The Construction of Female Characters in Immigration Novels from Rio Grande do Sul
This work analyses the construction of the characters Frida (Frida Meyer - 1924) and Lore (A River imitates the Rhine - 1939) from the perspective of cultural gender studies, establishing relationships between fictional and historical discourses. The approach seeks to highlight the discursive resources used by the narrators, which allowed them to create a portrait of the Germanic woman who represented the process of immigration and colonisation in Rio Grande do Sul.
The Semiotics of Performances
What is a live performance? And why is semiotics the best approach for the analysis and interpretation of the performing arts? Drawing on semiotic developments of the past five decades, this book introduces students to the semiotic analysis of live performances and provides them with a clear method for untangling the multimodal complexity of performance from the spectator's point of view. Presenting live performances as two-way communication processes, social events, and cognitive and affective experiences, each chapter of this highly accessible book begins first with an overview of the basics. This is followed by a case study, and moves through to a more advanced discussion, accompanied by suggestions for exercises and further reading. Diagrams and flow charts help to clearly illustrate the conceptual tools used in the analytical process, and a companion website contains recorded extracts from the live performances discussed in the book, which students can use to put their knowledge into practice. The book explores a broad range of performance types from across different cultures, including music, opera, ballet, theatre, circus, mime, improvisation, and immersion. It offers a guide for understanding the way in which a performance is produced, from an initial idea through to the final presentation in front of a live audience, and provides the reader with the tools and understanding they need for a successful semiotic analysis of live performance.
Research Methods in Linguistics
Research Methods in Linguistics guides the reader through the key issues, principles, and contributions of core methods in linguistic research. It is an essential resource for researchers and graduate students looking for clear introductions to key concepts, accessible discussions of theory and practice through illustrative examples and critical engagement with current debates. Topics covered include developing research questions; combining methods; quantitative research designs (including questionnaires, chi-square tests and t-tests); corpus analysis; and qualitative research methods (interview methods, discourse analytic approaches and multimodal analysis). Expanded throughout, this third edition also includes: - New chapters on linguistic ethnography and digital discourse analysis - New guided activities and updated further readings, online resources and discussion questions - Refreshed examples, engaging with recent sources and materials - A glossary of key terms for each chapter - Learning outcomes for each chapter. Guiding you through the main issues, techniques and approaches to developing your research in Linguistics, this book provides clear introductions to key concepts and discussions, from research questions to transcription, and takes you step-by-step through several quantitative and qualitative approaches in Linguistics research, including recent developments in multimodal and digital discourse analysis. Leading you towards the research methods and principles most appropriate to your work, and explaining them in detail, this is the ideal book for anyone working with linguistic data.
The Language of Sex Education
This book offers a deep dive into sex education pedagogy in the Australian context, taking a close look at the language used to teach the key topics of consent and respect. It examines questions students ask, how teachers accommodate different beliefs in their classrooms, and how students learn about more values-based topics including consent, respectful relationships, and gender and sexuality diversity. It also considers what teaching and assessment looks like over the course of a school term and what makes a 'successful' student. In short it answers the question - how is sex education actually taught? The Language of Sex Education provides the first book-length treatment of the language of sex education, offering a detailed account of pedagogy from the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The study is situated in the Australian context, though has broader relevance to places such as New Zealand, North America, and the United Kingdom whose sex education is historically and culturally comparable to that of Australia. The book provides descriptions of the key topics of consent and respect, illustrating how teachers impart technical knowledge and how they support students to adopt and challenge the nuanced values needed when engaging with sex education. It does this through new descriptions of key linguistic resources of technicality and iconization that synthesize the central knowledge and values of the field. Through these descriptions and analyses, this book not only provides a detailed account of sex education pedagogy, but also offers new insights into the role of language in building fields and building communities.
