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Book SynopsisThis book explores the metaphors used in public and media communication to ask how language shapes our moral reasoning about the global coronavirus crisis. The author offers insights into the metaphors, metonyms, allegories and symbols of the global crisis and examines how they have contributed to policy formation and communication. Combining metaphor theory with moral foundations theory, he places metaphors in their historical contexts, and then critically questions why certain tropes might be used in particular situations to persuade and convince an audience. The book takes an integrated approach, involving ideas from cognitive linguistics, history, social psychology and literature to produce a multi-layered and thematically rich interpretation of the language of the pandemic and its social and political consequences. It will be relevant to readers with a background in these areas, as well as anyone with a general interest in the language used to make sense of this global event.Trade Review“This book has many strengths and is an important and valuable contribution to cognitive linguistics and political communication fields, which obviously benefits from contemporary relevance to the ongoing crisis. Metaphors of Coronavirus is well worth reading by anyone – academic or lay person – with an interest in understanding the linguistic and communicative dynamics of the Coronavirus pandemic. … The takeaway message of this book is, for me, that metaphor is simply a linguistic tool and is not inherently dishonest.” (Emily Faux, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 21 (6), 2022)Table of Contents1. The Moral Frames and Coronavirus2. Metaphors of the Pandemic: War3. Metaphors of the Pandemic: Fire and Force of Nature4. The Pandemic as Zombie Apocalypse5. Epidemiology: Science, and Metaphor6. Disease, Confinement & Language7. ‘Bubbles’, ‘Cocoons’. The ‘Protective Ring’ and the ‘Petri Dish’: The Containment Frame and the Pandemic8. Metonyms of the Pandemic9. Magic, Miracle Cures and Metaphoric Thought in the Anti-Vaccine Movement10. Honesty and Dishonesty in Pandemic Language

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This compilation of invited contributions, gathering an international collection of cognitive and functional linguists, offers an outline of original empirical work carried out in grounding theory. Grounding is a central notion in cognitive grammar that addresses the linking of semantic content to contextual factors that constitute the subjective ground (or situation of speech). The volume illustrates a growing concern with the application of cognitive grammar to constructions establishing deixis and reference. It proposes a double focus on nominal and clausal grounding, as well as on ways of integrating analyses across these domains.

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Book SynopsisThe volume focuses on the interaction of different levels of linguistic analysis (syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and the interfaces between them, on the convergence of different theoretical models in explaining linguistic phenomena, and on recent interdisciplinary approaches to linguistic analysis. Its theoretical importance lies in bringing out and highlighting some of the common trends and directions found in recent theoretical frameworks which focus on themes traditionally downplayed by mainstream 20th century linguistics. It further familiarizes the reader with the methodology used in such frameworks and shows how methodology developed in different theoretical perspectives can often converge in yielding similar results. While representing different traditions, all papers in this volume assume a necessity for the study of language to be paired with the study of cognition and for linguistics to develop more substantive links to other disciplines, thereby creating converging trends into the new century. The structure of this volume reflects this assumption along a cline of theoretical models and methodologies, starting from those that view language as part of cognition and ending with those that consider the language faculty to be distinct from general cognition. Thus the volume is divided into five parts: (I) relaxing level boundaries, (II) focusing on level interaction, (III) drawing on different theories, (IV) exploring field interaction, and (V) interdisciplinary perspectives on modularity. The volume is of particular relevance to scholars and students who are interested in an in-depth overview of 20th century linguistics outside/beyond the generative paradigm, and in exploring the development of 20th century legacy into current work.