Intonational Meaning in Cameroon English Discourse
A Sociolinguistic Perspective
This phonetic description of intonation in Cameroon English reveals how speakers make new information prominent and extensively use the falling tone. These findings challenge sociolinguistic theories from native English, which do not always apply in postcolonial settings.
This phonetic description of intonation in Cameroon English reveals how speakers make new information prominent and extensively use the falling tone. These findings challenge sociolinguistic theories from native English, which do not always apply in postcolonial settings.
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A practical introduction to discourse analysis for undergraduates or any reader interested in how texts function. This book offers theoretical concepts, tools for analysing texts, practical activities, and authentic texts to develop critical thinking skills.
A practical introduction to discourse analysis for undergraduates or any reader interested in how texts function. This book offers theoretical concepts, tools for analysing texts, practical activities, and authentic texts to develop critical thinking skills.
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Introduction to a Negative Approach to Argumentation
Towards a New Ethic for Philosophical Debate
This book critiques the common view of argumentation as a dispute to be won. It proposes a negative approach that modifies the ethics of philosophical discussions, moving towards pluralism, a diversity of perspectives, and a panoramic view of one's own position.
This book critiques the common view of argumentation as a dispute to be won. It proposes a negative approach that modifies the ethics of philosophical discussions, moving towards pluralism, a diversity of perspectives, and a panoramic view of one’s own position.
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This book is a comprehensive introduction to Proto-Indo-European, Balto-Slavic and Proto-Slavic accentology. It summarizes the major approaches of the last thirty years and traces how accentual patterns developed from the proto-language to modern languages.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to Proto-Indo-European, Balto-Slavic and Proto-Slavic accentology. It summarizes the major approaches of the last thirty years and traces how accentual patterns developed from the proto-language to modern languages.
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This practical guide to English phonetics and phonology offers tips to master its sounds and prosodic features. It makes a confounding subject accessible for students, serving as a helpful introductory text for understanding the workings of English.
This practical guide to English phonetics and phonology offers tips to master its sounds and prosodic features. It makes a confounding subject accessible for students, serving as a helpful introductory text for understanding the workings of English.
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This volume presents an analysis of English legal genres in academic and professional writing. It offers insights into how writers’ discursive practices shape their membership of the legal community, and is designed for applied linguistic researchers and writing instructors.
This volume presents an analysis of English legal genres in academic and professional writing. It offers insights into how writers’ discursive practices shape their membership of the legal community, and is designed for applied linguistic researchers and writing instructors.
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Investigating Language as Social (Inter-)Action
The 15th Conference on British and American Studies
This volume presents research on cognitive linguistics, language contact, translation, and lexicography. Chapters explore native language acquisition, the impact and structure of English, and the translatability of language and culture in intercultural communication.
This volume presents research on cognitive linguistics, language contact, translation, and lexicography. Chapters explore native language acquisition, the impact and structure of English, and the translatability of language and culture in intercultural communication.
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Investigating Lexis
Vocabulary Teaching, ESP, Lexicography and Lexical Innovation
This book shows how lexical research responds to modern challenges, from legal language to video game terminology and pop music. This collection of essays combines cutting-edge research in lexicography and terminology with a user-friendly approach.
This book shows how lexical research responds to modern challenges, from legal language to video game terminology and pop music. This collection of essays combines cutting-edge research in lexicography and terminology with a user-friendly approach.
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Is There an End of Ideologies?
Exploring Constructs of Ideology and Discourse in Marxist and Post-Marxist Theories
Is ideology just a political pejorative? Can we be free from it? To clarify misunderstandings about the key concepts of ideology and discourse, this book traces their origins, their appropriation by Marxist theorists, and examines the relationship between them.
Is ideology just a political pejorative? Can we be free from it? To clarify misunderstandings about the key concepts of ideology and discourse, this book traces their origins, their appropriation by Marxist theorists, and examines the relationship between them.
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This book explores the variability of native and non-native English accents, questioning the very distinction between them. From a non-native perspective, it presents studies on pronunciation acquisition, teaching models, and pedagogical methods.