Baby Touch and Feel First Words
An interactive touch and feel book for babies that inspires hands-on learning. Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning.Baby Touch and Feel: First Words is an interactive and fun way to help your child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colourful illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby's attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for preschoolers and makes for an ideal baby gift. Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mum and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation. This charming board book for babies includes: - An amazing range of different textures to explore- Clearly labelled pictures and a simple, easy to follow design- Easy to read text to encourage early vocabulary building- A texture or eye-catching area on every page- Rounded edges and chunky pages, protecting babies and their growing teeth Learning to read should always be this fun. Kids will get hours of play from this sturdy board book for babies and toddlers, from making the noises and reading the names to feeling the different textures. Packed full of shiny objects and some bumps and grooves, this educational book will engage small children and stimulate early childhood development in different ways. This touchy feely book, with its strong, baby-safe jacket, makes for an ideal baby gift. Complete the SeriesThis delightful book is part of the Baby Touch and Feel range of board books for babies and toddlers from DK Books and includes titles like Baby Touch and Feel Animals, Baby Touch and Feel Bedtime, Baby Touch and Feel Colours and Shapes, and more for your little one to enjoy!
Cant - A Gentleman's Guide
Visiting the Underworld of Georgian London but not sure how to blend in?Can't tell a clapperdogeon from a running smobbler?Wouldn't recognise the upright man if he noped your costard with his filchman?You need this book.This fascinating guide will teach you all you need to know about the vocabulary of the Rogues of Georgian London and how to function in society at the lowest level.Along the way you will acquire some much-needed information and advice on how to make false dice; how to pick pockets; how best to rob a man on a horse; and where to find a good cup of coffee at 3:00am in the morning.An invaluable resource for any gentleman.
Signed Language and Cognitive Grammar
This Elements monograph presents a Cognitive Grammar (CG) approach to a range of signed language grammatical phenomena. It begins with a background on the history of sign linguistics, focusing on what was a widely-held belief that signs are simply gestures. The first section traces the modern linguistic examination of signed languages, focusing on Stokoe and his demonstration that these languages exhibit phonology and duality of patterning. Next, we present some fundamental principles that are foundational for cognitive linguistics and sign linguistics. In a section on Cognitive Grammar, we present a brief overview of CG principles, constructs, and models. Section 4 presents extensive analyses of signed language constructions applying CG, including nominal grounding; the concepts of Place and placing; a CG approach to 'agreement' constructions in signed languages; reported dialogue; grammatical modality; and the grammatical meaning of facial displays. A final section examines the controversial role of gesture in grammatical constructions.
Language Ideology, Policy, and Practice; Focus on Minoritized Languages Past and Present
This book combines studies of a broad range of minority and minoritized languages from the past and present to examine the dynamics of changes in the status of language use and language perception. They address two fundamental questions of sociolinguistics, namely, A. How is linguistic variation at speaker and/or community level structured so that certain variants and varieties have a particular indexical value whereas others do not? and B. What language ideologies underpin our perceptions of the linguistic world, i.e. how do we perceive the way we speak, and/or the way other people speak, and what do we do with this perception? Chapters include discussions of a large number of languages, some of which have largely been ignored in much scholarly discussion, such as Californian Spanish, Maritime Sign Language, or Danish and Frisian in the Duchy of Schleswig, as well as marginalized varieties of bigger languages, such as Scots or Nynorsk. The chapters, many of which were presented at the 2022 HiSoN conference in Murcia, offer insights into processes of stigmatization and promotion and offer a comprehensive comparison between seemingly different case studies focused on a core set of research questions.
A pinch and a stomp
A clumsy novel, an upside-down protagonist and a Rio de Janeiro that no one had ever dared to portray before. Mem籀rias de um Sargento de Mil穩cias, by Manuel Ant繫nio de Almeida, is considered the most dissonant work of Brazilian Romanticism. In this book, we set out to discuss and analyse the author's constructions of time, space and characters, which break with the literary and social stereotypes of the early 19th century.
The question of gender in La b璽tarde by Violette LEDUC
This study explores the question of gender in La B璽tarde, an autobiographical work by Violette Leduc, in which the author deconstructs traditional gender boundaries and questions the fluidity of sexual identity. Through a personal narrative, Violette Leduc blends homosexuality and heterosexuality, portraying ambivalent relationships with women and men. She addresses themes such as the absence of the father, maternal authority and maternal figures marked by the animus, revealing the impact of family structures on the construction of identity. The study also analyses the importance of writing as a tool for redefining gender. For Leduc, writing becomes a space of freedom where she explores and expresses the contradictions and conflicts associated with her sexual and social identity. Far from being a simple autobiography, La B璽tarde navigates between several literary genres, reflecting the complexity and instability of its author's identity. The literary genre itself is blurred, oscillating between autobiography, novel and autofiction, allowing Leduc to transcend traditional norms and classifications.
