Language: history and general works Books

Book SynopsisTimely in its focus on educational policies in multiethnic societies, Otso Kortekangas examines how educational policies affected the Sámi people residing in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The book provides essential information on the relationship between large-scale government policies and indigenous peoples.Trade Review“[This book] grapples with conditions across the board in three neighbouring countries, allowing for useful comparative perspectives on their response to difference in education. Well written and easy to digest, the book combines a big-picture account with an in-depth engagement with the positions taken by Sámi teachers, who often inhabited the roles of debaters and activists. [It] will be valuable for the historical understanding of the dynamics that have impacted the peoples indigenous to the Nordic north and beyond.” *University of Toronto Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisLost and Found Voices explores how four gay writers – Gombrowicz, Pereleshin, Taïa, and Mogutin – use language and exilic realities to voice their identities. Tracing their expressions of desire in language, culture, and community, Beaudoin offers a contextual queer reading that navigates the artists’ self-portrayals.Trade Review“Cogent and convincing, Lost and Found Voices juxtaposes the lives and writings of four queer émigré authors, working in different times, places, and languages, to allow transnational commonalities to emerge. Weaving his own personal experiences into the analysis, Beaudoin’s approach is bold and compelling.” Brian James Baer, Kent State University and author of Queer Theory and Translation Studies: Language, Politics, Desire“An insightful study that is strengthened by the author’s personal reflections... . The volume proves particularly timely in today’s political moment, when a new wave of LGBTQ+ refugees are fleeing a Russia that has redoubled its anti-gay stance." Modern Language Review

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Book SynopsisCarole Hough is Professor of Onomastics at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has published extensively on Old English and related subjects, and is Vice-President of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists. John Corbett is Professor of English at the University of Macau. He has written widely on English and Scottish language and literature, and is Vice-President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.Trade Review"I wish I'd had Hough and Corbett's Beginning Old English as a first-year undergraduate myself." - Rachel Wicaksono, Times Higher Education Textbook Guide "This accessible and comprehensive book is certain to become a staple of Old English teaching for years to come." - Francis Leneghan, University of Oxford, UK "This book is a wonderful introduction to the story of Old English, together with its culture, history and influence. The lucid and friendly explanations of how Old English works are helpfully exemplified by illustrations and many texts along the way, so that the reader gains a real understanding of the richness of the corpus and the pleasure to be had in learning about the Anglo-Saxons' language and literature." - Elaine Treharne, Stanford University, USATable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface PART I Origins Recognising Old English Words People and Things Place, Time, Manner and Reason Actions and Events Introducing Old English Poetry Translating Old English Poetry: Beowulf Introducing Old English Prose PART II Introduction Text A: Cynewulf and Cyneheard Text B: Beowulf, lines 710-836 Text C: The Battle of Maldon Text D: The Dream of the Rood Text E: The Ruin Text F: Ælfric's Life of St Æthelthryth Concluding Remarks Glossary of Technical Terms Appendix: Old English Paradigms Further Reading Index.

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Book SynopsisChristina Yi investigates linguistic nationalism in the formation of literary canons through an examination of Japanese-language cultural production by Korean and Japanese writers from the 1930s through the 1950s. She challenges conventional understandings of national literature by showing how Japanese language ideology shaped colonial histories.Trade ReviewColonizing Language adds an important and most readable, yet sophisticated discussion to the growing body of colonial and postcolonial studies, and particularly to that in the field of Korean literature of this period. * Pacific Affairs *Christina Yi’s fascinating book narrates the prehistory of the popular Japanese-language literary works written by ethnically Korean writers today. Yi’s careful readings show how the linguistic dilemmas faced by Japan’s colonial subjects became an inheritance that could not be simply returned despite the collapse of empire. A must-read for anyone interested in questions of postcolonialism and language. -- Janet Poole, University of TorontoChristina Yi’s Colonizing Language provides a wide-ranging overview of the emergence and development of Japanese-language writings by Korean writers from the colonial through postcolonial periods. Based on meticulous archival research of Korean, Japanese, and English-language sources, and effectively weaving together historical analysis with close literary readings, it promises to be an authoritative text in the field. -- Sejii Lippit, University of California, Los AngelesBy probing into Japanese-language cultural productions by ethnic Koreans and diasporic Japanese across the 1945 divide, Colonizing Language reveals and deconstructs the multiple borders that have become naturalized and interiorized in the formation of national language and national literary canons in both Japan and Korea. The book is essential to our rethinking of ‘Japanese’ and ‘Korean’ languages and literatures, and its theoretical sophistication deserves an even wider appeal and application outside of East Asian studies. -- Jin-Kyung Lee, University of California, San DiegoYi’s nuanced analysis of primary texts proves her prowess as a literary scholar. She expertly unearths traces of the colonial past lurking in literary texts to question the dominant idea of ‘national language’ in Japan and South Korea, which is indispensable to the equally dominant idea of the homogeneous ethnic nation in the two countries. -- Serk-Bae Suh, University of California, IrvineInsightful and elegant. Her book can be recommended to all students of social studies, sociolinguistics, the history of thought, and of course literary studies. * Japan Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on Names, Terminology, and TranslationsIntroduction1. National Language Ideology in the Age of Empire2. “Let Me In!”: Imperialization in Metropolitan Japan3. Envisioning a Literature of the Imperial Nation4. Coming to Terms with the Terms of the Past5. Colonial Legacies and the Divided “I” in Occupation-Period Japan6. Collaboration, Wartime Responsibility, and Colonial MemoryEpilogueAppendix: Korean Authors and Literary CriticsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are.Trade ReviewIn the guise of a book about translation this is a richly original cultural history ... A book for anyone interested in words, language and cultural anthropology. Mr Bellos's fascination with his subject is itself endlessly fascinating * The Economist *For anyone with a passing interest in language this work is enthralling ... A wonderful celebration of the sheer diversity of language and the place it occupies in human endeavour. Conducted by a man who clearly knows his stuff, it is a whirlwind tour round the highways and byways of translation in all its glorious forms, from literary fiction to car repair manuals, from the Nuremberg trials to decoding at Bletchley Park * The Scotsman *Bellos has numerous paradoxes, anecdotes and witty solutions ... his insights are thought provoking, paradoxical and a brilliant exposition of mankind's attempts to deal with the Babel of global communication -- Michael Binyon * The Times *[A] witty, erudite exploration...[Bellos] delights in [translation's] chequered past and its contemporary ubiquity...He would like us to do more of it. With the encouragement of this book, we might even begin to enjoy it -- Maureen Freely * Sunday Telegraph *Is That A Fish In Your Ear? is spiced with good and provocative things. At once erudite and unpretentious...[it is a] scintillating bouillabaisse -- Frederic Raphael * Literary Review *Is That A Fish in Your Ear? by David Bellos (father of Alex of Numberland fame) is a fascinating book on the world of translation that might well be this year's Just My Type -- Jonathan Ruppin, Foyles BooskhopSelected by The Times' 'Daily Universal Register' as a 'Try This' Book * The Times *A fascinating...very readable study of the mysterious art and business of translation...Bellos asks big questions...and comes up with often surprising answers...sparky, thought-provoking * Nigeness *Forget the fish-it's David Bellos you want in your ear when the talk is about translation. Bellos dispels many of the gloomy truisms of the trade and reminds us what an infinitely flexible instrument the English language (or any language) is. Sparkling, independent-minded analysis of everything from Nabokov's insecurities to Google Translate's felicities fuels a tender-even romantic-account of our relationship with words. -- —NATASHA WIMMER, translator of Roberto Bolaño’s Savage Detectives and 2666Is That a Fish in Your Ear? offers a lively survey of translating puns and poetry, cartoons and legislation, subtitles, news bulletins and the Bible -- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher Education Supplement *Please read David Bellos's brilliant book -- Michael Hofmann * Guardian *A clear and lively survey...This book fulfils a real need; there is nothing quite like it. -- Robert Chandler * Spectator *In his marvellous study of the nature of translation...[David Bellos] has set out to make it fun...Essential reading for anyone with even a vague interest in language and translation - in short, it is a triumph -- Shaun Whiteside * Independent *A dazzyingly inventive book -- Adam Thirlwell * New York Times *Witty and perceptive...stimulating, lucid, ultimately cheering -- Theo Dorgan * Irish Times *Superbly smart, supremely shrewd -- Carlin Romano * The Chronicle Review *Selected as a National Book Critics' Circle Award Criticism Finalist 2011 * NBCC *

