This volume explores language acquisition research in Latvia and Lithuania. Detailing a range of views on its problems and perspectives, it stimulates the reader to ask questions, argue, and join the debate. The driving force in this field is dialogue, not simple advice.
This book presents recent research in anaphora resolution and co-reference using computational and machine-learning models. It covers novel approaches, applications like Q&A systems, and includes an extensive annotation guideline for large corpora.
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.
For the first time, AUSIT releases its conference proceedings in book format. Presentations from an international gathering of speakers address theoretical and practical aspects of cross-cultural communication, training, and the day-to-day work of translators.
Based on the principle “One size does not fit all,” this volume presents a wide range of topics on diversity in English language education. It covers student and teacher profiles, teaching practices, assessment, world Englishes, and culture in the classroom.
This volume contains a selection of papers from the 2007 NooJ conference. NooJ is a linguistic development environment and corpus processor used to build libraries of linguistic resources and Natural Language Processing applications.
This collection presents diverse papers from the 4th Austrian Students’ Conference of Linguistics. With authors from nine countries, the papers explore subdisciplines including syntax, cognitive and historical linguistics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics.
Celebrating forty years of interpreter and translator training at Bath, this volume explores key issues in the field. Professionals and academics cover teaching techniques, the use of IT, quality assessment, and other modern workplace challenges.
This collection explores linguistic, cultural, and cognitive diversity. Contributors from linguistics, literary studies, and more offer insights on topics from the relationship between eye contact and mindfulness to the universality of critical thinking.
Processability Theory (PT) explains the developmental sequences in second language learning, providing insights into what learners are ready to acquire. Taking PT as its point of departure, this book applies, tests, and extends the theory.
Professional Discourse across Medicine, Law, and Other Disciplines
This volume explores the interface between medicine, law, and other disciplines through the lenses of language, discourse, and communication. Contributions cover issues in bioethics and law, nursing ethics, risk management, social inclusion, and environmental ethics.
Promotion, Popularisation and Pedagogy
This study investigates the Council of Europe’s human rights campaigns, identifying the linguistic and visual means of persuasion used. The analysis highlights how Promotion, Popularisation, and Pedagogy overlap to raise awareness and promote the Institution itself.
Pronouns as Elsewhere Elements
Why do young children misuse pronouns? This study offers a unifying account, arguing their non-adult behavior stems from processing difficulties related to limited working memory, rather than a lack of linguistic knowledge.
Pronunciation Instruction for Brazilians
This book helps Brazilian learners overcome English pronunciation difficulties. It connects theory and practice, using empirical data to inform communicative activities. Suitable for classroom or self-study, it includes an answer key and CD.
Pronunciation Instruction for Brazilians
This book helps Brazilian learners overcome English pronunciation difficulties. It connects theory and practice, using empirical data to inform communicative activities. Suitable for classroom or self-study, it includes an answer key and CD.
This book introduces Implicit Pragmalinguistics, a new branch of linguistics, to analyze prosecutors’ forensic speech. It compares the individual and stereotyped speech behaviors of English- and Russian-speaking prosecutors based on experimental results.
Prosodic and Rhythmic Aspects of L2 Acquisition
This is the first survey of interlanguage prosody research in L2 Italian. Prosodic competence is crucial for non-native pronunciation and message understanding. The volume covers L1 transfer, pragmatics, and technology in second language teaching.
Psycholinguistic Approaches to the Study of Linguistic Structures
How do we understand uncommon or ambiguous language? This volume brings together cutting-edge studies that untangle how speakers with different profiles understand and use linguistic structures, and offers an overview of the experimental techniques used in their study.
International scholars share diverse perspectives on discourse, translation studies, and education. This volume will enrich the reader’s worldview and provide a plethora of creative ideas for anyone interested in philology, literary translation, and university-level teaching.
This volume brings together diverse perspectives to question the nature of linguistics. Experts and new theorists challenge current thoughts on language theory and application, inviting us to reconsider the methods we take for granted in our research.
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