The Law and Critical Discourse Studies
This book provides a range of highly accessible approaches from Discourse Studies for analyzing legal language in legislation, documents, proceedings and media reporting. It is a key resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of law, language and linguistics, discourse studies, sociology, and media and cultural studies.
Critical Discourse in Punjabi
This volume forms a part of the Critical Discourses in South Asia series which deals with schools, movements and discursive practices in major South Asian languages. It offers crucial insights into the making of the Punjabi language and literature, and its critical tradition across a century. The book brings together English translation of major writings of influential figures dealing with literary criticism and theory, aesthetic and performative traditions and re-interpretations of primary concepts and categories in Punjabi. It presents 30 key texts in literary and cultural studies from Punjab from the beginning of development of Punjabi language to its present form, with most of them translated for the first time into English. These seminal essays cover interconnections with socio-historical events in the medieval, colonial and post-independence period in Punjab. They discuss themes such as spiritual and aesthetic visions, poetic and literary forms, modernism, progressivism, feminism, Dalit literature, power structures and social struggles, ideological values, cultural renovations and humanism.Comprehensive and authoritative, this volume offers an overview of the history of critical thought in Punjabi literature in South Asia. It will be essential for scholars and researchers of Punjabi language and literature, literary criticism, literary theory, comparative literature, Indian literature, cultural studies, art and aesthetics, performance studies, history, sociology, regional studies and South Asian studies. It will also interest the Punjabi-speaking diaspora and those working on the intellectual history of Punjab and conservation of languages and culture.
History and methodology of literary studies
This textbook explores and systematizes the material reflecting the centuries-long history of the development of world literary studies. The time span is from the ancient period to the present day. Special attention is paid to the history of the development of literary studies in the Middle Ages, including the East. The textbook includes the history of the emergence and formation of some Eastern genres, which have not received full coverage so far. Considerable attention is also paid to the methodology of literary studies.
Audio Description for the Arts
This book traces the development of audio description (AD), a form of audiovisual translation delivered orally or consumed aurally that makes visual elements accessible primarily to people who are visually impaired, and in particular, art AD as an emergent sub-genre.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Technology
Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Technology, second edition, provides a state-of-the art survey of the field of computer-assisted translation. It is the first definitive reference to provide a comprehensive overview of the general, regional and topical aspects of this increasingly significant area of study.
Patients Making Meaning
This book explores how women make meaning at various health flashpoints in their lives, overcoming fear, anxiety, and anger to draw upon self-advocacy, research, and crucial decision-making.
Palestinian Arabic Voices
This book provides listening and reading practice in Palestinian Colloquial Arabic using spontaneous speech recorded by native speakers. It focuses on authentic language rather than scripted or simplified materials.36 spontaneous audio segments by native Palestinian Arabic speakers.Arabic script transcriptions with diacritics.Direct English translations.Guided listening and vocabulary exercises.Keyword lists for each segment.Linguistic markers for fillers and rephrasing.The book is intended for intermediate and advanced learners of Levantine Arabic.Audio access is included for all segments.
On The Art Of Writing
NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS On The Art Of Writing: Lectures Delivered In The University Of Cambridge 1913-1914 This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a fresh and newly reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.
Inclusive Language
Inclusive Language: Educating for Sociolinguistics Agency within the Language Learning Classroom analyses standardised and non-standardized uses of language that can be considered acts of sociolinguistic revolution from across a range of social media platforms.
A comparative dialogue analysis
At the limits of human life there is a question that concerns psychology, which refers to the act of leaving life voluntarily. Suicide is one of the ways of dealing with suffering and the world as it has been since the dawn of time, also known sociologically as a social fact. With this in mind, the problem of this research revolved around analysing two cases of suicide ideation due to homicide committed by the suicidal individuals themselves. The general aim of this research was to problematise the relationship between suicide, homicide and the motivations behind the former happening as a result of the latter. To this end, the theme of suicide was chosen, for which a corpus was constructed consisting of two works that are classics of Universal Literature, namely The Stranger (Camus) and Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky), which feature protagonists involved in homicide who spend part of their lives contemplating suicide as an alternative to their suffering caused by the crime. The research was based on Psychology and Psychoanalysis, specifically Freud (2006 [1915]), for whom suicide is a dangerous tendency of melancholy.