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Book Synopsis Provocative yet sober, Digital Critical Editions examines how transitioning from print to a digital milieu deeply affects how scholars deal with the work of editing critical texts. On one hand, forces like changing technology and evolving reader expectations lead to the development of specific editorial products, while on the other hand, they threaten traditional forms of knowledge and methods of textual scholarship. Using the experiences of philologists, text critics, text encoders, scientific editors, and media analysts, Digital Critical Editions ranges from philology in ancient Alexandria to the vision of user-supported online critical editing, from peer-directed texts distributed to a few to community-edited products shaped by the many. The authors discuss the production and accessibility of documents, the emergence of tools used in scholarly work, new editing regimes, and how the readers'' expectations evolve as they navigate digital texts. The goal: exTrade Review"This is the first collection I have seen to address such a range of questions surrounding editing in the digital age, with a well-focused approach on key issues and offering a strong theoretical and historical background."--Peter Robinson, editor of Chaucer: The Wife of Bath's Prologue on CD-ROM"Recommended."--Choice "An exciting and poignant contribution to the field of textual editing. . . .Digital Critical Editions represents the most comprehensive volume yet on this topic and one that every scholar and interested citizen should be proud to display on their bookshelf."--Digital Scholarship in the Humanities"Digital Critical Editions offers a wonderful introduction to an important aspect not only publishing but also of understanding the media involved in a process that so many take for granted-- reading."--Communication Research Trends"This collection melds theory with contemporary practice. Moreover, its use of theory is wide-ranging and current, providing a much-needed counterpoint to more technically focused scholarship."--Susan Schreibman, editor of A Companion to Digital Literary Studies and A Companion to Digital Humanities

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Book SynopsisExamines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity, making only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish during the sixteenth century. Challenges the assumption that the pervasiveness of the Spanish language resulted from deliberate linguistic colonization.Trade Review“This book offers an exciting glimpse into the development of Spanish linguistic policy regarding conquered peoples in the early modern period on both sides of the Atlantic. It is a courageous undertaking, confronting the Spanish efforts to evangelize first the Arabic speakers devoted to Islam on the Iberian Peninsula and then come to grips with the multifaceted linguistic challenge of converting indigenous peoples in the Americas to Christianity.”—John Schwaller,author of The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America“This book will no doubt encourage scholars to test further the bird’s eye view of changing norms against the social history of Spanish in the Iberian and colonial overseas contexts, where multiple languages and cultures coexisted and transformed, and the hierarchies among them endured.”—John Charles Colonial Latin American Review“Wasserman-Soler’s book is a meaningful contribution to the religious history of the Spanish Habsburg Empire that works across the fields of early modern and Reformation studies, colonial Latin American history, and early modern transatlantic studies. His work suggests far greater continuity between Spain prior to 1492 and during the sixteenth century than previously postulated and argues against the dominant view that sixteenth-century officials dogmatically sought to spread Castilian as the language of the empire.”—Allison Caplan H-LatAm“Truth in Many Tongues is an important contribution to mission history because it situates Catholic missionary approaches to language and religious conversion in both Atlantic and local contexts. The book is another reminder that Spanish approaches to colonization were always shaped and transformed by the local peoples they encountered across the empire.”—Jason Dyck Canadian Journal of History / Annales canadiennes d'histoire“Truth in Many Tongues will be necessary reading for any study of language and religious conversion in premodern European and colonial contexts.”—Stephanie M. Cavanaugh Renaissance Quarterly“It provides a nuanced and welcome interpretation of clerical attitudes toward languages, theology, and indoctrination that enriches the field.”—Rafaela Acevedo-Field Hispanic American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations AcknowledgmentsNote on the TextIntroduction1. The Spanish Language and the Inquisition, ca. 1550–16002. Arabic and Spanish in Granada, ca. 1492–15703. Arabic and Romance in Valencia, ca. 1540–16004. Native Tongues and Spanish in New Spain, ca. 1520–855. Creating a Multilingual New Spain, ca. 1550–1600ConclusionAppendix: Linguistic Abilities of Franciscan Friars in Sixteenth-CenturyNew SpainNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisFrom the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. It sheds light on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents, and the search for the first written word.Trade Review"Demotic, lively, rigorous but unabashedly unpedantic David Crystal remind[s] us that living languages know no boundaries, that they adapt themselves joyously to new conditions. Here he indulges himself with great good humour in his little book of love for the pleasures of language and words worldwide."—Iain Finlayson, The Times"David Crystal . . . is a charming tour guide. . . . He is excited, not cranky, about how language is changing in the Internet age."—Jan Gardner, The Boston Globe"A Little Book of Language may be for children (of all ages, as the saying goes), yet it's by no means childish or juvenile. In other words, buy it for your son or daughter, but read it yourself."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post"Crystal here writes for the true beginner, but does so with his usual clarity and authority, as he ranges from ancient etymologies to modern text-messaging. The chapters—again 40 of them—are made doubly engaging by Jean-Manuel Duvivier's frolicsome, highly stylized black-and-white illustrations."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post"In his light and amusing A Little Book of Language, David Crystal treats the world's 6,000 tongues—which are disappearing at an alarming rate—as a natural resource no less precious than our oceans and forests."—The Daily Beast"David Crystal, a well-known linguist, knows about 100,000 words, which is certainly impressive, but he then reminds us that’s only about a 10th of the words in the English language. There’s a good chapter on spelling, a skill that seems to bear surprisingly little relation to intelligence, as well as on the inadequacies of the computer spellchecker, a blind guide indeed. To sample his own feelings for words, see his bit on the word aftermath."—The Sunday Telegraph". . . an enlightening and entertaining celebration of language and linguistics."—PD Smith, The Guardian"[An] exhilarating romp through the mysteries and vagaries of language. . . . This is the perfect primer for anyone interested in the subject."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A Little Book of Language is a simple history of all language, taking in phonetics, development, social uses, the internet, endangered languages and a touch of literature."—Joy Lo Dico, The Independent On Sunday"David Crystal's latest book takes us on an exploration of that cornerstone of humanity—communication. A master of language in all guises, he brings a freshness and exuberance to every nook and cranny—from baby talk and slang, to lost languages and the very modern medium of text messages. . . . One word of warning: 'dip' into A Little Book of Language only if you can resist the urge to finish it in a single setting—it's fascinating stuff . . ."—Claire Vaughan, BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine"In this wonderful little book David Crystal, an expert on the subject, explores the way language is used—or misused."—Keith Richmond, Tribune"Crystal gets the tone just right. . . . An excellent present for a child who always has their nose in a book, it will encourage them to step back and reflect on language in exciting new, and perhaps life-changing ways."—The Good Book Guide "David Crystal is not just a great linguist, but a true champion and lover of language."—Benjamin Zephaniah"An excellent book to put in the hands of anyone first starting to think about the wonders of what we all take for granted, our shared capacity to talk and understand."—Nicholas Ostler, Empires of the Word"Crystal-clear, witty and informative, a book to bring out the linguist in us all."—Roger McGough