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Converging trends for 21st century linguistics: A theoretical background Part I : Relaxing level boundaries Eve Sweetser Putting the "same" meaning together from different pieces Klaus-Uwe Panther and Linda L. Thornburg Motivation and convention in some speech-act constructions: A cognitive-linguistic approach Bert Cornillie Subjectivity in Spanish esperar -based constructions Part II : Focusing on level interaction Katarzyna M. Jaszczolt Prolegomena to Default Semantics Eliza Kitisand Anastasios Tsangalidis Expressivity as an option of tense-aspect in language: The case of Modern Greek imperfective past Michalis Georgiafentis Focus: The interplay of phonology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics Part III : Drawing on different theories Michiel Leezenberg Greek tragedy as impolite conversation: Towards a practice approach in linguistic theory Marina Terkourafi Pragmatic correlates of frequency of use: The case for a notion of "minimal context" Chryssoula Lascaratouand Sophia Marmaridou Metaphor in Greek pain-constructions: Cognitive and functional perspectives Svetlana Kurtes Contrastive Linguistics: A 21st century perspective Part IV : Exploring field interaction Anastasios F. Christidis The nature of language: Twentieth century approaches Nick Enfield Micro- and macro-dimensions in linguistic systems Joel Walters Bilingualism as matchmaker: Towards a marriage of sociopragmatic and psycholinguistic research Alexandra Kallia The social and psychological modalities of politeness Part V : Interdisciplinary perspectives on modularity Deirdre Wilson New dimensions for research on pragmatics and modularity Elly Ifantidou Heresay devices and metarepresentation

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Book SynopsisMastering the vocabulary of a foreign language is one of the most daunting tasks that language learners face. The immensity of the task is underscored by the realisation that it is not only single words but also numerous standardised phrases (idioms, collocations, etc.) that need to be acquired. There is thus a clear need for instructional methods that help learners tackle this task, and yet few proposals for vocabulary instruction have so far gone beyond techniques for rote-learning and familiar means of promoting of noticing. The reason for this is that vocabulary and phraseology have long been assumed arbitrary. The volume offers a long-overdue alternative by exploring and exploiting the presence of linguistic 'motivation' - or, systematic non-arbitrariness - in the lexicon. The first half of the volume reports ample empirical evidence of the pedagogical effectiveness of presenting vocabulary to learners as non-arbitrary. The data reported indicate that the proposed instructional methods can benefit when both the nature of the target lexis and the basic cognitive orientations of particular learners are taken into account. The first half of the book mostly targets lexis that has already attracted a fair amount of attention from Cognitive Linguists in the past (e.g. phrasal verbs and figurative idioms). The second half broadens the scope considerably by revealing the non-arbitrariness of diverse other lexical patterns, including collocations and word partnerships generally. This is achieved by recognising some long-neglected dimensions of linguistic motivation - etymological and phonological motivation, in particular. Concrete suggestions are made for putting the non-arbitrary nature of words and phrases to good use in instructed language learning. The volume is therefore of interest not only to applied linguists and researchers in Second Language Acquisition/Foreign Language Teaching, but also to second and foreign language teaching professionals.Trade Review"This volume, one in a series of applications of congnitve linguistics, revolves around the importance of figurative thought and linguistic iconicity for vocabulary acquisition. Being mainly devoted to phraseology, it is an important contribution to an area in need of attention. For this reason alone, it is a useful resource for SLA researchers?in particular, for those involved in the training of language teachers."Kirsten Haastrup in: Studies in Second Language Acquisition 4/2009

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Book SynopsisIn view of the considerable number of recent publications devoted to various applications of Cognitive Linguistics, the book focusses on fields that have not been extensively dealt with within the CL framework. The book gathers presentations that deal with fields of application as defined in the introduction to the first volume in the ACL series (Kristiansen et al 2006). The articles in the first section ("From loop to cycle") are defining papers written by eminent scholars whose position within the field of CL has been firmly established. They touch upon issues of continuing relevance to the discipline and introduce thematic areas covered in the next four sections of the volume. Papers in these sections are mainly written by young scholars, whose research illustrates various ways to implement the cycle through different forms of contextualization, either presenting descriptive applications that lead to theoretical amendments or widening the field of possible applications, often interdisciplinary, e.g. to theological or metaphysical discourse. Frequently, section papers provide illustration for the empirical turn in Cognitive Linguistics, demonstrating the ways in which application of theory to new data using new methodologies leads to refinement, development or modification of the theoretical framework. The book is of relevance to students of (applied) linguistics, interested or specializing in language acquisition and pedagogy, intercultural communication, literary and translation studies, as well as to academics and students representing cognate disciplines.