Indications of Authorship and Identity Marks in Enem's 'Nota Mil' Texts
Since 1998, Enem has established itself as one of the main instruments for assessing not only basic education, but also candidates seeking university entrance. One of these assessments concerns the level of proficiency in reading and writing, skills that Enem assesses when it asks you to write an essay. One of the criteria included in the exam's assessment matrix refers to the candidate's authorial investment. Therefore, the student's ability to exercise authorship in the essay, positioning themselves in relation to the proposed theme, is assessed. After all, the text instantiates the candidate's place of saying and reflects their convictions about the world and culture, in an enunciative space in which, despite the artificial nature of the production context, they claim to be the author. This work is based on the concepts of authorship elucidated by Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Mikhail Bakhtin and other authors such as the Brazilian Sirio Possenti and his notion of signs of authorship. These notions contributed to the construction of a specific assessment matrix whose criteria serve to investigate the authorial and identity marks left in the text by the candidate.
Linguistic Contact and Language Change
Linguistic contact is a reality of everyday life, as speakers of different languages come into contact with one another, often causing language change. This undergraduate textbook provides a means by which these processes, both modern and historical, can be analysed, based on cutting-edge theoretical and methodological practices. Chapters cover language death, the development of pidgins and creoles, linguistic convergence and language contact, and new variety formation. Each chapter is subdivided into key themes, which are supported by diverse and real-world case studies. Student learning is bolstered by illustrative maps, exercises, research tasks, further reading suggestions, and a glossary. Ancillary resources are available including extra content not covered in the book, links to recordings of some of the language varieties covered, and additional discussion, presentation and essay topics. Primarily for undergraduate students of linguistics, it provides a balanced, historically grounded, and up-to-date introduction to linguistic contact and language change.
Linguistic Contact and Language Change
Linguistic contact is a reality of everyday life, as speakers of different languages come into contact with one another, often causing language change. This undergraduate textbook provides a means by which these processes, both modern and historical, can be analysed, based on cutting-edge theoretical and methodological practices. Chapters cover language death, the development of pidgins and creoles, linguistic convergence and language contact, and new variety formation. Each chapter is subdivided into key themes, which are supported by diverse and real-world case studies. Student learning is bolstered by illustrative maps, exercises, research tasks, further reading suggestions, and a glossary. Ancillary resources are available including extra content not covered in the book, links to recordings of some of the language varieties covered, and additional discussion, presentation and essay topics. Primarily for undergraduate students of linguistics, it provides a balanced, historically grounded, and up-to-date introduction to linguistic contact and language change.
An Extraordinary Chinese Translation of Holocaust Testimony
This Element focuses on two Holocaust testimonies translated into Chinese by translator, Gao Shan. They deserve attention for the highly unorthodox approach Gao adopted and the substantial alterations he made to the original texts. The study begins by narrating the circumstances that led to these translations, then goes on to explore Gao's views on translation, his style, additions to the original accounts, and the affective dynamics of his translation activity. The author draws on concepts from sociology, memory studies, and sociolinguistics to frame the discussion and highlight the ethical concerns inevitably involved in Gao's work. Without minimizing the moral responsibility of faithful transmission that Holocaust material should always impose, the author wants to show how Gao sometimes sacrifices strict accuracy in his desire to make the survivors' experiences intelligible to a prospective audience wholly unacquainted with the Holocaust.
Co-Constructing Intercultural Space
Current debates on intercultural communication often align with critical approaches. However, in the fields of cultural linguistics and intercultural pragmatics, significant strides have been made towards a dynamic and sociocognitive framework for understanding intercultures. Drawing from these concepts, this book proposes a fine-grained analysis to elucidate the active co-construction of intercultural space in situ, encompassing verbal, corporal-gestural, and prosodic dimensions. This empirical contribution fills a notable gap in the burgeoning interface between cognition, interaction, and embodiment, shedding light on a critical intercultural facet that has hitherto remained underexplored.
