Corpus linguistics is a research approach to investigate the patterns of language use empirically, based on analysis of large collections of natural texts. While corpus-based analysis has had relative
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE!(Valid until 3 months after publication)Historical linguistics is concerned with the way languages change over time, looking both at the distant past and at the present day,
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Political ScienceToday and Tomorrow Volume 24 Music and Drama re-issues works by some of the most well known critics in music and drama from the early twentieth cen
Edited bya leading scholar, Cognitive Linguistics is a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Linguistics. It is a five-volume collection of canonical and cutting-ed
The fourth edition of General Linguistics provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to linguistics.The book considers:- semantics and pragmatics- dialect and style- phonetics and phonology-
Traditionally, linguistic research has focused on the Indo-European language family - particularly English - and languages like Japanese and Chinese have not been pursued in theoretical developments.
In the past few decades, cognitive linguistics has developed into one of the most dynamic and empirically significant frameworks within theoretical and descriptive linguistics. It represents a rather
A new title in the acclaimed Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Linguistics, this is a six-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical research on educational linguistics.
James McCawley (1938-1999) was one of the most significant linguists of the latter half of the twentieth century. His legacy to a generation of linguists encompasses not only his work in phonology, sy
Historical linguistics is the study of how and why language changes--both the methods of investigating language change and the theories designed to explain these changes. This highly accessible introd
For the past forty years, linguistics has been dominated by the idea that language is categorical and linguistic competence discrete. It has become increasingly clear, however, that many levels of rep
For the past forty years, linguistics has been dominated by the idea that language is categorical and linguistic competence discrete. It has become increasingly clear, however, that many levels of rep
This volume is one in a series of monographs being issued under the general title of "Disorders of Human Communication". Each monograph deals in detail with a particular aspect of vocal communication
Clearly organized and written, this textbook provides a useful introduction to the relationship between language and cognitive processing in the human brain. It covers the topics likely to be encounte