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Book Synopsis" ['etat pathologique ne differe point radicalement de ['etat physiologique, a ['egard duquel if ne suarait constituer, sous un aspect quelconque, qu'un simple prolongement plus ou moins etendu des limites de variation, soit superieures, soit in/erieures, propres a chaque phenomene de ['organisme normal, sans pouvoir jamais produire de phenomenes vraiment nouveaux, qui n'auraient point, a un certain degre, leurs analogues purement physiologiques. Par une suite necessaire de ce principe, la notion exacte et rationnelle de ['etat physiologique doit donc /ournir, sans doute, l'indespensable point de depart de toute saine theorie pathologique,* mais if en resulte, d'une maniere non moins evidente, que, reciproquement, ['exam en scienti/ique des phenomenes pathologiques est eminemment propre a per/ectionner les etudes uniquement relatives a ['etat normal. Un tel mode d'experimentation, quoique indirect. est, en general, mieux adapte qu'aucun autre a la vraie nature des phenomenes biologiques. " (Comte, 1838; pg 696). The principle that an unde. rstanding of physiology can be based on the analysis of pathological states, and that, vice versa, an understanding of pathology cannot proceed without a clear formulation of the structure on normal physiological states formed the basis for the development of experimental medicine in France in the first half of the 19th century, and for the development of neuropsychology in the second half of the 19th century.Trade Review`Professor Caramazza is one of the few people who could collate this kind of book; firstly, because of the high quality of his work, and secondly, the collection offers a coherent statement of the central issues in neuropsychology.' Professor John Morton, Director -- Development Unit, London 'The book is of interest to students of language acquisition; investigations into the loss of language (acquired aphasia) can lead to a model useful for examining language acquisition and growth.' Studies in Second Language Acquisition 14:4 1992 Table of ContentsA. General Introduction.- 1 Some aspects of language processing revealed through the analysis of acquired aphasia: The lexical system.- B. Reading Introduction to Section of Reading.- 2 Reading mechanisms and the organization of the lexicon: Evidence from acquired dyslexia.- 3 The role of the (output) phonological buffer in reading, writing, and repetition.- 4 The analysis of morphological errors in a case of acquired dyslexia.- 5 General to specific access to word meaning: A claim reexamined.- C. Writing Introduction to Section on Writing.- 6 Aspects of the spelling process: Evidence from a case of acquired dysgraphia.- 7 Dissociation of spelling errors in written and oral spelling: The role of allographic conversion in writing.- 8 The role of the Graphemic Buffer in spelling: Evidence from a case of acquired dysgraphia.- 9 Orthographic structure, the graphemic buffer and the spelling process.- D. Speaking Introduction to Section on Speaking.- 10 Dissociation of inflectional and derivational morphology.- 11 A Case of Selective Deficit to Positional Level Processing.- 12 Variation in the pattern of omissions and substitutions of grammatical morphemes in the spontaneous speech of so-called agrammatic patients.