An Extraordinary Chinese Translation of Holocaust Testimony
This Element focuses on two Holocaust testimonies translated into Chinese by translator, Gao Shan. They deserve attention for the highly unorthodox approach Gao adopted and the substantial alterations he made to the original texts. The study begins by narrating the circumstances that led to these translations, then goes on to explore Gao's views on translation, his style, additions to the original accounts, and the affective dynamics of his translation activity. The author draws on concepts from sociology, memory studies, and sociolinguistics to frame the discussion and highlight the ethical concerns inevitably involved in Gao's work. Without minimizing the moral responsibility of faithful transmission that Holocaust material should always impose, the author wants to show how Gao sometimes sacrifices strict accuracy in his desire to make the survivors' experiences intelligible to a prospective audience wholly unacquainted with the Holocaust.
Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange
Virtual exchange is an educational approach that uses technology to bring together people from geographically and/or culturally distant locations in sustained online interactions, often intended to develop their intercultural awareness and understanding. Though the practice has existed for several decades, it has gained popularity in recent years, in part due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic and recourse to online tools for international and intercultural learning. This Element explores intercultural communication in virtual exchange by looking at how and why culture is made relevant in the pedagogical design and framing of virtual exchanges and what impact this might have on student positioning, power dynamics, and on intercultural learning. From this framework three broad approaches are outlined, which are defined as comparative, challenge-based, and dialogue-based. Each approach is explored through examples and the opportunities, limitations, and risks for intercultural learning.
Discourse and Ideologies of the Radical Right
There has been much scholarly attention for the radical right, especially in political science. Unfortunately, this research pays less attention to the discourse of the radical right, a topic especially studied by scholars in discourse studies. Especially lacking in this research in various disciplines is a theoretically based analysis of ideology. This Element first summarizes the authors theory of ideology and extends it with a new element needed to account for the ideological clusters of political parties. Then a systematic analysis is presented of the discourses and ideologies of radical right parties in Chile, Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden. From a comparative perspective it is concluded that radical right discourse and ideologies adapt to the economic, cultural, sociopolitical and historical contexts of each country.
Voices of Immigration
What does immigration do to our languages and identities? What factors contribute to the maintenance or loss of immigrant languages? This book highlights theoretical and typological issues surrounding heritage language development, specifically focusing on Chinese-speaking communities in the USA. Based on a synthesis of observational, interview, reported, and audio/video data, it builds a composite, serial narrative of immigrant language and life. Through the voices of first- and second-generation immigrants, their family members and their teachers, it highlights the translingual practices and transforming interactional routines of heritage language speakers across various stages of life, and the congruencies between narrated perspectives and lived experiences. It shows that language, culture and identity are intricately interwoven, making it essential reading for students and scholars in applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Stylistics
Stylistics is the linguistic study of style in language. Now in its second edition, this book is an introduction to stylistics that locates it firmly within the traditions of linguistics. Organised to reflect the historical development of stylistics, it covers key principles such as foregrounding theory, as well as recent advances in cognitive and corpus stylistics. This edition has been fully revised to cover all the major developments in the field since the first edition, including extensive coverage of corpus stylistics, new sections on a range of topics, additional exercises and commentaries, updated further reading lists, and an entirely re-written final chapter on the disciplinary status of stylistics and its relationship to linguistics, plus a manifesto for the future of the field. Comprehensive in its coverage and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, it is essential reading for students and researchers new to this fascinating area of language study.
Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange
Virtual exchange is an educational approach that uses technology to bring together people from geographically and/or culturally distant locations in sustained online interactions, often intended to develop their intercultural awareness and understanding. Though the practice has existed for several decades, it has gained popularity in recent years, in part due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic and recourse to online tools for international and intercultural learning. This Element explores intercultural communication in virtual exchange by looking at how and why culture is made relevant in the pedagogical design and framing of virtual exchanges and what impact this might have on student positioning, power dynamics, and on intercultural learning. From this framework three broad approaches are outlined, which are defined as comparative, challenge-based, and dialogue-based. Each approach is explored through examples and the opportunities, limitations, and risks for intercultural learning.