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Book SynopsisSpinster. Cougar. Carer. Matron. Wife.A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women''s words - of the language we have, and haven''t, had to share our livesSpecial commendation from the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize''A gem of a book'' KATE MOSSE''[A] thoughtful, eye-opening book'' ALICE VICENT, author of Why Women Grow''A fascinating look at how we talk about women'' WASHINGTON POST''Wonderful'' DAILY TELEGRAPHFrom the dawn of Old English to the present day, Dr Jenni Nuttall guides readers through the evolution of words we have used to describe women and the experiences they might share including menstruation, sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, paid and unpaid work. Along the way, she argues that as women have made slow progress towards equality, we''ve lost some of the most eloquent parts of our vocabulary for our lives.Inspired by Nuttall''s deep knowledge of the English language as well as conversations with her teenage daughter, this is a book for anyone who loves language, and for feminists who want to look to the past in order to move forward.''Sharply funny and wonderfully shareable . . . Incredible'' WOMAN AND HOME''This superb book teems with historical marvels and their 21st century resonances'' REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred''A great book on the history of women''s words in the English language'' NEW EUROPEAN''Even longtime word enthusiasts will find plenty of new trivia'' NEW YORKER''A must-have for any lover of language, history or women'' BUZZ MAGAZINE''Entertaining'' SPECTATOR''Edifying and enlivening'' BOSTON GLOBE''There is a nugget of joy and wisdom on every single page'' VICTORIA WHITWORTH, historian and author of Swimming with Seals

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Book Synopsis''A delightful compendium'' - Evening StandardHave you ever had a feeling that you couldn''t quite describe, because no English word exists for it?Indeed, without such a word, it''s difficult to remember or understand the feeling, and to talk about it with other people. This applies to all aspects of life, but most of all to that most sought-after of feelings, happiness, where our ability to both experience and understand it is limited by the words at our disposal.However, all is not lost. Even if English has not created a word for a specific feeling, another language probably has. These are known as ''untranslatable'' words, because they lack an exact equivalent in another language. By discovering and learning these words, the boundaries of our world expand accordingly. These words allow us to give voice to feelings that we''ve probably experienced, but have previously lacked the ability to conceptualise. They may even allow us to encounTrade Reviewa delightful book * Daily Mail *[a] delightful compendium * Evening Standard *

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Book Synopsis''A delightful compendium'' - Evening StandardHave you ever had a feeling that you couldn''t quite describe, because no English word exists for it?Indeed, without such a word, it''s difficult to remember or understand the feeling, and to talk about it with other people. This applies to all aspects of life, but most of all that most sought-after of feelings, happiness, where our ability to both experience and understand it is limited by the words at our disposal. However, all is not lost. Even if English has not created a word for a specific feeling, another language probably has. These are known as ''untranslatable'' words, because they lack an exact equivalent in another language. By discovering and learning these words, the boundaries of our world expand accordingly. These words allow us to give voice to feelings that we''ve probably experienced, but have previously lacked the ability to conceptualise. They may even allow us to encounteTrade Reviewa delightful book * Daily Mail *[a] delightful compendium * Evening Standard *A delightful book * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisRoutledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries, and key readings all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections introduction, development, exploration, and extension  that offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to gradually build on the knowledge gained.Now in its fourth edition, this best-selling textbook: Covers the core areas of the subject: speech acts, the cooperative principle, relevance theory, corpus pragmatics, politeness theory, and critical discourse analysis Has updated and new sections on intercultural and cross-cultural pragmatics, critical dTrade ReviewPragmatics is no longer just a subject of philosophical enquiry and is now firmly established as the investigation of the real world of everyday language use in all its variety and media of communication. This book gives the most up-to-date introduction to a fast-moving field. Michael McCarthy, Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Nottingham, Adjunct Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Limerick, and Visiting Professor in Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University. Table of ContentsContents cross-referenced List of illustrations Acknowledgements A Introduction: concepts in pragmatics 1 Context and structure 2 Speech act theory 3 Cooperative principle 4 Politeness and impoliteness 5 Corpora and communities 6 Critical discourse analysis 7 Intercultural pragmatics 8 Pragmatics and language learning B Development: studies in pragmatics 1 Analysing context 2 Using speech acts 3 Understanding implicature 4 Analysing politeness and impoliteness 5 Analysing markers 6 Detecting hidden values 7 Studying intercultural pragmatics 8 Teaching pragmatics C Exploration: data for investigation 1 Contexts in writing 2 Culture and indirectness 3 Flouting and violating 4 Politeness and impoliteness 5 Variation and multimodal corpora 6 Language and power 7 Understanding each other 8 Pragmatics online and learning D Extension: readings 1 Conversation analysis and ELF (Anita Santner-Wolfartsberger) 2 Speech acts and conversation analysis (J. César Félix-Brasdefer) 3 Relevance and emotion (Baiyao Zuo and Wen Yuana, Francis Y. Lin, and Richard P. Cooper) 4 Impoliteness and rudeness (Jonathan Culpeper) 5 Corpora and language teaching (Lynne Flowerdew) 6 Multimodal critical discourse analysis (Steve Buckledee and David Machin) 7 African face needs (Karen Grainger, Sara Mills, and Mandla Sibanda) 8 Pragmatic development, ELF, and TBLT (Neil Murray and Marta González-Lloret) References Index