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Book SynopsisIn this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions. It is a rarity among scholarly books, for it brings joy while it teaches; it makes us smile, sometimes roar with laughter, while it develops the most rigorous linguistic argumentation. The author analyzes the many kinds of Yiddish psycho-ostensivesranging from blessings and thanks to lamentations and curses. To a person who mentions something horrible you can say: Zalts dir in di oygn, fefer dir in noz! (Salt into your eyes, and pepper into your nose!). Or to a child you might tenderly murmur: A gezúnt dir in yeder éyverl! (A health to all your little body-parts!). The author illustrates how these formulas can be used to fulfill social conventions, to keep away evil, to show offor even to deceive the listener.Comments [1999]I have known and profited from this book for many years, and its interest for linguistics and Yiddish stuTrade Review"Don't be put off by the subtitle of this incredibly witty, informative, and entertaining analysis of the linguistic subtleties of Yiddish. In using the term "psycho-ostensive," the author refers to the heavy emotional baggage that Yiddish speakers carry around with them: their language is full of linguistic subtexts that mask, obfuscate, and hide the true feelings in the heart of the speaker." -- Arnold Ages * Jewish Tribune *"It may be said of Matisoff's treatise that it shows how Yiddish, through its linguistic delicacies, offered its speakers and listeners valuable therapeutic tools to cope with the perplexing world they encountered. Exploring that wolrd with Matisoff is a recreation, a joy, and "a gan Eden." That's Hebrew and Yiddish for paradise." -- Arnold Ages * Jewish Tribune *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Semantic subtypes of psycho-ostensive expressions 3. Bono-recognition thanks and congratulations 4. Malo-recognition: lamentation and sympathy 5. Petitive attitudes 6. Bon-petition 7. Malo-fugition: deliver us from evil 8. Psycho-ostensives relating to the dead 9. Allo-Mal-petition: curses 10. Swearing oaths 11. Conclusion and commencement 12. 'Epes an Epilog': the relevance of Yiddish psycho-ostensives to recent and future work in linguistics and other fields.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Outstanding scientific merit . . . With Explain Me This, Goldberg once again leads the field of Construction Grammar into a new and exciting area of research, which is a remarkable achievement."---Martin Hilpert, Lamicus"An original contribution to the literature on Construction Grammar (CxG) in linguistics."---Cameron Morin, Cercles

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Book SynopsisEach chapter is written by a speech and language therapist specialising in psycholinguistic approaches to investigation and intervention. Authors were invited to present a single case in one of four given areas â?? speech processing, lexical processing, sentence processing and pragmatics. The editors have provided introductions to each subject area and a discussion of the findings at the end of each section.Table of ContentsChristopher Lumopship - Developing Phonological Representation in a child With an Auditory Processing Deficit. Maggie Vance, Remediating Auditory processing Deficits in Adults With Aphasia. Julie Morris, When is a Rolling pin a 'roll The Pen' - a Clinical Insight Into Lexical Problems. Sadie Lewis, Jane Speake, A Treatment of Anomia Combining Semantics, Phonology and Orthography. Wendy Best et al, Colourful Semantics - Thematic Role Therapy. Alison Bryan, mapping Therapy With a Fluent Dysphasic?. Susan Pethers, A Case Study of a Child with Pragmatic Difficulties - Assessment and Intervention. Amanda Hampshire, Kay Mogford-bevan, The Treatment of Communication Deficits Following right-hemisphere Lesion. Rosemary Varley, Making new Connections - are Patterns emerging?. Maria Black, Psycholinguistic Applications to Language Therapy.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Humboldt's profound study is one of the classics of linguistic theory, a work of great insight and originality, of deep significance for the study of language and of human psychology and culture. His concept of linguistic forms and his ideas concerning linguistic creativiety are particularly fascinating and provocative, and of great contemporary interest." * Noam Chomsky *"This treatise, in our open and covert pro and con, has ever since determined the course of all subsequent philology and philosophy of language. . . . Astounding, obscure, and yet continuously stimulating." * Martin Heidegger *Table of ContentsNote to the Translation Translator's Foreword Preface by Alexander von Humboldt Transliteration of Foreign Alphabets Objective of the Present Treatise 1. The Course of Human Development 2. Effect of Exceptional Intellectual Power: Civilization, Culture, and Education 3. Cooperation of Individuals and Nations 4. A More Detailed Consideration of Language 5. Morphology of Languages 6. Nature and Properties of Language 7. The Phonetic System of Languages 8. Internal Linguistic Morphology and Structure 9. The Relationship of Phonemic Quantity to Intellectual Concept 10. The Linguistic Process: Etymology and Morphology 11. Isolation, Inflection, and Agglutination of Words 12 The Word Unit: The Incorporative Capacity of Language 13. Accentuation 14. The Incorporative System of Languages: Syntactical Sentence Components 15. Congruence of Phonetic Patterns of Languages with Grammatical Requirements 16. Structural Differences Between Languages 17. The Character of