Discourse and Ideologies of the Radical Right
There has been much scholarly attention for the radical right, especially in political science. Unfortunately, this research pays less attention to the discourse of the radical right, a topic especially studied by scholars in discourse studies. Especially lacking in this research in various disciplines is a theoretically based analysis of ideology. This Element first summarizes the authors theory of ideology and extends it with a new element needed to account for the ideological clusters of political parties. Then a systematic analysis is presented of the discourses and ideologies of radical right parties in Chile, Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden. From a comparative perspective it is concluded that radical right discourse and ideologies adapt to the economic, cultural, sociopolitical and historical contexts of each country.
Signed Language and Cognitive Grammar
This Elements monograph presents a Cognitive Grammar (CG) approach to a range of signed language grammatical phenomena. It begins with a background on the history of sign linguistics, focusing on what was a widely-held belief that signs are simply gestures. The first section traces the modern linguistic examination of signed languages, focusing on Stokoe and his demonstration that these languages exhibit phonology and duality of patterning. Next, we present some fundamental principles that are foundational for cognitive linguistics and sign linguistics. In a section on Cognitive Grammar, we present a brief overview of CG principles, constructs, and models. Section 4 presents extensive analyses of signed language constructions applying CG, including nominal grounding; the concepts of Place and placing; a CG approach to 'agreement' constructions in signed languages; reported dialogue; grammatical modality; and the grammatical meaning of facial displays. A final section examines the controversial role of gesture in grammatical constructions.
Children's Online Language and Interaction
Children spend a significant amount of time interacting online rather than face-to-face. Yet we know very little about the language they use during interaction, whether they are gaming or texting. Drawing on cutting-edge research, this timely book applies Conversation Analysis (CA) techniques to investigate children's online language and interaction. Tudini provides a step-by-step analysis of authentic posts made by children on social media, messaging apps and gaming platforms, highlighting linguistic and interactional features. The book addresses the risks inherent in children's online interaction and the role of protective adults, yet also celebrates children's linguistic creativity and ability to adapt to new forms of communication. It also provides principled advice on how to support children in integrating online interaction into their lives productively and safely, to assist parents and teachers. Addressing a highly topical area, it is essential reading for students and researchers of applied linguistics, communication, education and sociology.
Word Grammar, Cognition and Dependency
Established in the early 1980s, Word Grammar is the first theory of grammar that was cast in the terms of cognitive linguistics. This book surveys the groundbreaking contribution of WG to a number of disciplines both within and outside of linguistics. It illustrates the benefits of thinking beyond traditional phrase-structural notions of syntax, and beyond encapsulated theories of cognition, by exploring how key problems in theoretical linguistics and historical linguistics can be approached from alternative perspectives. It provides examples of how theoretical linguistic notions and constructs of WG can be applied to bilingual language use, as well as a variety of typologically different languages including English, Chinese, German and Swedish. It also explores the relationship between language and social cognition and dependency distance as a universal measure of syntactic complexity. It is essential reading for linguists seeking creative ideas on how to advance explanations of language, language variation and change.
Children's Online Language and Interaction
Children spend a significant amount of time interacting online rather than face-to-face. Yet we know very little about the language they use during interaction, whether they are gaming or texting. Drawing on cutting-edge research, this timely book applies Conversation Analysis (CA) techniques to investigate children's online language and interaction. Tudini provides a step-by-step analysis of authentic posts made by children on social media, messaging apps and gaming platforms, highlighting linguistic and interactional features. The book addresses the risks inherent in children's online interaction and the role of protective adults, yet also celebrates children's linguistic creativity and ability to adapt to new forms of communication. It also provides principled advice on how to support children in integrating online interaction into their lives productively and safely, to assist parents and teachers. Addressing a highly topical area, it is essential reading for students and researchers of applied linguistics, communication, education and sociology.
Stylistics
Stylistics is the linguistic study of style in language. Now in its second edition, this book is an introduction to stylistics that locates it firmly within the traditions of linguistics. Organised to reflect the historical development of stylistics, it covers key principles such as foregrounding theory, as well as recent advances in cognitive and corpus stylistics. This edition has been fully revised to cover all the major developments in the field since the first edition, including extensive coverage of corpus stylistics, new sections on a range of topics, additional exercises and commentaries, updated further reading lists, and an entirely re-written final chapter on the disciplinary status of stylistics and its relationship to linguistics, plus a manifesto for the future of the field. Comprehensive in its coverage and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, it is essential reading for students and researchers new to this fascinating area of language study.
