Language: Reference and general Books

This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at the end of life) in the UK. It focuses on metaphor as a central linguistic...

In the past decades, quotation theories have developed roughly along three lines-quotation types, meaning effects, and theoretical orientations toward the semantics/pragmatics distinction. Currently, whether the quoted expression is truth-conditionally...

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of multimodal approaches to curriculum and programmatic implementation across a diverse range of teaching environments and across geographic and cultural boundaries. Featuring contributions from scholars...

This volume collects eleven papers written between 1991 and 2016, some of them unpublished, which explore various aspects of the architecture of grammar in a minimalist perspective. The phenomena that are brought to bear on the architectural issue come...

This innovative volume offers a comprehensive account of the study of language change in verb meaning in the history of the English language. Integrating both the author's previous body of work and new research, the book explores the complex dynamic...

This comprehensive volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the key issues and developments in study abroad research and practice with a specific focus on the intercultural and language learning dimensions of the study abroad experience. Rather...

This volume adopts a practice-based approach to examine the different ways in which classification is communicated and negotiated in different environments within archaeology. The book looks specifically at the archaeological classification of ceramics...

This innovative collection brings together contributions from established and emerging scholars highlighting the "appliability" of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the ways in which theoretical and analytical conclusions drawn from its applications...

This book introduces a unique methodology to the study of metaphor, integrating a corpus linguistic approach to explore the lexical, grammatical, semantic, and pragmatic characteristics of metaphoric instances of language. The volume questions the...

The title seeks to show how people are embedded culturally, socially and linguistically in a certain peripheral geographical location, yet are also able to roam widely in their use and takeup of a variety of linguistic and cultural resources. Drawing on...

Polarity phenomena are pervasively observed in natural languages. Previous studies on Chinese polarity items are mainly in line with the non-veridicality approach. This book, however, employs the downward-entailing hypothesis as its analytical...

Classification of parts of speech in Chinese is tough due to the lack of morphological differences, and thus is short of in-depth investigation and exploration. Based on the analysis and research of nearly 40,000 Chinese characters, this book elaborates...

This book opens up new lines of debate in language learning and intercultural communication through an investigation of tandem language learning (a method of language learning based on mutual language exchange between native speakers and learners of each...

The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351049139, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.This volume offers an exhaustive look at the...

This volume collects some of Juan Uriagereka's previously published pieces and presentations on biolinguistics in recent years in one comprehensive volume. The book's introduction lays the foundation for the field of biolinguistics, which looks to...

This book examines the relationships between online visual interfaces and language use in educational contexts and the features that underpin them to explore the complex nature of online communication and its implications for educational practice...

This volume explores the opportunities afforded by the construction and evaluation of multilayer corpora, an emerging methodology within corpus linguistics that brings about multiple independent parallel analyses of the same linguistic phenomena, and how...

This volume puts forth an original theoretical framework, the ludonarrative model, for studying video games which foregrounds the empirical study of the player experience. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to and description of the model,...

This book provides a comprehensive account of language management and planning at Confucius Institutes in the UK, implementing an ethnographic approach grounded in language management theory. As a global language promotion organization, Confucius...

This volume outlines a theory of translation, set within the framework of Peircean semiotics, which challenges the linguistic bias in translation studies by proposing a semiotic theory that accounts for all instances of translation, not only...

This collection of essays examines sociolinguistic phenomena in a variety of marginal environments, providing both an overview of globalizaiton on the margins and a foundation for an expanded understanding of the processes of linguistic and cultural...

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which digital communication facilitate and inform discourses of legitimization and delegitimization in contemporary participatory cultures. The book draws on multiple theoretical traditions...

This book explores the reflexivity of language both from the perspective of the lay speaker and the linguistic analyst. Linguistic inquiry is conditional upon linguistic reflexivity, but so is language. Without linguistic reflexivity, we would not be...

This classic dictionary answers questions such as these and explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in names and their history.

The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics introduces readers to the major facets of research on Arabic and of the linguistic situation in the Arabic-speaking world.The edited collection includes chapters from prominent experts on various fields of...