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Book SynopsisThere has been growing scholarly research and interest in writing for academic publication over the past decade and the field of English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP) has established itself as an important domain within English for Academic Purposes (EAP). This introductory volume provides a comprehensive view of what ERPP encompasses as a scholarly field, including its disciplinary boundaries, competing discourses within the field, research and practice paradigms, and future prospects for research and pedagogy in this field.The book portrays a multifaceted and nuanced picture of the discourses and discussions shaping and underlying ERPP as a scholarly field, focusing on key aspects of ERPP including: emergence and expansion of ERPP; key theoretical and methodological orientations framing ERPP research; writing for scholarly publication practices of EAL, Anglophone, and early-career scholars and graduate students;Trade ReviewThis extremely well written volume is a much-needed review of issues and practices in writing for research publication purposes. It is wide-ranging in its coverage and detailed in the matters it discusses. I highly recommend it. Brian Paltridge, University of Sydney and City University of Hong Kong Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The background to ERPP Chapter 3. From the scientific Enlightenment to publish or perish Chapter 4. Discourses and perspectives on English Chapter 5. Theoretical orientations in ERPP Chapter 6, Research approaches in ERPP Chapter 7. Gatekeeping and peer review Chapter 8. ERPP and the digital age Chapter 9. ERPP pedagogy Chapter 10. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a historical account of the development of an acrolectal variety of the English language in colonial India. It highlights the phenomenon of Indianisation of the English language and its significance in the articulation of the Indian identity in pre-Independence India.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. A Historical Background 2. Articles, Letters and a Diary 3. Four Works of Fiction 4. Speeches Philosophical 5. Speeches Political 6. Two Letters and a Manifesto 7. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume draws together fourteen previously published papers which explore the nature of mental grammar through a formal, generative approach. The book begins by outlining the development of formal grammar in the last fifty years, with a particular focus on the work of Noam Chomsky, and moves into an examination of a diverse set of phenomena in various languages that shed light on theory and model construction. Many of the papers focus on comparisons between English and Norwegian, highlighting the importance of comparative approaches to the study of language. With a comprehensive collection of papers that demonstrate the richness of formal approaches, this volume is key reading for students and scholars interested in the study of grammar.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part A: Transformational constraints1 Brief Overview of the History of Generative Grammar 2 Noam Chomsky: A selected annotated bibliography 3 Comp-t Effects: Variation in the Position and Features of C 4 Freezing Effects and Objects 5 Medial-wh Phenomena, Parallel Movement, and Parameters 6 Sentential subjects in English and Norwegian 7 Be careful how you use the left periphery Part B: The syntax-semantics interface8 Negative Concord and (Multiple) Agree: A Case Study of West Flemish 9 Medial adjunct PPs in English: Implications for the syntax of sentential negation 10 Neodavidsonianism in semantics and syntax 11 Interrogatives, Instructions, and I-languages: An I-Semantics for Questions Part C: Multilingualism and formal grammar12 Generative grammar and language mixing 13 Language mixing and exoskeletal theory: A case study of word-internal mixing in American Norwegian14 Grammatical Gender in American Norwegian Heritage Language: Stability or attrition?

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Book SynopsisExtensive Reading is an innovative resource bridging theory and practice for those seeking to learn about extensive reading (ER) for L2 students' language development, including ways to motivate students to read extensively and to assess learning. Grounded in contemporary theory and the latest research both on ER and motivation, experts Sue Leather and Jez Uden offer a rich array of original activities to help teachers in the classroom and beyond with this effective but difficult-to-implement pedagogical tool. Advanced students, researchers, teacher trainers, and pre- and in-service teachers â and ultimately their students themselves â will benefit from this book.Table of ContentsPart 1: From Research to ImplicationsPart 2: From Implications to ApplicationPart 3: From Application to ImplementationPart 4: From Implementation to Research Conclusion References Illustrations

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Book SynopsisIntercultural Communication provides a critical introduction to the dynamic arena of communication across different cultural and social strata. Throughout this book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven, and deconstructed, with the readerâs understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions.The fourth edition of this popular textbook has been updated to feature:â new readings by Kwame Antony Appiah, Yoshitaka Miike, Edward Ademolu and Siobhan Warrington, Helena Liu, and Michael Zirulnik and Mark Orbe, which reflect the most recent developments in the field;â refreshed and expanded examples and tasks including new material on an Asiacentric approach to intercultural communication, selfies as a global discourse, the impact on intercultural communication of English as a lingua franca in multinational organisations, and representations of Africa in charity media campaigns;â extended discussions of topics including intercultural training, voluntourism, challenging essentialism in business contexts, and intersectional approaches to identity;â revised further reading suggestions.Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, this fourth edition of Intercultural Communication is an essential textbook for advanced students studying this topic.Trade Review"Intercultural Communication discusses fascinating concepts such as "culturism," "a West as steward discourse," and "critical cosmopolitanism" and illustrates them with reconstructed ethnographic accounts. This approach makes the concepts relatable to the reader and promotes lively discussions in the classroom. Updated readings promote a wide understanding of intercultural communication by including works from a multitude of disciplines such as communication and philosophy reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field." Dr Ako Inuzuka, University of Pennsylvania, USA"Recent events have dramatically changed our ways of living and interacting, highlighting our need and desire to connect with others and flourish together. This latest edition of Intercultural Communication could not be more welcome or relevant, providing precisely the conceptual, practical and research tools needed. The authors identify a set of practical guidelines or ‘disciplines’, for participating in intercultural experiences, and offer detailed deconstructions of a wide range of examples and scenarios which feel fresh and authentic. The foregrounding of investigation and mini-research projects as a means of applying the disciplines in practice, is a real strength. The book cleverly mirrors the very process it is seeking to illuminate; it is an invitation to engage, investigate and act with understanding, critical awareness and ethical responsibility. Holliday, Kullman and Hyde's offering is comprehensive and incisive; a must read for advanced students and emerging researchers of intercultural communication." Dr Michelle Kohler, University of South AustraliaTable of ContentsSECTION A: INTRODUCTION – DEFINING CONCEPTS THEME 1 IDENTITY Unit A1.1 People like me Unit A1.2 Artefacts of culture Unit A1.3 Identity card THEME 2 ADDRESSING THE OTHER Unit A2.1 Communication is about not presuming Unit A2.2 Stamping Identity on new language. Finding intercultural threadsUnit A2.3 Power and discourse THEME 3 REPRESENTATION Unit A3.1 Cultural refugee Unit A3.2 Complex images Unit A3.3 The paradoxes of institutional life Unit A3.4 Disciplines for intercultural communication SECTION B: EXTENSION INTRODUCTION Unit B0.1 Current and Previous Approaches to the Study of Intercultural CommunicationB0.1.1 Martin & Nakayama, ‘Thinking dialectically about culture and communication’B0.1.2 Miike, ‘Intercultural communication ethics: an Asiacentric perspective’Unit B0.2 Essentialist and Non- Essentialist Approaches to ‘Culture’B0.2.1 Holliday, The Struggle to Teach English as an International LanguageB02.2 Långstedt, ‘Culture, an excuse? —A critical analysis of essentialist assumptions in cross-cultural management research and practice’ THEME 1 IDENTITY Unit B.1.1 Questions of identityB1.1.1 Appiah, The Ties that Bind: Rethinking Identity: Creed, Country, Colour, Class, Culture B1.1.2 Giddens, Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern AgeB1.1.3 Baumann, Contesting CultureUnit B.1.2 Discourse and identityB1.2.1 De Fina, ‘Group identity, narrative and self-representations’B1.2.2 Gee, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and MethodUnit B.1.3 Cosmopolitanism and identityB1.3.1 Sobré-Denton & Bardhan, Cultivating Cosmopolitanism for Intercultural CommunicationB1.3.2 Skovgaard- Smith & Poulfelt, ‘Imagining ‘non-nationality’: Cosmopolitanism as a source of identity and belonging’ Unit B.1.4 Discourse, identity and intercultural communicationB1.4.1 Scollon & Scollon, ‘Discourse and intercultural communication’1.4.2 Roberts & Sarangi, ‘Theme-oriented discourse analysis of medical encounters’Unit B1.5 Identity and language learning B1.5.1 Pellegrino, Study Abroad and Second Language Use B1.5.2 Pavlenko and Lantolf, ‘Second language learning as participation and the (re) construction of selves’ THEME 2 OTHERINGUnit B2.1 Othering – Spotlight on AfricaB2.1.1 Edgar & Sedgwick, Key Concepts in Cultural TheoryB2.1.2 Ademolu & Warrington, ‘Who Gets to Talk About NGO Images of Global Poverty?’ B2.1.3 Ademolu, ‘Seeing and Being the Visualised 'Other': Humanitarian Representations and Hybridity in African Diaspora Identities’ Unit B2.2 Othering of Outsiders in China and Self- Othering of ‘Chinese Australians’B 2.2.1 Liu,Y. & Self, ‘Laowai as a discourse of Othering: unnoticed stereotyping of American expatriates in Mainland China’B 2.2.2 Liu, H., ‘Beneath the white gaze: Strategic Self-Orientalism among Chinese Australians’. Unit B2.3 Power and the Other in Intercultural Communication: VoluntourismB2.3.1 Jakubiak, ‘"English Is Out There—You Have to Get with the Program": Linguistic Instrumentalism, Global Citizenship Education, and English-Language Voluntourism’. B2.3.2 McAllum & Zahra, ‘The positive impact of othering in voluntourism: The role of the relational other in becoming another self’ Unit B2.4 The English Language and The OtherB2.4.1 Neeley, ‘Language Matters: Status Loss and Achieved Status Distinctions in Global Organizations’B 2.4.2 Shuck, ‘Racialising the non-native English speaker’ 146B2.4.3 Lee Su Kim, A Nyonya in Texas: Insights of a Straits Chinese Woman in the Lone Star State THEME 3 REPRESENTATION Unit B3.1 Representation and Self- Representation: Intersectionality and Co-Cultural Theory B3.1.1 Lucke, Engstrand, & Zander ‘Desilencing Complexities: Addressing Categorization in Cross-Cultural Management with Intersectionality and Relationality’. B3.1.2 Zirulnik & Orbe ‘Black Female Pilot Communicative Experiences Applications and Extensions of Co-Cultural Theory’ Unit B3.2 Self - representation onlineB3.2.1 Veum & Moland ‘The selfie as a global discourse’ B3.2.2 Brooks & Pitts, ‘Communication and identity management in a globally connected classroom: An online international and intercultural learning experience’.Unit B3.3 Representation in the media – The case of ‘asylum seekers’B3.3.1: van Dijk, ‘New(s) racism: a discourse analytical approach’B3.3.2: O'Sullivan, Hartley, Saunders, Montgomery & Fiske, Key Concepts in Communication and Cultural Studies B3.3.3: Moloney G, ‘Social representations and the politically satirical cartoon:the construction and reproduction of the refugee and asylum-seeker identity’Unit B3.4 Cultural constructs in intercultural trainingB3.4.1 Triandis, Individualism and Collectivism Extract 1 B3.4.2 Triandis, Individualism and Collectivism Extract 2 B3.4.3: Shepherd, ‘Cultural awareness workshops: limitations and practical consequences’ Unit B3.5 Challenging constructs in intercultural training and educationB3.5.1 Holmes, ‘The cultural stuff around how to talk to people’: immigrants’ intercultural communication during a pre-employment work-placement’ B3.5.2 Holliday, ‘Difference and awareness in cultural travel: negotiating blocks and threads’ SECTION C: EXPLORATION THEME 1 IDENTITY Unit C1.1 The story of the self Unit C1.2 Becoming the self by defining the Other Unit C1.3 Undoing cultural fundamentalismUnit C1.4 Investigating discourse and power Unit C1.5 Locality and transcendence of locality: Factors in identityformation THEME 2 OTHERING Unit C2.1 Othering Unit C2.2 ‘As you speak, therefore you are’ Unit C2.3 The ‘located’ self Unit C2.4 Integrating the Other Unit C2.5 ‘Are you what you are supposed to be?’ THEME 3 REPRESENTATION Unit C3.1 ‘You are, therefore I am’ Unit C3.2 ‘Schemas’: fixed or flexible? Unit C3.3 ‘What’s underneath?’ Unit C3.4 ‘Manufacturing the self’ Unit C3.5 ‘Minimal clues lead to big conclusions’

