Mark Liberman and Geoffrey K. Pullum have collected some of their most insightful and amusing material from Language Log, the popular web site started by Liberman. Often irreverent and hilarious, thes
Analysis of language and discourse in social sciences has become increasingly popular over the past thirty years. Only very recently has it been applied to the study of social work, despite the fact t
After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. Interrupting a long period of Plantagenet rule, Henry IV and Henry V needed
Elizabeth Martin explores the impact of globalization on the language of French advertising, showing that English and global imagery play an important role in tailoring global campaigns to the French
This book provides a research-based account of how to teach and learn Chinese as a foreign language. In addition to the discussion of relevant second/foreign language research, this volume gives detai
This book provides a research-based account of how to teach and learn Chinese as a foreign language. In addition to the discussion of relevant second/foreign language research, this volume gives detai
This text is a reprint of Macaro's (modern language education, U. of Oxford, UK) 2003 work, and is suitable for teachers interested in upgrading their practice and researchers looking for a concise ov
Beginning a three-part project exploring language, literature, and the desire for God, Douglass (humanities for engineers and comparative literature, U. of Colorado-Boulder) reads a certain moment in
Linguists routinely emphasise the primacy of speech over writing. Yet, most linguists have analysed spoken language, as well as language in general, applying theories and methods that are best suited
Lee (linguistics, Hong Kong Baptist U., Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong) explores how Chinese tertiary learners of English acquire the target language through learner-learner interaction in tasks, and how the
This volume is the first to explore links between the Russian linguist Mikhail Bakhtin's theoretical insights about language and practical concerns with second and foreign language learning and teachi
In this detailed look at The Lord of the Rings, author Jared Lobdell examines J. R. R. Tolkien's methods and worldview by following the thread of three influences: the science of philology, Roman Cat
Richard Holt draws on his extensive experience in discourse analysis and Web design to present a picture of the Internet as a potentially powerful tool of civic discourse in the third millennium. Beg
William Gould explores what is arguably one of the most important and controversial themes in twentieth-century Indian history and politics: the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and politica
A Phrase Book . . . A Dictionary . . . A Travel Guide . . . All in One! The HarperCollins Language Survival Guide: Greece covers every aspect of travel on the archipelago, from traffic signs and bank
A Phrase Book . . . A Dictionary . . . A Travel Guide . . . All in One! The HarperCollins Language Survival Guide: Portugal covers every aspect of travel in Portugal, from traffic signs and bank ma
Yum! Yum! Yummity-yum! This delicious story has skiddle-skaddling pirates, ice-creams, a secret cave, Rock Rascals that love to echo and lots, lots more!味道好極了！味道好極了！ 味道好極了！這種美味的故事有無賴的海盜，冰淇淋，秘密的山洞，趕走壞蛋
Six years after publication of the first edition, this second edition is enhanced with substantial new coverage of legal Spanish and of the legal languages of the Nordic countries. Mattila (U. of Lapl
The HarperCollins Language Survival Guide covers every aspect of foreign travel: from traffic signs to menu items and bank machines, plus practical know-how such as how to weigh your own fruit in the
In the Arabic world, Classical Arabic is the language of both religion and the state, and as such is typically the language of formal written communication and publishing. But local Arabic dialects ar
Haeri (anthropology, Johns Hopkins U., Baltimore, MD) has written a fascinating study of the use, meaning, and importance of classical Arabic in Egypt, based partly on fieldwork carried out among fami
Language educators in general, and foreign language educators in particular, need to be aware of and sensitive to issues related to the interface and nexus of language, education, and ideology. This w
What are we to make of Isaiah's image of Mount Zion as the highest of the mountains, or Zechariah's picture of the Mount of Olives split in two, or Daniel's "beast rising out of the sea" or Revelation
Presenting this lexicon (along with vol. 1, Grammar ) as evidence, Greenberg argues that Indo-European is only one branch of a much larger Eurasiatic language family that extends from Europe across no
The creation of language tests is--and should be--a craft that is accessible and doable not only by a few language test experts, but also by many others who are involved in second/foreign language e
In this rich and absorbing analysis of the transformation of political thought in nineteenth-century Japan, Douglas Howland examines the transmission to Japan of key concepts--liberty, rights, soverei
A clear, practical approach to making your organization more responsive to changeResponse Ability: The Language, Structure, and Culture of the Agile Enterprise helps companies keep up with an ever-cha
In his 1998 doctoral dissertation (U. of California-Berkeley) Kelly (Princeton U.) attempts to exemplify the claim by recent philosophers that the phenomenological and analytic traditions in 20th-cent
Harries (English, New York U.) argues that moments of allusion to the supernatural in Shakespeare are occasions where Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes register the perseverance of haunted structures
Explores ways in which fourth-grade students use story, metaphor, and language to develop mathematical thinking skills and strategies, looking at processes children go through as they become sense-mak
Relax…it's just grammar!If you want to learn French but find theidea a bit intimidating,or if you have triedbefore but had a badexperience, Relax and Learn French isthe answer to your audio-learning d
The latest product of recent efforts to find a deeper common root to the many family languages around the world that have been recognized for a century. Greenberg (anthropology and linguistics, Stanfo
Self-mutilation is a behavior so shocking that it is almost never discussed. Yet estimates are that upwards of eight million Americans are chronic self-injurers. They are people who use knives, razor
"A startling argument . . . provocative . . . absorbing." --The Boston Globe"Ambitious . . . arresting . . . celebrates the importance of hands to our lives today as well as to the history of our spec
The brain holds some 10 billion neurons, an truly amazing number. But taken one at a time, there is nothing amazing about a nerve cell. If you stimulate one, it will stimulate other neurons to which
Advertising Language analyses the ways advertisers use language to gain and retain the attention of their audience, with particular emphasis on puns and metaphors. The book contains a unique chapter o
