This collection brings together the pick of our recent publishing in Applied Linguistics. This area of study has a global appeal, reflected here with authors, editors and contributors from dozens of countries.
This collection brings together the practical and theoretical aspects of Lexicography, a newly accepted academic discipline.
Western Neo-Aramaic
Western Neo-Aramaic is the last surviving branch of Western Aramaic, kept alive for thousands of years in three remote Syrian villages. Now at great risk of extinction, this book explores the language with a detailed grammar, texts by native speakers, and a thorough dictionary.
This distinctive dictionary of Persian grammar features entries with a thorough linguistic analysis and literary usage. A valuable three-tiered compilation, it meets the needs of both instructors and students of Persian language and linguistics.
Facilitating with Stories
This book connects theory and practice for professionals working with stories. It offers a unique inquiry into the ethics and philosophies of facilitation, supporting educators, facilitators, and consultants towards more effective and considered practice.
This first overview of Romanian political discourse analyzes genres from parliamentary debates to protest memes. The analysis reveals the specifics of the lesser-known Romanian style of political communication, fostering cultural awareness for an international readership.
Inroads into Germanic Historical Phonology
This sound history of the Germanic languages draws on exhaustive dialect surveys to reconstruct the Proto-Germanic prosodic system, creating a bridge between the Scandinavian and West Germanic areas. Chapters also cover key changes like umlauts, breakings, and diphthongization.
Sign languages cannot be captured with symbols designed for sounds. This book introduces the main writing systems developed to put them on paper, focusing on SignWriting and Typannot. It examines their graphic forms, usability, and the challenge of creating a script for the body.
This book reveals how people in contemporary Chinese society perform image work to achieve their goals. Empirical studies of doctors, celebrities, and officials provide a unique portrayal of Chinese society and its way of communication.
The Voynich Manuscript
For over 100 years, the Voynich Manuscript’s code was unbreakable. Now, it has been cracked, revealing a manifesto of the Cathar religion, a heretical sect brutally attacked during the Middle Ages. Written in Arabic to hide their faith from the Inquisition, this is it.
Canadian Readings of Jewish History
This book explains how history, language, and power perpetuate the oppression of marginalised identities. It shines a spotlight on elitist knowledge, propelling the reader to re-interpret discourse, challenge their own beliefs, and recreate taken-for-granted “universal truths.”
This volume investigates how humour shapes the discourse, culture, and identity of specialised communities. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, an international team of authors analyses humour’s function in fields like law, policing, marketing, and mental health.
This volume offers research on second language teaching, exploring innovative strategies for student engagement, skill development, and translanguaging. It provides valuable insights for educators and researchers on fostering inclusive, intercultural learning environments.
This unique study shows that the history of TEFLers is different from the history of TEFL. Instead of theories, it explores the experience of being a TEFLer through the ages, using novels, plays, and memoirs to meet Victorian governesses, Berlitz teachers, and iconic figures.
This simplified grammar book uses a cognitive approach, focusing on sentence patterns instead of complex rules. This method makes learning easier and more engaging. It includes dedicated sections on summarizing, paraphrasing, and essay writing to develop writing skills.
This book explores categorization and approximation—two often opposed, yet indissociable, operations. By comparing their expression in different languages, it clarifies the links between them and the cognitive foundations of interpretation for scholars and students.
This trailblazing exploration of Africa’s rich linguistic diversity uniquely combines often-overlooked signed languages with spoken indigenous languages. It offers new perspectives on language preservation, cultural identity, and the lasting spirit of linguistic diversity.
This volume demonstrates how Chinese speakers use meta-level expressions to manage meaning, relationships, and discourse. It sheds light on how they monitor their speech, providing an important reference for researchers conducting cross-linguistic metapragmatic research.
This volume explores the ‘living’ usage of language in building and performing the law across academic and professional contexts. These contributions offer multiperspectival approaches to legal discourse, providing an invaluable resource for academics and students.
Proceedings of GALA 2017
A state-of-the-science treatment of language acquisition within the generative framework. Covering L1, L2, multilingual, heritage, and sign language acquisition, this volume uses original research to further our understanding and propose new theoretical constructs.
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