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This book explores the interaction between prosody and other research topics, in Brazilian Portuguese and beyond. Writte......more
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This book explores how language and communication shape the increasingly entangled lives of people and sea turtles at th......more
Language is a stratified system, and phonology belongs in the stratum of expression, where language physically manifests......more
Language is a stratified system, and phonology belongs in the stratum of expression, where language physically manifests......more
Children’s literature shapes what children learn about the world. It reflects social values, norms, and stereotypes. Thi......more
"An attempt to unify quantitative and qualitative approaches to the problem of meaning, written by a linguistic anthropo......more
Introducing readers to all key areas of Japanese linguistics, this book brings the theory to life through a range of rea......more
Introducing readers to all key areas of Japanese linguistics, this book brings the theory to life through a range of rea......more
Offering a cognitive approach to semantics, this highly accessible textbook place cognitive linguistics at the centre of......more
Offering a cognitive approach to semantics, this highly accessible textbook place cognitive linguistics at the centre of......more
The notion of predication is usually associated with the lexical class of verbs. However, the predicate function may als......more
A rigorous, yet accessible and entertaining introduction to the field of logic, this book provides students with a uniqu......more
A rigorous, yet accessible and entertaining introduction to the field of logic, this book provides students with a uniqu......more
First published in 1988, Language, Speech and Mind consists of 18 specially invited contributions to mark Professor From......more
New Perspectives on English Word Stress explores the mechanism of word stress assignment in contemporary English from di......more
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The book examines how so-called human inner life - feelings, emotions, sentiments and self-reflection - permeates differ......more
This groundbreaking book unveils the crucial role of network science in understanding the lexical organization of second......more
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Ass......more
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Ass......more
Apologies are ubiquitous in contemporary societies, yet their meanings and functions are rarely straightforward. Online ......more
An in-depth digital investigation of several 18th-century British corpora, this book identifies shared communities of me......more
Faroese Phonetics and Phonology fills the need for a precise and thorough analysis of the Faroese language. It provides ......more
This innovative, investigative, and expansive handbook covers a multitude of angles through which the intricacies of Per......more
Lying is a familiar and morally important phenomenon. No matter if it is in election battles, in personal relationships ......more
How languages describe spatial motion events has been a hotly discussed topic in recent years in cognitive linguistics a......more
This book describes modern multidimensional-quantitative methods in voice diagnosis based on EBM evidence and proposes a......more
This user-friendly student guide is the essential resource for all those engaged in studying SFL (Systemic Functional Li......more
This textbook provides an in-depth introduction to morphology, while also engaging with the latest research and developm......more
This textbook provides an in-depth introduction to morphology, while also engaging with the latest research and developm......more
This Element gives an introduction to the emerging discipline of natural language ontology. Natural language ontology is......more
This Element gives an introduction to the emerging discipline of natural language ontology. Natural language ontology is......more
Understanding Phonology, Fifth Edition, provides a clear, accessible and broad introduction to phonology. Introducing ba......more
Understanding Phonology, Fifth Edition, provides a clear, accessible and broad introduction to phonology. Introducing ba......more
Taiwanese, formerly the lingua franca of Taiwan and currently the second largest language on the island, is genealogical......more
Taiwanese, formerly the lingua franca of Taiwan and currently the second largest language on the island, is genealogical......more
Words to Sing the World Alive celebrates First Nations languages from across the continent. Forty First Nation writers a......more
Affectivity is essential in language learning and new ways of studying it must be considered. In this volume, the author......more
Examining recent changes in the once stable genre of doctoral thesis and dissertation writing, this book explores how th......more
This Element surveys the various lines of work that have applied algorithmic, formal, mathematical, statistical, and/or ......more
This Element surveys the various lines of work that have applied algorithmic, formal, mathematical, statistical, and/or ......more
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The book develops a theory of manner modification with both manner adjectives and manner adverbs in its scope. It propos......more
Research Methods in Linguistics guides the reader through the key issues, principles, and contributions of core methods ......more
Research Methods in Linguistics guides the reader through the key issues, principles, and contributions of core methods ......more
