This volume collects 11 papers that vary widely across a range of speech and language disciplines and are only united by the rather broad theme of "between the regular and the particular." Some exampl
How should we treat sexuality in sociolinguistic research? The question is a deceptively simple one that gets at the heart of a tension in sociolinguistics about how to reconcile standard quantitativ
Janet Muller presents a unique contribution to understanding the interaction between language policy and planning and modern conflict resolution. Against the backdrop of Quebec/Canada since the 1995 Q
This state-of-the-art exploration of language, culture, and identity is orchestrated through prominent scholars’ and teachers’ narratives, each weaving together three elements: a personal account base
This state-of-the-art exploration of language, culture, and identity is orchestrated through prominent scholars’ and teachers’ narratives, each weaving together three elements: a personal
This book examines the impact of globalization on languages in contact, including the study of linkages between the global and local, and transnational and situated communication. It engages with soci
In 1970 Ulrike Meinhof abandoned a successful career as an activist journalist to join the terrorist group Red Army Faction; captured along with other members of the RAF in 1972, she died an unexplai
It is a near truism of philosophy of language that sentences are prior to words. Sentences, it is said, are what we believe, assert, and argue for; uses of them constitute our evidence in semantics;
With Essays by Baru, Bart Beaty, Cecile Vernier Danehy, Hugo Frey, Pascal Lefevre, Fabrice Leroy, Amanda Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Ann Miller, and Clare Tufts In Belgium, France, Switzerland, and othe
King, Schilling-Estes, Fogle, Lou, and Soukup (all linguistics, Georgetown U., Washington, D.C.) present a diverse collection of papers, written by 26 international researchers and practitioners, whic
This unique three-volume survey brings together a team of leading scholars to explore the syntactic and morphological structures of the world's languages. Clearly organized and broad-ranging, it cover
The problem of definition has a long history and has engaged the minds of some of the most eminent thinkers in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle onwards. But it is also an everyday probl
With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. Written by one of the most senior figures in linguisti
With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. Written by one of the most senior figures in linguisti
Once extremely rich in cultures and languages, Africa is experiencing the loss of indigenous languages at an alarming rate. Batibo (African linguistics, U. of Botswana) examines the connections among
Zhao (Michigan State U.) presents a collection of 17 articles reporting on empirical studies on the effective use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Written by 27 academics and researchers
The volume offers a number of representative papers on cognitive models that are invoked when people deal with questions of social identity, political and economic manipulation, and more general issue
Good clinical practice is impossible without an understanding of the ways in which patients present their complaints. Patients have their own styles of coping and of expressing their concerns, and wi
Edouard Glissant has written extensively in French about the colonial experience in the Caribbean. Since he is known primarily as a novelist and poet, his theoretical essays have so far remained large
Glissant has written extensively in French about the colonial experience in the Caribbean. Britton (French, Aberdeen U., Scotland) situates Glissant within ongoing debates in postcolonial theory, maki
The question of identity in relation to language has hardly been dealt with in the Middle East and North Africa, in spite of the centrality of these issues to a variety of scholarly debates concerning
Many philosophers and psychologists argue that out everyday ability to predict and explain the actions and mental states of others is grounded in out possession of a primitive 'folk' psychological the
Do others understand what we say or write? Do we understand them? Theorists of language and interpretation claim to be more concerned with questions about "what" we understand and "how" we understand,
In his first essay, "Languages and Their Implications," J. G. A. Pocock announces the emergence of the history of political thought as a discipline apart from political philosophy. Traditionally, "his
This is a collection in translation of essays by Paul Ricoeur which presents a comprehensive view of his philosophical hermeneutics, its relation to the views of his predecessors in the tradition and