Languages 18. Independent Synthesis in Languages 19. A Review of the Present Investigation 20. Less Developed Linguistic Structure: The Semitic and Delaware Indian Languages 21. Less Developed Linguistic Structure: The Chinese and Burmese Languages 22. The Origin of Polysyllabic Structure Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHumans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Memes, like genes, are replicators, and this enthralling book is an investigation of whether this link between genes and memes can lead to important discoveries about the nature of the inner self. Confronting the deepest questions about our inner selves, with all our emotions, memories, beliefs, and decisions, Susan Blackmore makes a compelling case for the theory that the inner self is merely an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication.Trade ReviewAnyone who hopes or fears that memetics will become a science of culture will find this surefooted exploration of the prospects a major eye-opener. * Daniel Dennett *Any theory deserves to be given its best shot, and that is what Susan Blackmore has given the theory of the meme I am delighted to recommend her book. * Richard Dawkins *

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Book SynopsisAs children begin to use language in early childhood, they produce increasingly large units of coherent speech, including narrative descriptions of events. This book examines the process of narrative development in young children, focusing on the development of ''cohesion'' - the use of speech and gesture to create coherent perspectives on events. Surveying early narrative development in which gesture plays an integral part, the book explores the development of cohesive, clause-linking devices during the period from age two to three. Illustrated with longitudinal cases studies, the book examines the crib-talk of two-year-old Emily and compares it to the discourse patterns of storybooks and nursery rhymes, and to her father''s pre-bedtime routines. In a second case study, the authors trace the changing relationships between speech and gesture in the spontaneous narratives of two-year-old Ella. This book will be invaluable to students and researchers in language acquisition, developmental psychology and gesture studies.Table of Contents1. Toward an embodied account of narrative development; Part I. Narratives As Symbol Formation: 2. Narratives, cohesion and symbol formation; 3. Social and natural sources of change; Part II. Social Sources of Cohesion: 4. Social sources of cohesion – cohesive sources of coherence; 5. How early cohesion is grounded in enactment; Part III. Gestures, Cohesion, and Narrative Development: 6. Dual semiosis and the roots of cohesion; 7. Gestural sources of early cohesion – insights from Ella's stories; 8. Gestures, cohesion, and symbol formation; 9. Implications for children with autism; 10. The material carrier; Appendix 1. Transcription of Ella's speech and gestures; Appendix 2. Description of Rosie and Jim episodes (94 weeks; 23:00 on video).

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Book SynopsisHow does a human acquire, comprehend, produce and control multiple languages with just the power of one mind? What are the cognitive consequences of being a bilingual? These are just a few of the intriguing questions at the core of studying bilingualism from psycholinguistic and neurocognitive perspectives. Bringing together some of the world''s leading experts in bilingualism, cognitive psychology and language acquisition, The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Processing explores these questions by presenting a clear overview of current theories and findings in bilingual processing. This comprehensive handbook is organized around overarching thematic areas including theories and methodologies, acquisition and development, comprehension and representation, production, control, and the cognitive consequences of bilingualism. The handbook serves as an informative overview for researchers interested in cognitive bilingualism and the logic of theoretical and experimental approaches to languaTrade Review'The editor has brought together an excellent group of scholars who provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview on topics inherent to bilingual language processing. In the coming years, this volume will surely become the reference book for researchers and students working in the field of bilingualism.' Jubin Abutalebi, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele'A handbook to take with you on your intellectual journeys! It provides a detailed map of the dynamic world of multilingualism and is indispensable to both first-time visitors and long-time explorers. The multifaceted landscape of language learning and use is portrayed from a multidisciplinary perspective by means of established and innovative models, methodologies, and findings in the field.' Ton Dijkstra, Radboud University Nijmegen'The study of bilingualism has seen a virtual explosion over the past twenty years with increasing interest both in bilingualism itself as a topic of study and in how bilinguals provide a unique form of evidence which will contribute to long-standing debates in the cognitive sciences. This comprehensive volume of papers touches on all the major points of special interest including bilinguals of all ages, proficiency levels, and acquisition histories, as well as the various methodologies applied and theoretical debates within the field. Each of these points of focus is reviewed in this volume by key voices in the field culminating in a volume of work that