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This book offers a pragma-semantic analysis of linguistic means expressing speaker involvement in the genre of political interview. The research is based on an analysis of 40 interviews with British and American politicians. The aim of this work is to confirm or reject...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-19
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This book explores city branding in the public sector as an aspect of e-governance from a privileged linguistic, discursive and semiotic perspective. It analyses how local administrations and public bodies engage their stakeholders by addressing key issues such as...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2015-01-13
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This pioneering study on fan translation focuses on Italian fansubbing as a concept, a vibrant cultural and social phenomenon which is described from its inception in 2005 to today. It explores far-reaching issues related to fansubbing and crowdsourcing, highlighting in...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2015-01-12
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Was ist eigentlich die Kernaussage des Beitrags? Wie lässt sie sich in 30 oder 40 Anschläge fassen, sprachlich sauber und auch noch interessant? Sachzwänge, Fallstränge und Versuchungen also. Das Lehrbuch gibt Rezepte, wie man mit ihnen fertig wird; illustriert mit...
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Springer VS
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2015-01-08
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This book is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations from a cross-linguistic perspective. It focuses particularly on the causative/anticausative alternation, which the authors take to be a Voice alternation, and the formation of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-01-08
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How can we study organizations from a discursive perspective? What are the characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of each perspective on organizational discourse? To what extent do discourse and communication constitute the organizational world? This accessible book...
Editeur :
Polity
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2015-01-06
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Key Themes in Organizational Communication
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Internationalization plays an important role in shaping the philosophy and practice of higher education, and it is arguably one of the most durable University achievements. Offering creative ways to achieve a shift from isolation to communication between people of...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-06
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Dieses Buch untersucht morphosyntaktische Variablen des brasilianischen Portugiesisch (Objektpronomina, Bewegungsverben, Relativsätze, Kongruenz) anhand eines Korpus von im Fernsehen gesprochener Sprache in Programmformaten des brasilianischen Senders TV Globo. Die...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2015-01-06
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Top business consultant and professional speaker Liam O’Connell tells you all you need to know about Public Speaking and Presentation skillsPacked with great tips and practical advice. Your Instant Guides give you instant and expert advice for success.
Editeur :
Headline Accent
Parution :
2015-01-05
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This book provides a detailed study of Icelandic argument structure alternations within a syntactic theory of argument structure. Building on recent theorizing within the Minimalist Program and Distributed Morphology, the author proposes that much of what is...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-01-05
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Based on a selection of 30 election campaign speeches during Obama's first run for the American presidency in 2008, this book investigates the Democratic presidential candidate's much celebrated rhetoric from a cognitive semantics point of view.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-01-04
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This volume discusses methodological issues in conducting elicitation on semantic topics in a fieldwork situation. In twelve chapters discussing 11 language families from four continents, authors draw on their own fieldwork experience, pairing explicit methodological...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2015-01-02
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This book examines the ways that hatred comes alive in language and discourse. It asks whether much of the discourse on the political right – that which attacks their enemies – is hate speech. Extending Michael Waltman’s previous work on hate speech, this book examines...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2015-01-01
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With developments in media technologies creating new opportunities and challenges for social movements to emerge and mobilize, this book is a timely and necessary examination of how organized labour and workers movements are engaging with this shifting environment....
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2015-01-01
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Commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, this book explores research indicating that youth are learning new ways to engage in the arts on their own time and according to their own interests. Digital technologies, such as production tools and social media, allow youth to...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2014-12-30
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Although parents and teachers are among the numerous socializing agents through which children learn about the world, media, too, has begun to take center stage as a substantial force in children’s lives. Media characters are some of the people being integrated into the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2014-12-30
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alieNATION presents research conducted by a national election team and leading scholars in political communication that explores a range of important topics and variables affecting voter attitudes and behavior in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. In exploring the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2014-12-30
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Research Methods in Sign Language Studies is a landmark work on sign language research, which spans the fields of linguistics, experimental and developmental psychology, brain research, and language assessment. Examines a broad range of topics, including ethical and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-12-29
Collection :
Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics
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This volume explores the notions of excess, intemperance and overabundance in cultures and literatures of both the English- and Chinese-speaking worlds. It concentrates on some aspects of literary and cultural meanings of excess(es) in various theories and practices of...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-12-23
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After 1918 Central Europe's multiethnic empires were replaced by nation-states, which gave rise to an unusual ethnolinguistic kind of nationalism. This book provides a detailed history and linguistic analysis of how the many languages of Central Europe have developed...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2014-12-22
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