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Book SynopsisThe Metaphor Compass: Directions for Metaphor Research in Language, Cognition, Communication, and Creativity provides a roadmap to navigate the recent findings and cutting-edge research conducted around the world on metaphor, focusing on the following four themes: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Cognition, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Creativity.The research presented in this book employs a variety of empirical methods, ranging from neuroimaging to corpus analyses and from behavioral experimentation to computational modeling. Divided into four parts, it offers an array of pedagogical material including activities at the ends of the chapters to help the reader to consolidate the notions discussed in the chapter.This is a useful resource for students, researchers, and scholars of linguistics, communication, anthropology, psychology, and cognitive science looking to learn about figurative language and creativity.Trade ReviewThis book is a real tour de force. It provides an excellent, detailed and thought-provoking account of how and why metaphor use varies across different speakers and across languages. It provides interesting insights into the nature of creative metaphor and the relationship it has with creative thinking more generally. A must-read for metaphor researchers and students.Jeannette Littlemore, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I - Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity Chapter 1: Metaphoric expressions around the world: Variability and motivations 1.1 Key aspects and open questions: types of metaphoric expressions 1.2. Research directions: The motivations for metaphor variability 1.3 Metaphor variability applied: The interesting case of emotion-color associations 1.4 Summary 1.5 Activities Chapter 2: Conceptual metaphors around the world: Variability and motivations 2.1. Key aspects and open questions: The universality of metaphor 2.2 Research directions: How language drives thought 2.3. Metaphor variability applied: Building cross-linguistic repositories 2.4 Summary 2.5 Activities PART II - Metaphor and Cognition Chapter 3: Meaning variability: Literal and metaphorical meanings3.1 Key aspects and open questions: On the status of literal vs. metaphorical meaning 3.2 Research directions: Processing literal vs. metaphorical meaning 3.3 Metaphor processing applied: Understanding literal vs. metaphorical meaning 3.4 Summary3.5 ActivitiesChapter 4: Speakers’ variability: First- vs. second-language speakers processing metaphors4.1 Key aspects and open questions: Metaphorical competence in L1 and L2/LS4.2 Research directions: From the classroom to the lab4.3 Metaphor processing applied: L2 vs. L1 speakers use of conventional metaphors4.4 Summary4.5 ActivitiesPART III – Metaphor and Communication Chapter 5: Metaphor variability in monomodal and multimodal communication 5.1 Key aspects and open questions: Genres and modes of metaphor expression 5.2 Research directions: The interpretation of metaphors expressed beyond language 5.3 Metaphor variability across modes applied: Tools for metaphor identification and analysis in still and moving images 5.4 Summary 5.5 Activities Chapter 6: Metaphor in verbal vs. visual communication6.1 Key aspects and open questions: Metaphoric pictorial expressions and conceptual metaphors 6.2 Research directions: On the role of iconicity in constructing metaphors in different semiotic systems 6.3 Metaphor variability across modes applied: on the deliberateness of metaphors expressed beyond language6.4 Summary6.5 ActivitiesPART IV - Metaphor and Creativity Chapter 7: Creativity and metaphorical thinking and talking7.1 Key aspects and open questions: Creative thinking7.2 Research directions: Linguistic creativity and metaphor7.3 Variability in creative metaphor applied: mixing idiomatic expressions and novel idioms7.4 Summary7.5 ActivitiesChapter 8: Different ways to be creative with metaphors in language 8.1 Key aspects and open questions: Degrees of creativity8.2 Research directions: The effect of creative metaphor8.3 Variability in creative metaphor applied: how different groups of speakers comprehend different types of creative metaphoric expressions8.4 Summary8.5 ActivitiesConclusion