will be useful for students and researchers alike, and one that should quickly gain status as a reference and guide to the latest and greatest in research on bilingualism as well as its broader implications.' Tamar Gollan, University of California, San Diego'This exciting volume presents a set of cutting-edge overviews of the complex field of bilingual processing, covering a range of theoretical and methodological topics. A must-read for anyone interested in the nature of bilingualism.' Marianne Gullberg, Lund University'This volume provides a well-structured and comprehensive overview of current theoretical perspectives and empirical findings regarding the representation- and processing-related mechanisms involved in second language acquisition and the tasks of becoming and being bilingual. The chapters cover nearly all subsystems of language, deal with both comprehension and production, and address important issues such as attrition, cross-linguistic influence, the cognitive consequences of bilingualism, and the effects of multilingualism on language processing. This is an excellent resource for anyone who works in this area.' Scott Jarvis, Ohio University'Both new and seasoned researchers will find this handbook truly indispensable. The line-up of contributors is outstanding, the range of topics vast, and the treatment more than introductory, providing comprehensive historical background and bold discussion of contemporary and controversial issues. Definitely a must-have reference source.' Norman Segalowitz, Concordia University'How can we control the use of multiple languages without massive confusion? Addressing this question forces us to explore an entirely new conceptualization of the human mind. This excellent handbook provides us with an invitation to this exploration by synthesizing core facts about non-selective access, early bilingual separation, transfer, interference, control processes, cues for code-switching, meaning merger, learning dynamics, and emotional grounding. Each of these topics is explored with careful attention to the use of converging methodologies to increase the precision of our models.' Brian MacWhinney, Carnegie Mellon UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. Bilingual processing: a dynamic and rapidly changing field John W. Schwieter and Natasha Tokowicz; Part II. Theories and Methodologies: 2. Six decades of research on bilingual representation and processing Nan Jiang; 3. Computational modeling of bilingual language acquisition and processing: conceptual and methodological considerations Ping Li and Xiaowei Zhao; 4. Methods for studying adult bilingualism Michael Spivey and Cynthia Cardon; 5. Methods for studying infant bilingualism Krista Byers-Heinlein; Part III. Acquisition and Development: 6. Becoming bilingual: are there different learning pathways? Núria Sebastián-Gallés; 7. Phonology and morphology in lexical processing Kira Gor; 8. Processing perspectives on instructed second language acquisition Bill VanPatten; 9. Learning second language vocabulary: insights from laboratory studies Natasha Tokowicz and Tamar Degani; 10. Second language constructions: usage-based acquisition and transfer Nick Ellis, Ute Römer and Matthew O'Donnell; 11. Variability in bilingual processing: a dynamic approach Wander Lowie and Kees de Bot; Part IV. Comprehension and Representation: 12. Conceptual representation in bilinguals: the role of language specificity and conceptual change Panos Athanasopoulos; 13. Emotion word processing within and between languages Jeanette Altarriba and Dana Basnight-Brown; 14. Orthographic processing in bilinguals Walter van Heuven and Emily Coderre; 15. Bilingual lexical access during written sentence comprehension Ana Schwartz; 16. Cross-language interactions during bilingual sentence processing Paola Dussias, Amelia Dietrich and Álvaro Villegas; Part V. Production: 17. Individual differences in second language speech production Judit Kormos; 18. Parallel language activation in bilinguals' word production and its modulating factors: a review and computer simulations Annette de Groot and Peter Starreveld; 19. Cross-language asymmetries in codeswitching patterns: implications for bilingual language production Carol Myers-Scotton and Janice Jake; 20. Intra-sentential code-switching: cognitive and neural approaches Janet van Hell, Kaitlyn Litcofsky and Caitlin Ting; Part VI. Control: 21. Selection and control in bilingual comprehension and production Judith Kroll, Jason Gullifer, Rhonda McClain, Eleonora Rossi and María Cruz Martín; 22. On the mechanism and scope of language control in bilingual speech production Cristina Baus, Francesca Branzi and Albert Costa; 23. Behavioural measures of language control: production and comprehension Julia Festman and John W. Schwieter; 24. Neural perspectives of language control Arturo Hernandez; Part VII. Consequences of Bilingualism: 25. Cognitive consequences of bilingualism: executive control and cognitive reserve Ellen Bialystok and Fergus Craik; 26. Does bilingual exercise enhance cognitive fitness in traditional non-linguistic executive processing tasks? Matthew Hilchey, Jean Saint-Aubin and Raymond Klein; 27. Neural consequences of bilingualism for cortical and subcortical function Jennifer Krizman and Viorica Marian; 28. How bilingualism shapes the mental lexicon Gary Libben and Mira Goral; 29. Losing a first language to a second language Eve Higby and Loraine Obler; 30. Moving beyond two languages: the effects of multilingualism on language processing and language learning Jared Linck, Erica Michael, Ewa Golonka, Alina Twist and John W. Schwieter.