Cataloguing the World's Endangered Languages brings together the results of the extensive and influential Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat) project.Based on the findings from the most extensive endangered languages research project, this is the...

The Routledge Handbook of the English Writing System provides a comprehensive account of the English writing system, both in its current iteration and highlighting the developing trends that will influence its future. Twenty-nine chapters written by...

The Routledge Language Family series is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates of linguistics and language, and those with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistic anthropology and language development. According to a widely accepted...

"Give me the salt" and "Please pass the salt" make the same request, but in a polite situation the first utterance may give offense, while the second may not. How and why such differences in wording and intonation, in a particular context, produce...

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This comprehensive guide will help you master the Palmer Method of writing so you can achieve perfect cursive handwriting.In a series of rapid, plain, unshaded, coarse-pen writing lessons, this guide will enable you to adopt a neat cursive writing style...

An Icelandic Primer: With Grammar, Notes And Glossary (1886) is a comprehensive guide to the Icelandic language written by Henry Sweet. The book is designed to help readers learn the basics of Icelandic grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. The primer...

""A Historical Catalogue Of The St. Andrew�������s Society Of Philadelphia, 1749-1896"" is a book published in 1896 by the St. Andrews Society of Philadelphia. The book serves as a comprehensive catalog of the society's history from its inception in 1749...

An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction is a book written by William Adolphus Wheeler and published in 1872. The book is a reference guide to the names of characters in works of fiction, including novels, plays, and poems...

An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language, written in 1869 by Edward Pick, is a comprehensive reference book that provides a detailed analysis of the history and origins of French words. The book delves into the etymology of French words, tracing...

An English-Temme Dictionary (1880) is a comprehensive reference book that provides a complete list of English words and their corresponding translations in the Temme language. The author, Christian Frederick Schlenker, has compiled this dictionary to...

An English-Spanish-Pampango Dictionary (1905) is a comprehensive reference book compiled by Luther Parker. The dictionary contains over 20,000 entries and provides translations of English words into both Spanish and Pampango, a language spoken in the...

An English-Siamese Pronouncing Handbook is a book written by William Hays McFarland in the year 1900. The book is a guide for English speakers who wish to learn the Siamese language. The handbook provides a comprehensive list of Siamese words and their...

An English-Persian Dictionary (1882) is a comprehensive reference book compiled by Arthur N. Wollaston. The book includes a wide range of English words and their Persian equivalents, providing readers with an extensive vocabulary of both languages. The...

An English-Latin Dictionary: For The Use Of Junior Students (1869) by John Tahourdin White is a comprehensive reference book that provides translations of English words and phrases into Latin. The dictionary is designed for use by junior students, and it...

An English-Dakota Dictionary: Wasicun Ka Dakota Ieska Wowapi, originally published in 1902, is a comprehensive dictionary that provides translations from English to Dakota and vice versa. The author, John Poage Williamson, was a missionary who lived...

An English And Oordoo School Dictionary, In Roman Characters: With The Accentuation Of The Oordoo Words, Calculated To Facilitate Their Pronunciation By Europeans (1836) is a book written by Joseph T. Thompson. The book is a bilingual dictionary that...

An English-Konkani Dictionary (1883) is a reference book compiled by Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei. The book contains a comprehensive list of English words and their corresponding translations in the Konkani language. Konkani is a language spoken in the...

An English-Greek Lexicon (1849) is a comprehensive reference book that provides a list of English words and their corresponding Greek translations. The book was written by Charles Duke Yonge, a British historian, classicist, and author. The lexicon is...

A Sequel to The Gradual Reader is a book written by David Bates Tower and published in 1853. The book is a continuation of the Gradual Reader series and is intended for students who have already completed the first book in the series. The book contains a...

""A Selection From The Prolegomena Of Ibn Khaldun"" is a book written by Duncan B. MacDonald and published in 1905. The book features an English translation of selected passages from the Prolegomena of Ibn Khaldun, a 14th-century Arab historian and...