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This book argues that definite descriptions ('the table', 'the King of France') refer to individuals, as Gottlob Frege claimed.This apparently simple conclusion flies in the face of philosophical orthodoxy, which incorporates Bertrand Russell's theory that definite...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-06-27
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Reflecting a multitude of developments in the study of language change and variation over the last ten years, this extensively updated second edition features a number of new chapters and remains the authoritative reference volume on a core research area in linguistics....
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2013-06-17
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Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
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Die vorliegende Beschreibung des Antikchinesischen, welches sich überwiegend in Texten aus der Ost-Zhou darbietet, richtet sich vorrangig an Sinologiestudierende. Eine philologisch kompetente Lektüre solcher Quellen ist Voraussetzung für das Verständnis der...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2013-06-03
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Teaching students for whom English is not their first language is a huge challenge for any educator. It is frustrating and demoralising for teachers and their students if the language barrier prevents learning and progress in the classroom. But, with ever increasing...
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John Catt
Parution :
2013-05-10
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This book considers linguistic and mental representations of time. Prominent linguists and philosophers from all over the world examine and report on recent work on the representation of temporal reference; the interaction of the temporal information from tense, aspect,...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-05-02
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This book considers the syntax and semantics of non-verbal predicates (i.e., nominal, adjectival and prepositional predicates) in copular sentences. Isabelle Roy explores how a single structure for predication can account for the different interpretations of non-verbal...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-04-25
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This book considers how language users express and understand literal and metaphorical spatial meaning not only in language but also through gesture and pointing. Researchers explore the ways in which theoretical developments in language and cognition, new empirical...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-04-25
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This comprehensive reference work provides an overview of the concepts, methodologies, and applications in computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP). Features contributions by the top researchers in the field, reflecting the work that is driving...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-24
Collection :
Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
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Bringing together motivation-related practical concerns and debates from diverse international contexts and educational settings where English is learned, this book shows how locally produced insights and issues can have wider global significance, resonating with the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-04-23
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Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook, written for introductory courses in linguistic theory for undergraduate linguistics majors and first-year graduate students, by twelve major figures in the field, each bringing their expertise to one of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-19
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This volume grew out of the 34th International LAUD Symposium, which was held in March 2010 at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau, Germany. The symposium was dedicated to the ongoing convergence between the disciplines of Cognitive Linguistics and...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-04-19
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This book presents a comprehensive description of collocation, covering both the theoretical and practical background and the implications and applications of the concept as language model and analytical tool. It provides a definitive survey of currently available...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-04-16
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In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many of the most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundred and fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that were prominent in the classical American pragmatists: Charles S. Peirce,...
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Polity
Parution :
2013-04-16
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Reflecting the growth and increasing global importance of the Spanish language, The Handbook of Hispanic Linguistics brings together a team of renowned Spanish linguistics scholars to explore both applied and theoretical work in this field. Features 41 newly-written...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-11
Collection :
Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
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Provides a step-by-step approach to the most useful statistical analyses for language test developers and researchers using IBM SPSS, Winsteps and Facets. It contains clearly-worked out examples for each analysis with detailed explanations.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-04-08
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This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today. While good spelling is seen as socially and educationally desirable,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-29
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In this outstanding book leading scholars from around the world examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore linguistic traditions in east and west,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-28
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In this outstanding book leading scholars from around the world examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore linguistic traditions in east and west,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-28
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This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today. While good spelling is seen as socially and educationally desirable,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-28
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This book combines ideas about the architecture of grammar and language acquisition, processing, and change to explain why languages show regular patterns when there is so much irregularity in their use and so much complexity when there is such regularity in linguistic...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-28
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