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Book SynopsisEnglish Grammar: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic introduction to English grammar and its place in society. Rather than taking a prescriptive approach, this book helps the reader become aware of the social implications of choices they make to use standard or non-standard (regional/dialect) forms. Readers will consider:â what grammar is and how it fits into the structure of language;â how grammar functions in the school curriculum, the press, broadcasting and social media, as well as how these outlets reflect and reinforce our attitudes towards grammar;â differences between speech and writing, as well as between formality and informality;â major different approaches to theorising and describing grammar from important grammarians, including Noam Chomsky and Michael Halliday. Featuring a glossary of key terms and practical tips and insights from the author's 50+ years of language teaching experience around the world, this book is for Table of Contents1 Everyone knows what grammar is … don’t they?2 From words to sentences3 The Grammar Toolbox4 The Grammar Toolbox Continued5 Theories and thinkers6 Word of mouth: Grammar in action7 Grammar policy, grammar politics and grammar police8 Grammar in the public eyeGlossary of grammar termsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisAnalysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. The fifth edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to feature new material, new example sentences and a more reader-friendly layout. The final chapter sets the analysis in its theoretical context and includes an introduction to constituency in X-bar syntax. The book is also supported by an updated companion website featuring extra exercises for students and a complete set of answers for instructors for the online activities and exercises in the book.Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text and end-of-chapter exercises, it is suitable for self-directTable of ContentsPreface to the fifth edition Preface to the fourth edition Preface to the third edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition Introduction 1 Sentence Structure: Constituents 2 Sentence Structure: Functions 3 Sentence Structure: Categories 4 The basic Verb Phrase 5 Adverbials and Other Matters 6 More on verbs: auxiliary VPs 7 The structure of Noun Phrases 8 Sentences within Sentences 9 Wh-Clauses 10 Non-finite Clauses 11 Languages, Sentences, and Grammars Index

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Book SynopsisBased on policy analysis and empirical data, this book examines the problematic consequences of colonial legacies of language policies and English language education in the multilingual contexts of the Global South.Using a postcolonial lens, the volume explores the raciolinguistics of language hierarchies that results in students from low-income backgrounds losing their mother tongues without acquiring academic fluency in English. Using findings from five major research projects, the book analyzes the specific context of India, where ambiguous language policies have led to uneasy tensions between the colonial language of English, national and state languages, and students' linguistic diversity is mistaken for cognitive deficits when English is the medium of instruction in schools. The authors situate their own professional and personal experiences in their efforts at dismantling postcolonial structures through reflective practice as teacher educators, and present solutions ofTrade Review'This exquisitely complex book is invaluable for those of us seeking deeper understandings of the role played by English in magnifying economic inequalities globally. Building on wisdom drawn from their own life experiences with linguicide, transnationalism, and English-as-medium-of-education policies, these four authors render skilful analyses that shed light on the complicated dilemmas surrounding language-in-education policy. Offering insightful understandings widely applicable beyond the contemporary Indian context, the book provides supportive and constructive guidance for enacting critical resistance in the context of a range of often-neoliberal language policy reforms.'Suhanthie Motha, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics/TESOL, English Department, University of Washington, USA'This book provides critical insights into processes of globalization and multilingual education from the perspective of the less privileged. Embodied by the personal experiences of four scholars from different regions and language groups, and richly situated in classrooms and communities in India, the book portrays dysfunctional outcomes. Educational policies motivated by the global pressures of economic progress and national goals of development hamper proficiencies in both heritage languages and English. We leave persuaded that a pedagogy that honestly addresses economic disparities, critiques ongoing colonial designs, and values heritage languages and epistemologies is more beneficial for the Global South.'Professor Suresh Canagarajah, Pennsylvania State University, USA. 'This book makes a significant contribution to bringing together post-colonial scholarship on the politics and practices of language policies and language education. It draws on rich lived experiences of the diverse language identities of the authors. This richness is evident throughout the text as the authors engage in a nuanced manner with a complex intellectual terrain on language politics, whilst drawing on research evidence from the field. The arguments presented in the book also problematise the construction of disability and the labelling of learning disability especially in schooling contexts, such as those in India. The book raises important points in relation to how ‘disability’ labels are uncritically adopted in settings such as many English medium schools which provide access to first generation learners and largely non-English speakers from low-income background.'Nidhi Singal, Professor of Disability and Inclusive Education, University of Cambridge, UK'This provocative book will change how you think about language teaching and learning. In The Politics of English Language Education and Social Inequality, Kalyanpur, Boruah, Molina, and Shenoy offer an incisive analysis of how English language education operates as a colonizing presence. With a focus on a multilingual nation that has a complex relationship with English—India—the authors brilliantly weave personal experiences with research data and theory in order to illuminate reverberations of language policy, language teaching, and the language experiences of children across dimensions that range from identity to national policy to global domination.'Christine Sleeter, Professor Emerita, School of Professional Studies, California State University-Monterey Bay, USA'This book, authored by four Indian women, is unlike any other. It is written from the heart and from the women’s own life experiences and academic research. Theory about the role of English education in colonialism and globalization, as well as its relationship to poverty, flow here from the local Indian context, as the authors reflect jointly and foreground their own positionality. The book is an example of decolonial resistance not only to traditional English language education, but also to academic treatises that do not reveal the authors’ selves.'Ofelia García, Professor Emerita, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USATable of ContentsAbout the AuthorsList of figures and tablesList of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsPrologue: Our language storiesPART I: The global context for language policy1 Introducing a postcolonial perspective on language educationA colonial/postcolonial frameworkLanguage as a tool of oppression in globalizationThe diminishment of non-world languagesSocio-economic barriers to acquisition of the English LanguageThe structure of the book2 Language, linguicide and equity: Navigating the tension between heritage, national and colonial agendasLanguage vitality, status, and terminologyNational language policies in Pakistan and Bangladesh: Issues of linguistic equityThe Chinese language diaspora in East AsiaLanguage challenges in Taiwan and Hong KongLinguicide or the integration of heritage language education?Part II: The politics and practice of India’s language education policy3. Language contestations and the illusions around English in India’s Three Language Formula English in education: From constitutional provisions to policyEnglish as deliverance, English as Indian: Competing social and educational goalsPedagogic models of English Language Teaching: Ground realities and social disadvantageRepositioning English: Empowerment agendas and multiliteracy frameworksConclusion4. English language teachers and teacher education: Challenging normative linguistic positionings The impact of national education policies on language teacher educationMoving beyond the colonial legacy: Alternative pedagogy and curricular models of language educationTeachers’ pedagogy, invisibility, voice and agencyRestructuring English language teacher education: New initiativesConclusion5. English medium private schools: Teaching bilingual and multilingual students in the context of inequalityLanguage teaching in Karnataka private schools: Linguistic and cultural contextsLanguage of instruction: Helping those who struggleEnglish language teaching in classroom contexts Conclusion6. L2 English language acquisition: Dyslexia and learning inequalities in private schoolsDyslexia: the language difference vs learning disorder debateDyslexia and English literary acquisition in the Indian school contextLearning disabilities, dyslexia and disadvantageThe implications for disadvantaged learners in English medium private schoolsConclusionPart III: Decolonizing language education and challenging disadvantage 7. English language education and the case against neutralityLanguage and globalization: Hybridity, neutrality, and the danger of complicityRace and power: The persistence of racio-linguistic ideologiesConsidering postcolonial approaches in the English language classroomReimagining a possible future of English language education8. Challenging disadvantage through language education policy and practice: New postcolonial directionsThe complexities and challenges of language education policies and practices Engaging in decolonial resistance and critical pedagogyThe reflective practitioner: Rethinking our professional selves ConclusionGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisDespite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such grammar mysteries' arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of the language adhere to distinct norms and thus introduce and maintain variation in the system; because there are differences between the grammar of spoken and written English. This book illuminates some of the complexities of the subject, the areas where new discoveries await and why it matters.Through a series of accessible and engaging case studies on various aspects of grammar, from multiple negation to possession, the authors present grammar as an intellectual challenge. This book brings out into the open questions about language usage to which we still do not have good answers in a bid to make variation overt and to revel in the mystery of the English language.Both aimed at the Trade Review'In this exciting and innovative book Calude and Bauer demystify English grammar by cracking some of its hard nuts. Warmly recommended to anyone who is interested in the study of English syntax.'Bas Aarts, UCL, UK'This unconventional treatment of a wide selection of topics in English grammar calls many previous explanations into question. In citing factors which influence speakers' choices it goes beyond the narrow confines of traditional grammars to include overarching factors like on-going change, spoken-written differences, and the language variety of the speaker-user.'Stephan Gramley, Bielefeld University, GermanyTable of ContentsList of TablesPreface1 Introduction2. What you must say, what you can say and what you do not say: Grammar and norm 3. Over and out: Prepositions4. You’ll never get nowhere: Double negatives5. All the way from the Ukraine: The definite article6. A large amount of exceptions: Countability7. The author has finished this chapter last year: The present perfect8. An even more interestinger topic: Comparatives and superlatives9. I’m lovin’ it: The progressive10. The good, the bad and the ugly: Adjectives11. What it is is a nonstandard feature: Double be construction12. Human dogs and inhuman people: Gender and related matters13. The chapter that I put too many pronouns in it: Shadow pronouns14. There’s heaps of money to be won: Number agreement15. Because I’m worth it: Insubordinate clauses16. They are cleverer than she and I: Pronominal case17. Is that your wife again?: Possession18. ConclusionGlossary: Language for languageIndex