Originally published in 1927, The World of Imagery is a study of the use of metaphor, simile, and other forms of literar......more
What did Old Chinese prose sound like? Supported by digital texts, modern technologies and historical linguistics, Chine......more
In Piros and Prehistory, David Leedom Shaul turns his attention to the Piro language, once spoken by the people of the P......more
Providing an in-depth discussion of emoji use in a global context, this volume presents the use of emoji as a hugely imp......more
Concise and accessible, this monograph fills a gap in Czech language study with its compelling look into the prosodic ph......more
This is the first book devoted to the effects of orthographic forms (spellings) on second language phonology. Written by......more
This is the first of two volumes of research on discourse particles focusing exclusively on the languages of Asia from t......more
This volume is the second in a two-part collection of research on discourse particles focusing exclusively on the langua......more
This textbook provides a practical introduction to the fields of forensic phonetics and forensic linguistics. Addressing......more
This textbook provides a practical introduction to the fields of forensic phonetics and forensic linguistics. Addressing......more
The book takes its cue from the topics of PhrasaLex, a workshop dedicated to phraseological approaches to learner’s lexi......more
Focusing on the discursive dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic from a semiotic perspective, this book uses semiotic theor......more
Face has become a key-concept in current socio-pragmatics. By virtue of its metaphorical force, it enables researchers t......more
Morrobolam is a Lamalamic (Paman...more
Verbal and nonverbal communicative acts mark the links within our discourse, help us to exchange turns and give backchan......more
Verbal and nonverbal communicative acts mark the links within our discourse, help us to exchange turns and give backchan......more
This book presents a complementary study of lexicalist approaches and constructionist approaches in linguistics. Specifi......more
This handbook provides a detailed account of the phenomenon of vowel harmony, a pattern according to which all vowels wi......more
This is a study of a collection of oral compositions of the Rotenese of eastern Indonesia. Recited in semantic paralleli......more
Many physical theories suggest that time does not pass, yet temporality deeply permeates our experience. We perceive cha......more
As the first volume of a two-volume set on the history of Chinese phonology, this book introduces the basics of the disc......more
As the second volume of a two-volume set on the history of Chinese phonology, this book studies the history of phonology......more
Current semantic fieldwork research has shown that the study of modality cannot be conducted via translation alone, yet ......more
Adverbs seem to raise unsolvable issues for theories of word-classes, both crosslinguistically and language-internally. ......more
This book is about recurrent functions of applicative morphology not included in typologically-oriented definitions. Bas......more
The last decades have witnessed a renewed interest in near-synonymy. In particular, recent distributional corpus-based a......more
Representing Phonological Detail Part I: Segmental Structure and Representations Part II: Syllable, Stress and Sign Part......more
Representing Phonological Detail Part I: Segmental Structure and Representations Part II: Syllable, Stress and Sign Part......more
In the field of second language (L2) acquisition, the number of studies focusing on L2 pronunciation instruction and per......more
A masterfully updated edition of The F-Word which renders a comprehensive portrait of English’s most notorious and color......more
First Published in 1944, Colloquial Hindustani is intended to supply the beginner in the language not only with the comm......more
Exploring the relationship between theory and practice in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), this volume offers a st......more
Bounded Meaning investigates the dynamics of interpretation: how and why the interpretation of the building blocks of hu......more
This Element outlines current issues in the study of speech acts. It starts with a brief outline of four waves of speech......more
This Element outlines current issues in the study of speech acts. It starts with a brief outline of four waves of speech......more
In recent decades, corpus linguistics has experienced tremendous development in the Hispanic world, along two opposite b......more
Around twenty years ago, with the digitisation of almost every facet of life, most businesses started including their ow......more
Foundational theories of meaning, and the broader metasemantic projects they contribute to, promise to answer the seemin......more
Bridging cognitive linguistics and legal theory, this book argues that categorisation is a crucial cognitive operation f......more
This book is the first major study of the Biblical Hebrew verbal system of a prophetic book. It is also the first book-l......more
As the first volume of a two-volume set that studies Chinese rhyme tables, this book focuses on their emergence, develop......more
As the second volume of a two-volume set that studies the Chinese rhyme table, this book seeks to reconstruct the ancien......more
This book presents the creation of a bilingual thesaurus (Italian and English), and its conversion into an ontology syst......more
Now in a revised and updated third edition incorporating a decade of additional research and classroom experience, this ......more