Explains what grammar really is, why languages have to have it, and how different languages exploit it... Zobraziť viac
An account of how meaning is expressed and interpreted in spoken and written texts. The book explains key concepts like context, co-text and schema and explores their relevance to an understanding of how texts are constructed and interpreted... Zobraziť viac
This book provides an accessible introduction to anyone interested in the history of the English language. It outlines the major issues and terminology used in the field of Historical Linguistics, a required part of most university-level language and... Zobraziť viac
In the age of the global village and the world wide web, understanding the way in which people learn languages is of ever increasing importance... Zobraziť viac
This book deals with the study of style in language, how styles can be recognized, and their features. It examines how style is used in literary and non-literary texts, and how familiarity with style is a matter of socialization... Zobraziť viac
Translation is one of the most important cross-linguistic and cross-cultural practices. This short introduction focuses on what you need to know about it: the different perspectives on translation and key issues such as equivalence in translation... Zobraziť viac
Translation is one of the most important cross-linguistic and cross-cultural practices. This short introduction focuses on what you need to know about it: the different perspectives on translation and key issues such as equivalence in translation... Zobraziť viac
Applied Linguistics investigates real-world problems involving language. As such it has the difficult task of mediating between academic expertise and lived experience, attempting to reconcile opposed interests and perspectives... Zobraziť viac
Phonetics is an essential part of linguistics, as it is through analysing spoken language that linguistic data is collected. This book leads the reader through the main areas of phonetics, including how speech sounds are made and... Zobraziť viac
Psycholinguists have shown that the comprehension and production of even the simplest language is a highly complex, almost miraculous, process... Zobraziť viac