This book explores the variability of native and non-native English accents, questioning the very distinction between them. From a non-native perspective, it presents studies on pronunciation acquisition, teaching models, and pedagogical methods.
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Issues in Accents of English 2
Variability and Norm
This book explores variability in English accent production and perception by native and non-native speakers. Based on original data, it discusses intelligibility, identity, motivation, stress, and rhythm to contribute to pronunciation teaching.
This book explores variability in English accent production and perception by native and non-native speakers. Based on original data, it discusses intelligibility, identity, motivation, stress, and rhythm to contribute to pronunciation teaching.
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Issues in Arabic Legal Translation
New Insights into the Field
This collection explores state-of-the-art legal translation, focusing on Arabic-speaking countries. It presents the latest research on the dynamic relationship between language and law through case studies like the UN and the Arabic translation of the American Constitution.
This collection explores state-of-the-art legal translation, focusing on Arabic-speaking countries. It presents the latest research on the dynamic relationship between language and law through case studies like the UN and the Arabic translation of the American Constitution.
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On one of the world’s great cultural fault-lines, issues of politics, culture, and identity are played out daily in the English language classrooms of the Arab world. This volume explores these concerns from the perspectives of teachers, students, and researchers.
On one of the world’s great cultural fault-lines, issues of politics, culture, and identity are played out daily in the English language classrooms of the Arab world. This volume explores these concerns from the perspectives of teachers, students, and researchers.
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Exploring Aitken’s Law, the unique Scottish Vowel Length Rule, this book argues that all vowel length distinctions are a consequence of universal, inviolable principles of grammar.
Exploring Aitken’s Law, the unique Scottish Vowel Length Rule, this book argues that all vowel length distinctions are a consequence of universal, inviolable principles of grammar.
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This collection presents cutting-edge research in Slavic syntax and semantics from a new generation of scholars. The papers explore a range of phenomena across various Slavic languages, of interest to both formal linguists and Slavicists generally.
This collection presents cutting-edge research in Slavic syntax and semantics from a new generation of scholars. The papers explore a range of phenomena across various Slavic languages, of interest to both formal linguists and Slavicists generally.
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Spoken political and journalistic texts are a rich data source, but their unique features pose significant challenges for processing and translation. This volume proposes strategies for their analysis by humans and by Natural Language Processing applications.
Spoken political and journalistic texts are a rich data source, but their unique features pose significant challenges for processing and translation. This volume proposes strategies for their analysis by humans and by Natural Language Processing applications.
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Italian Communities Abroad
Multilingualism and Migration
This volume provides an overview of research on Italian communities abroad, and, thus, represents an important contribution to the recent wave of paradigm renewal in the field of migration (socio)linguistics of Italian.
This volume provides an overview of research on Italian communities abroad, and, thus, represents an important contribution to the recent wave of paradigm renewal in the field of migration (socio)linguistics of Italian.
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This collection of articles presents the most important research in Pragmalinguistics and Speech Practices. The book consists of two parts and will be of interest to philologists, teachers, and students.
This collection of articles presents the most important research in Pragmalinguistics and Speech Practices. The book consists of two parts and will be of interest to philologists, teachers, and students.
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Jimmy Du’s Essential Chinese
Jimmy Du’s Natural Language Works
Master Mandarin Chinese in the shortest time possible. With this audio course, you'll pick it up naturally while relaxing or commuting. Forget classrooms, grammar, and exercises. Just listen, imitate, and put the language to use.
Master Mandarin Chinese in the shortest time possible. With this audio course, you’ll pick it up naturally while relaxing or commuting. Forget classrooms, grammar, and exercises. Just listen, imitate, and put the language to use.
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Journalistic Translation
Procedures and Strategies in English-Kurdish Translation of Media Texts
A breakthrough in the field of journalistic translation between English and Kurdish, this volume painstakingly formulates a composite model of translation procedures that covers both the linguistic and cultural aspects inherent in translation.
A breakthrough in the field of journalistic translation between English and Kurdish, this volume painstakingly formulates a composite model of translation procedures that covers both the linguistic and cultural aspects inherent in translation.
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