In Gramsci and Languages Alessandro Carlucci explores the origins and significance of Antonio Gramsci’s interest in language, showing in particular how his experience of linguistic and cultural divers
Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar, Fourth Edition, is the standard reference text for systemic functional linguistics and an ideal introduction for you, whether you are an undergraduate or
Fully updated and revised, this fourth edition of Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar explains the principles of systemic functional grammar, enabling the reader to understand and apply them
Language educators are increasingly taking advantage of developments in technology to explore the use of computer games. This book investigates this phenomenon and examines the relationship between te
Linguistic research increasingly relies on large electronic corpora for its primary data. While off-the-shelf programs can perform a set of standard searches, specialized questions usually require a c
Krzeszowski (emeritus, U. of Warsaw and English, U. of Social Sciences-Lodz/Warsaw) wrote the 28 papers over the course of 40 years, and their chronological arrangement here reveals both changes in hi
This volume presents a series of empirical studies which focus on affectivity in relation to both individual learner differences, and language learning experiences, motivation and attitudes.The volume
Eight Decades of General Linguistics offers the lectures of outstanding scholars including Otto Jesperson, Louis Hjelmslev, Andre Martinet, Uriel Weinreich, Noam Chomsky and others held during the eig
This volume focuses on the role of the postulated derivational and filtering devices in current linguistic theory and aims to promote the exchange of ideas between the proponents of MP and OT in order
In the last decade, the study of the acquisition of tense and aspect among L2 (second language) learners has become a significant area of research. There is, however, one recurrent issue that has not
Biolinguistics involves the study of language from a broad perspective that embraces natural sciences, helping us better to understand the fundamentals of the faculty of language. This Handbook offers
In this book, Almerindo E. Ojeda offers a unique perspective on linguistics by discussing developing computer programs that will assign particular sounds to particular meanings and, conversely, partic
In this book, Adolphs and Carter explore key approaches to work in spoken corpus linguistics. The book discusses some of the pioneering challenges faced in designing, building and utilising insights f
"Eight Decades of General Linguistics" presents the key lectures delivered at the eighteen conferences organized by the Permanent International Committee of Linguists and also a history of the Committ
A growing number of studies have begun to examine the influence of language-specific factors on language acquisition. During language acquisition, German children from six years on use structures that
First published in Great Britain in 1973, Main Trends in the Science of Language was part of a series of books that resulted from a study carried out by UNESCO in collaboration with national and inter