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This collection lends a critical decolonising lens to intercultural communication research, bringing together perspectives on how forms of education embedded in the arts and humanities can open up intercultural understanding among young people in conditions of conflict and protracted crises.The book draws on case studies from a range of educational contexts in the Global South which engage in creative arts methodologies to foreground decolonising approaches to intercultural communication in which researchers question their own power in the research process. The volume offers intercultural resources that can be used by researchers and community support groups to foster active intercultural communication, dialogue, participation, and responsibility among young people in these settings and those who may be marginalised from them. The collection also highlights the reflexive accounts of researchers working in a transnational, interdisciplinary, and multilingual research network a

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In Chronotopes and Migration: Language, Social Imagination, and Behavior, Farzad Karimzad and Lydia Catedral investigate migrants' polycentric identities, imaginations, ideologies, and orientations to home and host countries through the notion of chronotope. The book focuses on the authors' ethnographically situated research with two migrant populations Iranians and Uzbeks in the United States to highlight the institutional constraints and individual subjectivities involved in transnational mobility. The authors provide a model for how the notion of cultural chronotope can be applied to the study of language and migration at multiple scale levels, and they showcase a coherent picture of the ways in which chronotopes organize various aspects of migrant life.This book is a critical contribution to the conversation surrounding the sociocultural-linguistic uses of the chronotope, demonstrating its applicability not only to theorizing migration but also to theorizing lang

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Book SynopsisA Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar of English Creoles provides a detailed, comprehensive description of the morphology, grammar, and syntax of a selected number of English creoles, including those spoken on both sides of the Atlantic and the Pacific. This book: Focuses on a number of traditional grammatical categories to provide a comprehensive description and discussion of these languages; Identifies not only how creoles differ from their lexifier, but also how they differ from one another; Provides effective comparative descriptions to enable an insightful understanding of language evolution. This book will be ideal supplementary reading for students and researchers of linguistics, and will particularly appeal to those with an interest in descriptive linguistics, historical linguistics, World Englishes, contact and creole linguistics, and language policy and planning.Table of ContentsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 NounsChapter 3 DeterminersChapter 4 PronounsChapter 5 Adjectives and AdverbsChapter 6 VerbsChapter 7 Tense, Modality, and AspectChapter 8 PrepositionsChapter 9 Clausal ComplementsChapter 10 QuestionsChapter 11 Relative ClausesChapter 12 Foregrounding ConstructionsChapter 13 NegationChapter 14 Sentence Structure

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Book SynopsisA profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia.Trade Review"Anyone who can write a history of writing in fewer than 200 pages is either foolish or brilliant. Matthew Battles is brilliant. This is not an encyclopedic chronology but an extended essay that skips gracefully across the centuries, stopping wherever the most interesting stories lie." -- Anne Fadiman, author of Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader "From traces in clay to photon traces on the screens that surround us today, seeing roots and bones in the shapes of letters, Matthew Battles explores the deep origins and hidden structures of our written world. Scholarly and poetic, Palimpsest is a beautiful and engaging read for anyone who loves to write." -- Ethan Zuckerman, author of Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection "To call this book a profound meditation on what it means to be human would be to tell the truth but leave out all the fun. At once elegant and mischievous, Palimpsest is a great intellectual adventure that travels around the world on its way from the emergence of cuneiform to the future of cyberspace. It will charm and provoke any reader who has ever put pen to paper or typed into a text box, whether to attempt literature or scrawl today's to-do list." -- Elise Blackwell, author of Hunger and The Lower Quarter "This is book history as dizzying palimpsest. Traveling through centuries and across continents, Battles finds unexpected connections and echoes that resonate with our own day. Surely this is what life in Borges's endless library must be." -- Martin Puchner, professor of drama and of English and comparative literature, Harvard University "The written word changed literally everything, allowing for history, the law, and civilization itself. But rarely is it appreciated for its own sake and its own beauty. Matthew Battles has written an essential text on the essence of writing. Whether it turns out to be an ode or an elegy, we have yet to see." -- Douglas Rushkoff, author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now

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Book SynopsisStanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.Trade Review"His [Jurafsky's] decoding of food-related texts is the most original aspect of a work that is entertaining and revealing throughout." -- The Economist"...hugely entertaining book..." -- The Independent"Deliciously erudite." -- Nature"This book won’t put dinner on the table, but it just might improve how you order in a restaurant." -- Tony Turnbull, Christmas Round-ups 2014 - The Times"I found The Language of Food eye-opening, insightful and huge fun to read, with surprises and treats on every page." -- Bee Wilson"What [Dan Jurafsky] doesn't know about the etymology of food and catering is not worth knowing...[his] deconstruction of a menu...is an object lesson in food PR." -- The Independent

