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  • Aspects of Odawa Morphophonemics Aspects of Odawa Morphophonemics
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    Aspects of Odawa Morphophonemics

    First published in 1980. This study investigates salient properties of the phonological structure of Odawa, a dialect of Ojibwa, in terms of their implications for phonological theory. Indeed, the...
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  • Syllable Theory in Prosodic Phonology Syllable Theory in Prosodic Phonology
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    Syllable Theory in Prosodic Phonology

    First published in 1988. The goal of this study is to explore the workings of a syllable theory which is an integral part of Prosodic Phonology. It will be shown that theory-internal considerations...
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  • Prosodic Constituency in the Lexicon Prosodic Constituency in the Lexicon
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    Prosodic Constituency in the Lexicon

    First published in 1990. This study introduces Prosodic Lexical Phonology, a theory of morphology-phonology interaction. This theory unifies the theoretical treatments of lexical and postlexical...
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  • The Lexical Phonology of Sekani The Lexical Phonology of Sekani
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    The Lexical Phonology of Sekani

    First published in 1988. This title explores the phonology of Sekani, a northern Athabaskan language, within the framework of Lexical Phonology. After providing an overview of the language of Sekani...
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  • Old English and the Theory of Phonology Old English and the Theory of Phonology
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    Old English and the Theory of Phonology

    First published in 1985. This title is a study in the synchronic and diachronic phonology and morphology of the Mercian dialect of Old English. It is particularly concerned with issues in the theory...
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  • Problems and Perspectives Problems and Perspectives
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    Problems and Perspectives

    Problems and Perspectives- Studies in the Modern French Language looks at a number of interesting or problematic areas in the phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis of the French language and...
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  • Corpus Annotation Corpus Annotation
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    Corpus Annotation

    This is the first book to survey the growing field of research known as corpus annotation. The computer corpus has become a central resource in the study of language, and it is increasingly seen as...
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  • Reading Joyce Reading Joyce
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    Reading Joyce

    `Is there one who understands me?' So wrote James Joyce towards the end of his final work, Finnegans Wake. The question continues to be asked about the author who claimed that he had put so many...
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  • The Language of Sport The Language of Sport
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    The Language of Sport

    This accessible textbook is unique in offering students hands-on, practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of sport. It combines activities with texts, accompanied by...
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  • Translation into the Second Language Translation into the Second Language
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    Translation into the Second Language

    This is the first study to explore the phenomenon of translation into a second language. Rather than seeing translation into a second language as deficient output, this study adopts an interlanguage...
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  • Introduction to Text Linguistics Introduction to Text Linguistics
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    Introduction to Text Linguistics

    Since its initiation some twenty years ago Longman Linguistics Library has established itself as a series aimed primarily at an undergraduate and postgraduate student readership. Some of its books...
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  • Anaphora Resolution Anaphora Resolution
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    Anaphora Resolution

    "The police told the demonstrators that, unless, they dispersed peacefully, they would arrest them." How do we understand who the pronouns 'they' and 'them' refer to? And how do we teach computers to...
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  • Vocabulary and Language Teaching Vocabulary and Language Teaching
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    Vocabulary and Language Teaching

    The material in this book reviews work dating back to the vocabulary control movement in the 1930s and also refers to more recent work on the role of lexis in language learning. Two chapters describe...
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  • An Introduction to the Celtic Languages An Introduction to the Celtic Languages
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    An Introduction to the Celtic Languages

    This text provides a general introduction to the Celtic languages. Beginning with an overview of the historical background of the language group as a whole, there follows a discussion of the two main...
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  • Language and Characterisation Language and Characterisation
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    Language and Characterisation

    How do we construct an image of the characters we read about? Drawing together theories from linguistics, social cognition and literary stylistics, this is the first book-length study to focus on the...
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  • En Activo En Activo
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    En Activo

    En Activo is a contemporary course which provides students with a structured development of written and spoken business language skills, focusing on real business people and situations from all over...
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  • The Pragmatics of Literary Testimony The Pragmatics of Literary Testimony
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    The Pragmatics of Literary Testimony

    In this book, Warner examines a number of German-language literary works that are connected to diverse social movements of the last forty years and have in some way been pivotal in discussions of...
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  • Bilingual Pre-Teens Bilingual Pre-Teens
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    Bilingual Pre-Teens

    This volume examines the connection between socio-economic class and bilingual practices, a previously under-researched area, through looking at differences in bilingual settings that are classified...
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  • Contemporary European Playwrights Contemporary European Playwrights
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    Contemporary European Playwrights

