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An Introduction to Syntax
by Edith Moravcsik  Publisher Comments Presents the basic goals and tools of syntactic analysis. This book's framework is theory-neutral, presenting a scientific introduction to the field and to synchronic description. It examines variation and change, syntactic typology, language acquisition,...
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Words Words Words
by David Crystal Publisher Comments "Words, Words, Words" is all about the wonder of words. Drawing on a lifetime's experience, David Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties through words: the very building blocks of our communication. Language has no life f its own: it only...
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Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship : an Introduction To Historical and Comparitive Linguistics (96 Edition)
by Hans H. Hock Publisher Comments Why does language change? Why can we speak to and understand our parents but have trouble reading Shakespeare? Why is Chaucer's English of the fourteenth century so different from Modern English of the late twentieth century that the two are essentially...
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Tones and Tunes; V.1: Typological Studies in Word and Sentence Prosody.
by Tomas Riad And Carlos Gussenhoven Publisher Comments Despite the recent advances in the integration of lexical tone and intonation in phonological theory, all too often the study of intonation and the study of lexical tone are viewed as belonging to different research traditions. This collection...
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Indefinites and the Type of Sets (UK Edition)
by Fred Landman Publisher Comments Indefinites and the Type of Sets explores a new theory of indefinite noun phrase interpretation and definiteness effects....
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German Language : a Linguistic Introduction (03 Edition)
by Jean Boase-beier Publisher Comments "The German Language" introduces students of German to a linguistic way of looking at the language. Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology,...
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Historical Linguistics
by Winfred Philipp Lehmann Publisher Comments "Historical Linguistics" provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to historical linguistic theory and methods. Since first published in 1962 the book has established itself as core reading for students of linguistics. <BR> Recent decades...
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Doing Optimality Theory
by John J Mccarthy Publisher Comments Doing Optimality Theory brings together examples and practical, detailed advice for undergraduates and graduate students working in linguistics. Given that the basic premises of Optimality Theory are markedly different from other linguistic theories...
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Zeitgeist in Babel: The Postmodernist Controversy
by Ingeborg Hoesterey Synopsis This volume vividly displays the confluence of discourse-formations concerning postmodernism as they take shape in different disciplines....
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Semantic Processing for Finite Domains (Studies in Natural Language Processing)
by Martha Stone Palmer Publisher Comments This book aims to look at the semantics of natural languages in context....
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Applied Linguistics and Communities of Practice
by Srikant (edt) Sarangi Publisher Comments The papers in this volume, selected through peer-review from the presentations at the 2002 annual conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics in Cardiff, demonstrate the strides applied linguists have taken, in 'pure' or 'impure' form...
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Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication
by Bela H. Banathy Publisher Comments Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication offers a cross-disciplinary approach to examining dialogue as a communicative medium. Presented in five parts, the book takes the reader on a journey of exploring the power and potential of dialogue as a...
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Perfect Prepositions: A Real Life Guide to Using English Prepositions
by Galina Kimber Publisher Comments As high frequency words, prepositions are one of the most dynamic parts of speech. "Perfect Prepositions" shows the meanings and usage of prepositions in Modern English. Used in unstressed syllables and pronounced fast and softly in oral speech...
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Post-Colonial Translation: Theory & Practice
by Susan Bassnett Publisher Comments This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors to examine some crucial connections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. As English becomes an increasingly global language, more people become multilingual and translation...
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Going Nucular: Language, Politics and Culture in Confrontational Times
by Geoffrey Nunberg Publisher Comments A witty and artful investigative essay on how language reflects the times and the mindset of the world we live in....
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Western Linguistics
by Pieter A M Seuren Publisher Comments This book provides a vital student resource - a single-volume critical survey of the complete history of Western theoretical linguistics (grammar and semantics, including logic) from Plato till today.The volume concentrates on those issues that are of...
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Metrical Phonology: A Coursebook
by Richard M. Hogg Publisher Comments Introduces the theory of metrical phonology, one of the most exciting recent developments in linguistic theory....
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Universal Grammar in Second Language Acquistion
by Margaret Thomas Publisher Comments This book addresses the tradition of ahistoricity within the field of second language (L2) acquisition theory. The author shows that L2 theory has a long and fruitful past within western linguistics and that notions of universal grammar have for some...
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Using Language
by Herbert H. Clark Publisher Comments This book argues that language use is the joint action that emerges when speakers and listeners, writers and readers, perform their individual actions in coordination....
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Beginner (Let's Chat! ESL Dialogues)
by Barbara J. Agor Synopsis This book will come with an audio CD. This book presents sample dialogues for speaking on the phone, greetings and farewells, compliments, general small talk, and other common personal interactions. Students will be able to listen to the dialogue and...
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