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Book SynopsisThe most authoritative resource for students and researchers, The Cambridge Handbook of Child Language has been thoroughly updated and extended. Enhancements include new chapters on the acquisition of words, processing deficits in children with specific language impairments, and language in children with Williams syndrome, new authors for the bilingualism and autism chapters, a refocused discourse chapter on written narratives, and a new section on reading and reading disorders, cementing the handbook''s position as the best study of the subject available. In a wide-ranging survey, language development is traced from prelinguistic infancy to adolescence in typical and atypical contexts; the material is intuitively grouped into six thematic sections, enabling readers to easily find specific in-depth information. With topics as varied as statistical learning, bilingualism, and the neurobiology of reading disorders, this multidisciplinary Handbook is an essential reference for students anTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: perspectives on child language Letitia R. Naigles and Edith L. Bavin; Part I. Theoretical and Methodological Approaches: 2. Innateness and learnability Virginia Valian; 3. Statistical learning Erik Thiessen and Lucy Erickson; 4. Neurocognition of language development Angela D. Friederici and Michael A. Skeide; 5. The usage-based theory of language acquisition Michael Tomasello; 6. Crosslinguistic approaches to language acquisition Sabine Stoll; Part II. Early Developments: 7. Speech perception Suzanne Curtin and Stephanie Archer; 8. Crosslinguistic perspectives on segmentation and categorization in early language acquisition Barbara Höhle; 9. From gesture to word Susan Goldin-Meadow; Part III. Phonology, Morphology and Syntax: 10. Babbling and words: a dynamic systems perspective on phonological development Marilyn M. Vihman, Rory A. DePaolis and Tamar Keren-Portnoy; 11. The acquisition of prosodic phonology and morphology Katherine Demuth; 12. The acquisition of grammatical categories Heike Behrens; 13. Verb argument structure Shanley E. M. Allen; 14. The first language acquisition of complex sentences Barbara Lust, Claire Foley ‎and Cristina D. Dye; 15. The morphosyntax interface Kamil Ud Deen; Part IV. Semantics, Pragmatics and Discourse: 16. Lexical meaning Eve V. Clark; 17. The acquisition of words Susan A. Graham, Valerie San Juan and Ena Vukatana; 18. Sentence scope Stephen Crain; 19. Sentence processing Jesse Snedeker and Yi Ting Huang; 20. Pragmatic development Judith Becker Bryant; 21. Language development beyond the sentence Ruth Berman; Part V. Varieties of Development: 22. Language development in bilingual children Erika Hoff; 23. Sign language acquisition studies Diane Lillo-Martin; 24. Children with specific language impairment (SLI) J. Bruce Tomblin; 25. Language symptoms and their possible sources of specific language impairment Laurence B. ‎Leonard; 26. Processing deficits in children with language impairments Lisa M. D. Archibald and Nicolette B. Noonan; 27. Language development in genetic disorders Fiona M. Richardson and Michael S. C. Thomas; 28. Language development in children with Williams syndrome: genes, modularity, and the importance of development Shevaun Lewis and Barbara Landau; 29. Language in children with autism spectrum disorders Letitia Naigles and Iris Chin; Part VI. Reading: 30. Precursors to reading: phonological awareness and letter knowledge Eva Marinus and Anne Castles; 31. Reading disorders Fiona J. Duff and Margaret J. Snowling; 32. Predictors of reading skills across languages Heikki ‎Lyytinen, Hua Shu and Ulla Richardson; 33. Neurobiology of reading disorders: implications of functional neuroimaging studies in dyslexia and specific reading comprehension deficits Katherine Swett, Stephen Bailey, Angela Sefcik and Laurie Cutting; 34. The development of reading comprehension skill: processing and memory Julie A. Van Dyke and Nicole Landi; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisAbstract concepts are often embodied through metaphor. For example, we talk about moving through time in metaphorical terms, as if we were moving through space, allowing us to ''look back'' on past events. Much of the work on embodied metaphor to date has assumed a single set of universal, shared bodily experiences that motivate