The Poetics of the Name
Bunin's many observations about the original name system in the stories show the need for a purposeful and generalizing study of the name system in the writer's work not only from a linguistic point of view, but also in relation to entering deep layers. modeling the author's poetics, his historical, religious, literary-aesthetic and social-political views. As a result of the work, we came to the conclusion that the proper name in Bunin's prose, first of all, has the ability to attract and harmonize the formal and meaningful elements of the literary text within the text in a certain way, thereby creating new content. Bunin's work opens the way to the widest cultural field, saturates the author's text with intertexts, thereby creating new meanings.
New research on circum-Caribbean creoles and language contact
This volume features research papers dealing with creolized and partially restructured language varieties in the wider Caribbean region. Initially conceived of as a conference volume drawing on papers presented at the 2017 Summer conference of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, organized by the Universities of Tampere and Turku, Finland, the authors have since expanded the content of their original papers substantially, contributing to the empirical and analytical depth of their submissions. The volume ultimately aims both to validate new contact language research with this regional focus, as well as to stimulate further research on the fascinating language varieties that have developed and continue to thrive in the Caribbean region.
Emoji Speak
Providing an in-depth discussion of emoji use in a global context, this volume presents the use of emoji as a hugely important facet of computer-mediated communication, leading author Jieun Kiaer to coin the term 'emoji speak'. Exploring why and how emojis are born, and the different ways in which people use them, this book highlights the diversity of emoji speak. Presenting the results of empirical investigations with participants of British, Belgian, Chinese, French, Japanese, Jordanian, Korean, Singaporean, and Spanish backgrounds, it raises important questions around the complexity of emoji use. Though emojis have become ubiquitous, their interpretation can be more challenging. What is humorous in one region, for example, might be considered inappropriate or insulting in another. Whilst emoji use can speed up our communication, we might also question whether they convey our emotions sufficiently. Moreover, far from belonging to the youth, people of all ages now use emoji speak, prompting Kiaer to consider the future of our communication in an increasingly digital world.
Morphology
This textbook provides an in-depth introduction to morphology, while also engaging with the latest research and developments in the field. By presenting the latest theories and highlighting the current challenges in morphology, it offers a firm grounding for starting your own original research and will inspire your own thinking about the morphology of your target languages. It guides you through the context, theories and latest research in morphology with end-of-chapter exercises designed to strengthen your understanding of key topics and suggestions for further reading offered as a starting point for further study. This second edition incorporates the latest research within morphology, drawing on new research from the fields of psycholinguistics and language acquisition and discussing morphology in relation to syntax, lexical semantics and phonology. It also pays particular attention to the debate between lexicalism and constructionism. With two new chapters on morphology and language acquisition and morphology and psycholinguistics and updated accounts of the claims made within each theory to reflect current research trends, there is so much here to invigorate and inspire your study of morphology.
Tracking Language Growth in Child English Learners
Model texts are exemplary native-language texts that serve as guides for shaping language abilities. This book explores the profound impact of sustained exposure to model texts on the cultivation of children's writing skills. Bridging existing research gaps, it delves into the efficacy of written corrective feedback and model texts in language learning. Additionally, it investigates form-focused intervention alongside motivational and perceptual factors. The findings underscore the transformative influence of integrating model texts into English as a foreign language classrooms. As such, it is a perfect read for educators looking for practical tips on language development.
Morphology
This textbook provides an in-depth introduction to morphology, while also engaging with the latest research and developments in the field. By presenting the latest theories and highlighting the current challenges in morphology, it offers a firm grounding for starting your own original research and will inspire your own thinking about the morphology of your target languages. It guides you through the context, theories and latest research in morphology with end-of-chapter exercises designed to strengthen your understanding of key topics and suggestions for further reading offered as a starting point for further study. This second edition incorporates the latest research within morphology, drawing on new research from the fields of psycholinguistics and language acquisition and discussing morphology in relation to syntax, lexical semantics and phonology. It also pays particular attention to the debate between lexicalism and constructionism. With two new chapters on morphology and language acquisition and morphology and psycholinguistics and updated accounts of the claims made within each theory to reflect current research trends, there is so much here to invigorate and inspire your study of morphology.
