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This open access book is a methodical treatise on narration in different types of media. A theoretical rather than a historical study, Transmedial Narration is relevant for an understanding of narration in all times, including our own. By reconstructing the theoretical...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-12-11
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Metaphors help us understand abstract concepts, emotions, and social relations through the concrete experience of our own bodies. Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), which dominates the field of contemporary metaphor studies, is centered on this claim. According to this...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-12-11
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This volume addresses an important gap in the literature on task design and second language use. Building on insights from over 50 years of research on the relationship between task demands and language use, it examines how referent similarity relates to...
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Springer
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2018-12-07
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This volume is the first handbook devoted entirely to the multitude of frameworks adopted in the field of morphology, including Minimalism, Optimality Theory, Network Morphology, Cognitive Grammar, and Canonical Typology.
Following an introduction from the editors, the...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-12-06
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This volume provides the first book-length study of the controversial topic of Verb Second and related properties in a range of Medieval Romance varieties. It presents an examination and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data from Old French, Occitan,...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-12-06
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This book offers a large-scale quantitative investigation of referential null subjects as they occur in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English. Using corpus linguistic methods, and drawing on five corpora of early English, it empirically examines the occurrence of...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-12-06
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This Handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and balanced discussion of ellipsis phenomena, whereby the meaning of an utterance is richer than would be expected based solely on its linguistic form. Natural language abounds in these apparently...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-12-05
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Providing a timely and much-needed resource on LTAs, the book helps readers recognize the importance and nature of teachers’ professional development, while also contributing to the process of educational change. In order to achieve a suitable level of educational and...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-30
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Second Language Learning and Teaching
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We spend much of our days talking. Yet we know little about the conversational engine that drives our everyday lives.We are pushed and pulled around by language far more than we realize, yet are seduced by stereotypes and myths about communication.This book will change...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2018-11-29
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This book provides an overview of a range of quantitative methods, presenting a thorough analytical toolbox which will be of practical use to researchers across the social sciences as they face the challenges raised by new technology-driven language practices. The book...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-27
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Do you know how to use semicolons, where to put your apostrophes and when to use commas?Do you know the difference between affect and effect, if and whether, or who and whom?Do you know why this stuff matters? If you've reached a stage in your career or education...
Editeur :
Kyle Books
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2018-11-26
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This edited collection examines a range of English Language Teaching (ELT) research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While the MENA context has witnessed considerable change in recent years, it has so far been under-represented in ELT research at both...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-23
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This work argues that cause events, being the most tangible component of emotion, provide a rich dimension of how emotions should be classified. While it is often claimed that emotional concepts cannot be defined, this work views emotion as a response triggered by...
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Springer
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2018-11-23
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This Handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of basic and more advanced research methodologies in applied linguistics and offers a state-of-the-art review of methods particular to various domains within the field. Arranged thematically in 4 parts, across 41...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-19
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Der Band vereinigt Beiträge verschiedenster Disziplinen zu Stereotypen in Werbung und Marketing. Schwerpunkte liegen auf Risiken und Potenzialen von Stereotypen in der Markt- und Personalkommunikation, auf ihrer Bedeutung im Nation/Place Branding sowie auf sozialen...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2018-11-19
Collection :
Europäische Kulturen in der Wirtschaftskommunikation
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This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-19
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U.S. Latinx Literature in Spanish remains an understudied field despite its large and vibrant corpus. This is partly due to the erroneous impression that this literature is only written in English, and partly due to traditional educational programs focusing on English...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2018-11-19
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This book offers a holistic practitioner and research-based perspective on English Language Teaching and teacher education in difficult circumstances. In addition to extending the current conceptualization of ‘difficult circumstances’ in ELT to include the broader...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-17
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This volume explores several recurring topics in Romance phonetics and phonology, with a special focus on the segment, syllable, word, and phrase levels of analysis. An international team of experts and junior researchers present research that ranges from the low-level...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-15
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This handbook brings together past and current research on all aspects of lying and deception, with chapters contributed by leading international experts in the field. We are confronted daily with cases of lying, deception, bullshitting, and 'fake news', making it...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-11-15
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