    Contemporary European Playwrights presents and discusses a range of key writers that have radically reshaped European theatre by finding new ways to express the changing nature of the continent's...
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  • Driver Acceptance of New Technology Driver Acceptance of New Technology
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    Driver Acceptance of New Technology

    Acceptance of new technology and systems by drivers is an important area of concern to governments, automotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers, especially technology that has significant...
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  • Language, Media and Culture Language, Media and Culture
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    Language, Media and Culture

    Language, Media and Culture: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and indispensable guide to the essential terminology of the overlapping fields of Language, Media and Culture. Designed to give...
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  • The Elements of Blogging The Elements of Blogging
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    The Elements of Blogging

    Becoming a blogger takes practice, hard work, and, ultimately, a passion for the craft. Whether you plan to blog on politics or parenting, The Elements of Blogging is designed to give you the skills...
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  • Introducing English Language Introducing English Language
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    Introducing English Language

    Introducing English Language is the foundational book in the Routledge English Language Introductions series and gives comprehensive coverage of the essential aspects of the field, provides an...
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    Plot Development

    Do you want to write a stronger story? Would you like to worry less about plot holes and weak characters? Some writers shy away from outlining, believing it their worst nightmare, and state that time...
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  • Playing to Win the RFP Game Playing to Win the RFP Game
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    Playing to Win the RFP Game

    Playing To Win the RFP Game gives readers the insider secrets and game-changing strategies to win more government contracts and tenders. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is the document issued by...
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  • The Art of Writing Christian Poetry The Art of Writing Christian Poetry
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    The Art of Writing Christian Poetry

    The Art of Writing Christian Poetry This book is a “how-to” introduction to the art of writing Christian poetry. It is for new poets that seek guidance and experienced poets that are confused or...
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  • Teaching Creative Writing in Canada Teaching Creative Writing in Canada
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    Teaching Creative Writing in Canada

    Teaching Creative Writing in Canada maps the landscape of Creative Writing programmes across Canada. This authoritative volume offers an important national perspective on contemporary and timeless...
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  • Literary Translation Research in China Literary Translation Research in China
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    Literary Translation Research in China

    This book provides an overview of the research carried out by Chinese scholars in the field of literary translation. Although literary translation accounts for a small percentage of the translations...
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  • Experiencing Translationality Experiencing Translationality
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    Experiencing Translationality

    This innovative book takes the concept of translation beyond its traditional boundaries, adding to the growing body of literature which challenges the idea of translation as a primarily linguistic...
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  • A Brief History of the Chinese Language VIII A Brief History of the Chinese Language VIII
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    A Brief History of the Chinese Language VIII

    As the final volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the Western and Japanese influence on the lexicon of Modern Chinese, lexical developments in synonyms, idioms and...
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  • A Brief History of the Chinese Language VII A Brief History of the Chinese Language VII
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    A Brief History of the Chinese Language VII

    As the seventh volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the Mongolian influence on neologisms in Modern Chinese and innovations in word formation and lexical meanings...
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  • A Brief History of the Chinese Language VI A Brief History of the Chinese Language VI
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    A Brief History of the Chinese Language VI

    As the sixth volume of a multivolume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the influence of foreign culture on Middle Chinese lexicon and the development of synonyms, idioms, and proverbs...
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  • A Brief History of the Chinese Language V A Brief History of the Chinese Language V
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    A Brief History of the Chinese Language V

    As the fifth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the development of monosyllables and polysyllables in Middle Chinese and the overall evolution of lexical meanings...
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  • A Brief History of the Chinese Language IV A Brief History of the Chinese Language IV
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    A Brief History of the Chinese Language IV

    As the fourth volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the lexical system of Old Chinese and the development of different types of lexicons during the period.Focusing...
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  • Translating in the Local Community Translating in the Local Community
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    Translating in the Local Community

    This volume showcases different forms of natural and non-professional translation and interpreting at work at multilingual sites in a single city, shedding new light on our understanding of the...
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  • The Humanities Reloaded The Humanities Reloaded
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    The Humanities Reloaded

    This volume examines the crisis of humanities narratives in the context of neoliberal capitalism and of the emergence and consolidation of the metrics-driven, corporate, managerial university. Do...
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  • German Philosophy in English Translation German Philosophy in English Translation
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    German Philosophy in English Translation

    This book traces the translation history of German philosophy, with long and well-justified layovers in Paris, proposing an innovative translation strategy toward addressing the long-standing...
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  • An Introduction to Lexical Semantics An Introduction to Lexical Semantics
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    An Introduction to Lexical Semantics

    An Introduction to Lexical Semantics provides a comprehensive theoretical overview of lexical semantics, analysing the major lexical categories in English: verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs and...
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