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Parameters of linguistic variation were originally conceived, within the chomskyan Principles andParameters Theory, as UG-determined options that were associated with grammatical principles and had a rich deductive structure. This characterization of parametric...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-02-12
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The book introduces the reader into the world of mental perception of literary contents. Based on the research in modern semantics, functional stylistics and cognitive phonetics, it explores the way linguistic elements of a literary work cause readers to form a single...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-02-09
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Providing a comparative study on celebrity advocacy – from the work of Bono, George Clooney, Madonna, Greg Mortenson, and Kim Kardashian West – this book provides scholars and readers with a better understanding of some of the short-term and long-term impacts of various...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2016-02-01
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The Lexicon provides an introduction to the study of words, their main properties, and how we use them to create meaning. It offers a detailed description of the organizing principles of the lexicon, and of the categories used to classify a wide range of lexical...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-01-29
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This book-length treatment of Exploratory Practice introduces five propositions about learners as practitioners of learning who are capable of developing their expertise through conducting research in and on their own classroom learning lives.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-28
Collection :
Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics
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The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today?
In How English Became English Simon Horobin investigates the evolution of the English language,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-01-28
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The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today?
In How English Became English Simon Horobin investigates the evolution of the English language,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-01-28
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This book defines the notion of applied sign linguistics by drawing on data from projects that have explored sign language in action in various domains. The book gives professionals working with sign languages, signed language teachers and students, research students...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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This book is a guide to current research and debate in the field of literacies practice and education. It provides both an historical and lifespan view of the field as well as an overview of research methodologies with first-hand examples from a range of researchers...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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This book explores what makes a book readable by bringing together the relevant literature and theories, and situating them within a unified account. It provides a single resource that offers a principled discussion of the issues and their applications.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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Through a collection of critical essays, this work explores twelve keywords central in Latin American and Caribbean Studies: indigenismo, Americanism, colonialism, criollismo, race, transculturation, modernity, nation, gender, sexuality, testimonio, and popular culture....
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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This volume is the first to focus on a particular complex of questions that have troubled Wittgenstein scholarship since its very beginnings. The authors re-examine Wittgenstein’s fundamental insights into the workings of human linguistic behaviour, its creative...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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This collection of original articles covers a range of research connecting with the work of the eminent linguist Ruqaiya Hasan. It contains contributions from M.A.K. Halliday, G. Williams, D. Butt, D. Miller and M. Berry among others, an interview with Ruqaiya Hasan,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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This book analyses the complex relationship between directness, indirectness, politeness and impoliteness. Definitions of directness and indirectness are discussed and problematised from a discursive theoretical perspective.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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This edited volume offers a series of state-of-the-art conceptual papers and empirical research studies which consider how contextual factors at multiple levels dynamically interact with individuals to influence how they go about the complex business of learning and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-26
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Die ersten «Stimmen aus dem Publikum» erscheinen bereits im 18. Jahrhundert. Dennoch bleibt der Leserbrief aus der textlinguistischen Sicht ein schillerndes und schwer zu fassendes Phänomen.Die Autorin setzt sich zum Ziel, diese Vielfalt aufzufangen und darzustellen...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-01-22
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Newly updated, Gavin Reid's best-selling handbook remains an essential resource for those helping dyslexic individuals of all ages, from preschoolers to adults in the workplace. Combines theoretical explanations, the latest research, and practical solutions with a...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-01-21
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After 40 years of Cold War, NATO found itself intervening in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan, where the ability to communicate with local people was essential to the success of the missions. This book explains how the Alliance responded to this challenge so...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-20
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This is the fully revised and expanded second edition of English - One Tongue, Many Voices, a book by three internationally distinguished English language scholars who tell the fascinating, improbable saga of English in time and space. Chapters trace the history of the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-01-19
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Public speaking and presenting rank in the top ten of people's greatest fears. Yet being able to speak coherently and persuasively in a speech, seminar or meeting room is important when progressing our careers and living our lives to the fullest.In this book, 37 pithy,...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2016-01-14
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