Portuguese Grammar
Spoken by millions of people on four continents, Portuguese remains a lesser studied language. To help improve the linguistic understanding of this pluricentric language, the present volume brings together ten studies about different grammatical phenomena observed in Portuguese varieties - from suffixation to intercalated temporal clauses and non-concatenative verbal inflection, among other topics. Focusing on two main axes - usage and cognition -, these studies draw on the theoretical frameworks of Functional Linguistics and Cognitive Linguistics, but build a cohesive whole insofar as they all offer usage-based language approaches. By presenting an overview of recent research on Portuguese and its varieties, the book paves the way for the inclusion of Portuguese in the set of Neo-Latin languages best known to the general public.
Rebel with a Cause
In a world marked by chaos and contradiction, Albert Camus emerged as a powerful voice of reason and rebellion. From the sun-drenched streets of Algeria to the intellectual salons of Paris, Camus's life was a journey through personal adversity, philosophical exploration, and unrelenting pursuit of justice. "Rebel with a Cause: Albert Camus" invites readers to explore the fascinating story of a man who refused to accept life's absurdities without a fight-and inspired generations to do the same. This compelling biography by Ilham Ferrier delves into Camus's transformative works, from The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus to The Plague, uncovering the profound humanity behind his philosophy. As a journalist, novelist, and philosopher, Camus confronted the moral dilemmas of his time with courage and clarity, addressing universal themes of freedom, rebellion, and the search for meaning. Perfect for admirers of Camus and newcomers alike, this book sheds light on his enduring relevance in a modern world still grappling with injustice and alienation. Discover the man behind the philosophy-an existentialist who rejected despair and a rebel who fought for dignity and hope. "Rebel with a Cause" is not just a biography; it is an invitation to rethink life's most profound questions through the lens of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers.
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
Dante Alighieris G繹ttliche Kom繹die ist weit mehr als ein Meisterwerk der Weltliteratur - es ist ein zeitloser Spiegel der menschlichen Natur. In Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso nimmt Helmut Keller Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch Dantes epische Visionen und zeigt, wie die universellen Lektionen dieses mittelalterlichen Werks uns auch heute Orientierung bieten k繹nnen. Keller beleuchtet die H繹llenkreise als Allegorien unserer modernen Schw瓣chen, erkundet den L瓣uterungsberg als Sinnbild f羹r pers繹nliche Transformation und stellt das Paradies als Ziel von innerer Harmonie und spirituellem Gleichgewicht dar. Mit scharfsinnigem Blick und leicht verst瓣ndlichen Analysen verbindet er Dantes Welt mit den Herausforderungen und M繹glichkeiten des 21. Jahrhunderts. Dieses Buch l瓣dt dazu ein, die menschlichen Abgr羹nde und H繹henfl羹ge neu zu entdecken - und sich inspirieren zu lassen, die eigene Reise mutig und reflektiert zu gestalten. Egal, ob Sie Dante-Kenner oder neugieriger Neuling sind: Dieses Werk bietet einen frischen Zugang zu einem Klassiker, der aktueller ist denn je.
Hidden Gospels
Step into the mysterious world of the New Testament Apocrypha-a rich collection of ancient texts that offer fascinating insights into the spiritual and theological diversity of early Christianity. In Hidden Gospels, Laurin Winter unravels the stories behind these lesser-known writings, exploring their origins, contents, and their impact on the development of Christian thought. From the mystical sayings in the Gospel of Thomas to the enigmatic visions of the Apocalypse of Peter, this book sheds light on how these texts shaped debates about faith, authority, and orthodoxy. Discover how apocryphal writings challenge conventional narratives, reveal forgotten voices, and expand our understanding of early Christian traditions beyond the canonical scriptures. Whether you are a scholar, a curious believer, or simply fascinated by the mysteries of early Christianity, Hidden Gospels invites you on a journey through a captivating and often overlooked chapter in religious history. Prepare to uncover the untold stories and theological treasures that continue to intrigue and inspire. Laurin Winter brings a deep passion for history and theology to this compelling exploration, blending rigorous research with an accessible narrative style.
