and philosopher, available for the first time in English  Read More >>

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A rigorous, yet accessible introduction to the field of logic, this book provides students with a unique insight...  Read More >>

Are screens the modern mirrors of the soul? This book explores the screen lives of seventeen people living on the...  Read More >>

Vladimir Propp's ""Morphology of the Folktale"" is a significant contribution to understanding plot structure. Initially...  Read More >>

Now in its second edition, this fully expanded and updated textbook provides a highly accessible introduction to...  Read More >>

In Chapters 5-8, Italian translations of comix dealing with such controversial themes as sex, drugs, political struggle,...  Read More >>

This book explores emotions and affect in language learning during total lockdown during the early phase of the...  Read More >>

This book constitutes a comprehensive study of the field of language play from a linguistic viewpoint, demonstrating...  Read More >>

This English translation from Hebrew and Yiddish is the first compilation of Yisrael Beider's surviving life work....  Read More >>

Nabokov's early artistic life, was one of the most influential Russian literary critics of the early 20th century....  Read More >>

An interdisciplinary exploration of annotation that shows how this participatory act marks public memory, struggles...  Read More >>

The world's 7,000 languages are not merely obstacles to be overcome; they are part of God's beautiful plan.  Read More >>

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