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Book Synopsis“A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom.” — Stephen FryTrade Review"Wit's End is delicious." -- Stephen Fry"James Geary has produced a rich cornucopia of wit and its origins in the wittiest literary way possible. A delight." -- Julia Hobsbawm"Geary presents a history of wit with all the intellectual force and facility that the more learned reader might expect…" -- Times Literary Supplement"... there’s a fascinating exploration of visual wit in the form of an art-history lecture. With humour and verve and by the variety of his style, Geary shows wit to be multifaceted, subtle, ambiguous and akin to wisdom." -- The Irish Times"… convey[s] the power of wit to refresh the mind..." -- The Wall Street Journal"Playful, fiercely intelligent, silly, funny and immensely informative - [Wit's End] makes for a breathless read that leaves you feeling enormously enriched. The reinvention from chapter to chapter is a masterstroke and keeps the subject matter joyously buoyant." -- Reece Shearsmith"Wit’s End juggles scholarship, humorous anecdote and critical insight with a diabolical, almost sinister dexterity. No shrinking violet, Geary fully intends to strut his stuff, to glitter and beguile, and he does so with remarkable ingenuity and chutzpah." -- The Washington Post"Geary is a keen storyteller, promiscuous with quotes and figures. One could do worse at a cocktail party than simply opening his book at random and reading aloud." -- The New Yorker"... playful, occasionally chaotic road trip through comedy's links to innovation and creativity." -- Discover

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Book SynopsisIn this ground breaking work of synthesis, Monika Fludernik combines insights from literary theory and linguistics to provide a challenging new theory of narrative. This book is both an historical survey and theoretical study, with the author drawing on an enormous range of examples from the earliest oral study to contemporary experimental fiction. She uses these examples to prove that recent literature, far from heralding the final collapse of narrative, represents the epitome of a centuries long developmental process.Trade Review'Meticulously researched and cogently argued, this landmark work in narratology is perhaps the most distinguished recent contribution to the study of narrative....This highly recommendable book will be essential reading not only for all graduate students of English literature, literary theory, and narrative texts, but for the growing number of people concerned with building bridges between the traditionally separate disciplines of literary studies, linguistics, and cognitive theory' - European Journal of English StudiesTable of ContentsPreface, Acknowledgements, Prologue in the wilderness, 1 Towards a `natural' narratology, 2 Natural narrative and other oral modes, 3 From the oral to the written: narrative structure before the novel, 4 The realist paradigm: consciousness, mimesis and the reading of the `real', 5 Reflectorization and figuralization: the malleability of language, 6 Virgin territories: the strategic expansion of deictic options, 7 Games with tellers, telling and told, 8 Natural Narratology, In lieu of an epilogue, Notes, Reference, Texts, Criticism, Author index, Subject index

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Book SynopsisThe Language of Sport:* looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting'* explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity* examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to sell other products* includes BBC, ITV and radio transcripts of such sporting events as Euro '96Trade Review'Beard's book is a welcome addition not only to A-Level English Language courses, at which it is aimed, but also to the literature concerned with mediated sport. The book is clearly written, and is conveniently structured into 'units.' - Culture, Sport and Society

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Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook in the Intertext series is unique in offering student's practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of politics. It can be used individually or with the series core textbook.Trade Review'A useful and original resource - invaluable for coursework - with effective and class-based activities. The commentaries are particularly useful.' - Linda Varley, Ashton-under-Lyne Sixth Form CollegeTable of ContentsKey texts include Conservative and Labour Party Manifestos; John Humphrys' interview with Tony Blair; Democratic National Platform; Speeches by Tony Blair (opening his campaign for 1997 general election) and Paddy Ashdown (address to his party, same election).

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Book SynopsisIn Pragmatics, the study of meaning derived from context, Jean Stilwell Peccei offers a practical introduction to this core area of linguistics. Pragmatics: encourages the reader to look at different levels of meaning within sentences provides a basic understanding of key pragmatic concepts introduces two highly influential approaches to pragmatics: the Co-Operative Principle and Speech Act Theory encourages the reader to apply basic analytical tools to real data, eg. advertising language and children's conversations provides a range of activities, discussion questions, an answer key and further reading. Trade Review'Jean Stilwell Peccei does an excellent job of introducing the fundamental concepts in a practical and user-friendly manner.' - Aidan Coveney, Modern Language ReviewTable of Contents1. What is pragmatics 2. Entailment 3. Presupposition 4. The co-operative principle and implicature 5. More on implicatures 6. Speech acts 7. More about speech acts 8. Politeness 9. Making sense 10. Exploring pragmatics: projects

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 3: A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language, with Hermann Michaelis [1913]

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 5: Intonation Curves [1909] Part 6: Chindau Language [1911] Part 7: A Cantonese Phonetic Reader, with Kwing Tong Woo [1912] Part 8: A Sechuana Reader, with H. S. Perera [1916] Part 9: A Colloquial Sinhalese Reader [1919]

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 10: The Pronunciation of Russian, with M. V. Trofimov [1923]

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 11: Colloquial French, with E. M. Stephan [1927] Part 12: Lectures on French Part 13: Lectures on Italian Part 14: Lectures on Spanish

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 15: Transcripts of Articles (in Phonetic Transcription) in Le Maitr Phonetique Plus a Selection of Articles in Other Journals

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Book SynopsisThe Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (2nd edn 2000) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts.Aimed at A-Level beginning undergraduate students, The Language of Television:* provides an extensive history of British television* explores a range of genres, from breakfast news to soap operas and 'reality TV'* analyses television scheduling and listings* includes extracts from scripts of popular television programmes: Queer as Folk and The Royle Family* includes a substantial glossary.

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Book SynopsisThe Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. The core book, Working with Texts, is the foundation text which provides an introduction to language analysis. It is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles which provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics. They can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts.The Language of Newspapers explores the ways in which the press portrays current events. From the ideological bias of the press, to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of newspaper language.The second edition has been substantially rewritten and includes a range of new texts. Features include:* a new introduction, taking account of recent developments in the media* recent newspaper articles on a range of subjects, from Jeffrey Archer's conviction to the journalist captured for suspected spying in Afghanistan * a new introduction, taking account of recent developments in the media* new activities and commentaries to support student-directed study* a 'further resources' section with details of on-line newspapers and websites to visit.

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Book SynopsisRoutledge A Level English Guides equip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate and enjoy English.Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English courses. Focusing on the AOs most relevant to their topic, the books help students to develop their knowledge and abilities through analysis of lively texts and contemporary data. Each book in the series covers a different area of language and literary study, and offers accessible explanations, examples, exercises, a glossary of key terms, and suggested answers.Language and Social Contexts: considers language within the social contexts in which it is used and understood covers the key skills and topics, including social contexts, transcripts and the contexts of speech, language and age, language and gender, and regional talk analyzes a wide variety of spoken and written texTrade Review'For teachers of English language [this book] is a must ... It is a very reassuring text and the activities work well.' - EnglishDramaMedia Table of ContentsPreface Assessment objectives 1. Social Contexts and Conventions 2. Transcripts and the Contexts of Speech 3. Representation Research Statement 4. Power 5. Identity: Gender 6.Identity: Regional Talk Further Reading Glossary Suggestions for Answers

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