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This book is the first major cross-linguistic study of 'flexible words', i.e. words that cannot be classified in terms of the traditional lexical categories Verb, Noun, Adjective or Adverb. Flexible words can - without special morphosyntactic marking - serve in...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-08-29
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What is English? Can we be as certain as we usually are when we say something is not English? To find some answers Tim Machan explores the language's present and past, and looks ahead to its futures among the one and a half billion people who speak it. His search is...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-08-23
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In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and politicized celebrities have had a profound impact upon the practice of politics and the way in which it is...
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Polity
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2013-08-22
Collection :
Contemporary Political Communication
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Democracy – hope or illusion? Blooming, failing or declining? Our doubts and hesitation make part of unbending efforts to endorse and explain democracy. Who is right – the custodians of promise or the prophets of decline? The book concentrates on doubts. The author...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2013-08-22
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An original and accessible discussion of the nature of religious language that draws on the latest research in the philosophy of language. The historical background to research on religious language is also explored and connections are made with both Continental...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-08-22
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Blogging has profoundly influenced not only the nature of the internet today, but also the nature of modern communication, despite being a genre invented less than a decade ago. This book-length study of a now everyday phenomenon provides a close look at blogging while...
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Polity
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2013-08-20
Collection :
Digital Media and Society
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Princesses today are significant figures in girls’ culture in the United States and around the world. Although the reign of girls’ princess culture has generated intense debate, this anthology is the first to bring together international and interdisciplinary...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-08-15
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Readers and writers of all levels will find the Oxford A-Z of English Usage essential.
Based on Oxford's world-leading dictionary research programmes and contemporary language monitoring, and giving examples of real usage, this book provides the essential information...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-08-15
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It's important in our daily lives for us to write clear English which is easily understood. If we get the basics wrong, our words may be misinterpreted and cause confusion. To make sure our written words convey our exact meanings, we need to understand the...
Editeur :
Right Way
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2013-08-15
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Study abroad is now both an international industry and an experience that can have a deep impact on students' attitudes and approaches to second language learning. Narratives of Second Language Identity inStudy Abroad brings together three important research areas by...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-08-15
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Arabic is one of the world's largest languages, spoken natively by nearly 300 million people. By strength of numbers aloneArabic is one of our most important languages, studied by scholars across many different academic fields and cultural settings. It is, however, a...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-08-15
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The book aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding the place of oral and written error correction in language education by providing an exhaustive and up-to-date account of issues involved in this area, taking the stance that the provision of corrective feedback...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-08-13
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Intertextuality in reading – namely the way in which written texts refer to other texts – has recently attracted attention in the field of linguistics and related disciplines. This book offers a unique look at the operation of intertextuality in real-world texts and the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-08-09
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This single-volume guide equips students of sociolinguistics with a full set of methodological tools including data collection and analysis techniques, explained in clear and accessible terms by leading experts. It features project suggestions, troubleshooting tips, and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-08-06
Collection :
Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics
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How we communicate with each other matters greatly. Our identity, our friendships and marriages, our families, and our culture are the product of how we speak to one another. Our words affect our hopes and dreams, as well as those of our children. We insult, complain,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2013-08-01
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This book asserts that language is a signaling system rather than a code, based in part on such research as the finding that 5-year-old English and Dutch children use pronouns correctly in their own utterances, but often fail to interpret these forms correctly when used...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-07-31
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A detailed overview of the theories, concepts, research methods, and findings in the field of language policy is provided here in one accessible source. The author proposes new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual directions and offers guidance for doing language...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-07-29
Collection :
Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics
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Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate....
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Teach Yourself
Parution :
2013-07-26
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Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate....
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Teach Yourself
Parution :
2013-07-26
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