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  • The Routledge Handbook of Semantics

    Edited by Nick Riemer ...
    Series series Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics
    The Routledge Handbook of Semantics provides a broad and state-of-the-art survey of this field, covering semantic research at both word and sentence level. It presents a synoptic view of the most important areas of semantic investigation, including contemporary methodologies and debates, and indicating possible future directions in the field.Written by experts from around the world, the 29 ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine

    Universities, Intellectualism and Liberation

    by Nick Riemer ...
    Series series
    The academic boycott of Israel, a branch of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is one of the richest—and most divisive—topics in the politics of knowledge today. In Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine, Nick Riemer addresses the most fundamental questions raised by the call to sever ties with Israeli universities, and offers fresh arguments for doing so. ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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    A practical introduction to contemporary linguistics

    by Jean Aitchison ...
    This classic book is a straightforward introduction to linguistics which attempts to answer two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?' It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning - the inner core of linguistics - are discussed simply and ... Read more

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  • Fate, Time, and Language

    An Essay on Free Will

    by David Foster Wallace ...
    The Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Pale King and Infinite Jest weighs in on a philosophical controversy in this fascinating early work.In 1962, the philosopher Richard Taylor used six commonly accepted presuppositions to imply that human beings have no control over the future. David Foster Wallace not only took issue with Taylor's method, which, according to him, scrambled the relations ... Read more

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  • Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

    A Practical Resource

    Edited by Brian Paltridge, Aek Phakiti ...
    Series series Research Methods in Linguistics
    Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for students. The book includes:* qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods* research techniques and approaches* ethical considerations* sample studies* a glossary of key terms* resources for studentsAs well as covering a range of methodological issues, it looks at numerous areas in depth, including ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Meaning and Relevance

    by Deirdre Wilson, Dan Sperber ...
    When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What are the relations between the linguistically encoded meanings studied in semantics and the thoughts ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Pragmatics and Non-Verbal Communication

    by Tim Wharton ...
    The way we say the words we say helps us convey our intended meanings. Indeed, the tone of voice we use, the facial expressions and bodily gestures we adopt while we are talking, often add entirely new layers of meaning to those words. How the natural non-verbal properties of utterances interact with linguistic ones is a question that is often largely ignored. This book redresses the balance, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • What Is Meaning?

    by Scott Soames ...
    Series series Soochow University Lectures in Philosophy
    The tradition descending from Frege and Russell has typically treated theories of meaning either as theories of meanings (propositions expressed), or as theories of truth conditions. However, propositions of the classical sort don't exist, and truth conditions can't provide all the information required by a theory of meaning. In this book, one of the world's leading philosophers of language offers ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Defining Pragmatics

    by Mira Ariel ...
    Series series Research Surveys in Linguistics
    Although there is no shortage of definitions for pragmatics the received wisdom is that 'pragmatics' simply cannot be coherently defined. In this groundbreaking book Mira Ariel challenges the prominent definitions of pragmatics, as well as the widely-held assumption that specific topics – implicatures, deixis, speech acts, politeness – naturally and uniformly belong on the pragmatics turf. She ... Read more

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  • Hyperbole in English

    A Corpus-based Study of Exaggeration

    by Claudia Claridge ...
    Series series Studies in English Language
    Non-literal language is ubiquitous in everyday life, and while hyperbole is a major part of this, it has so far remained relatively unexplored. This volume provides the first investigation of hyperbole in English, drawing on data from genres such as spoken conversation, TV, newspapers, and literary works from Chaucer to Monty Python. Combining quantitative and qualitative analyses, it uses ... Read more

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  • Investigating Workplace Discourse

    by Almut Koester ...
    Series series Domains of Discourse
    Exploring the characteristics of different types of workplace conversations, including decision-making, training, briefing or making arrangements, this enthralling account pays particular attention to interactions with a more social focus, such as small talk or office gossip.Presenting a range of approaches to analyzing such workplace discourse, Almut Koester argues for a combination of ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Concepts of Meaning

    Framing an Integrated Theory of Linguistic Behavior

    Edited by M. Ulkan, G. Preyer, G. Peter ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Concepts of Meaning includes contributions from well-known philosophers of language and semanticists. It is a useful collection for students in philosophy of language, semantics and epistemology. This work discusses new research in semantics, theory of truth, philosophy of language and theory of communication from a trans-disciplinary perspective.An integrated theory of linguistic behavior should ... Read more

    $89.99 USD