our understanding of abstract concepts. This book explores sources of variation in people''s experiences of embodied metaphor, including, for example, the shape and size of one''s body, one''s age, gender, state of mind, physical or linguistic impairments, personality, ideology, political stance, religious beliefs, and linguistic background. It focuses on the ways in which people''s experiences of metaphor fluctuate over time within a single communicative event or across a lifetime. Combining theoretical argument with findings from new studies, Littlemore analyses sources of variation in embodied metaphor and provides a deeper understanding of the nature of embTrade Review'Lucidly written and well argued, the monograph successfully shows us why this project is worth pursuing.' Shengxi Jin, Journal of PragmaticsTable of Contents1. 'I am trying to climb Everest in flip-flops.' What is embodied metaphor and where does it come from?; 2. 'Would you prefer a pencil or an antiseptic wipe?' What evidence is there for embodied metaphor and why is it important to consider this variation?; 3. 'I'm running on this soapy conveyor belt with people throwing wet sponges at me.' Which metaphors are embodied and when? Variation according to type, function and context; 4. 'This one sounds like a bell and this one sounds like when you're dead.' Age, and the developmental nature of embodied metaphor; 5. 'I did not know where I started and where I ended.' Different bodies: different minds? How handedness, body shape and gender affect the way we experience the world through metaphor; 6. 'Those cookies tasted of regret and rotting flesh.' Sensory metaphor and associated impairments and conditions; 7. 'Things come out of my mouth that shouldn't be there.' 'Altered minds': the impact of depression and psychological disorders on the way people experience the world through metaphor; 8. 'This is my body which will be given up for you.' Individual differences in personality, thinking style, political stance and religious beliefs; 9. 'Malodorous blacksmiths and lazy livers.' Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural variation in embodied metaphor; 10. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAbstract concepts are often embodied through metaphor. For example, we talk about moving through time in metaphorical terms, as if we were moving through space, allowing us to ''look back'' on past events. Much of the work on embodied metaphor to date has assumed a single set of universal, shared bodily experiences that motivate our understanding of abstract concepts. This book explores sources of variation in people''s experiences of embodied metaphor, including, for example, the shape and size of one''s body, one''s age, gender, state of mind, physical or linguistic impairments, personality, ideology, political stance, religious beliefs, and linguistic background. It focuses on the ways in which people''s experiences of metaphor fluctuate over time within a single communicative event or across a lifetime. Combining theoretical argument with findings from new studies, Littlemore analyses sources of variation in embodied metaphor and provides a deeper understanding of the nature of embTrade Review'Lucidly written and well argued, the monograph successfully shows us why this project is worth pursuing.' Shengxi Jin, Journal of PragmaticsTable of Contents1. 'I am trying to climb Everest in flip-flops.' What is embodied metaphor and where does it come from?; 2. 'Would you prefer a pencil or an antiseptic wipe?' What evidence is there for embodied metaphor and why is it important to consider this variation?; 3. 'I'm running on this soapy conveyor belt with people throwing wet sponges at me.' Which metaphors are embodied and when? Variation according to type, function and context; 4. 'This one sounds like a bell and this one sounds like when you're dead.' Age, and the developmental nature of embodied metaphor; 5. 'I did not know where I started and where I ended.' Different bodies: different minds? How handedness, body shape and gender affect the way we experience the world through metaphor; 6. 'Those cookies tasted of regret and rotting flesh.' Sensory metaphor and associated impairments and conditions; 7. 'Things come out of my mouth that shouldn't be there.' 'Altered minds': the impact of depression and psychological disorders on the way people experience the world through metaphor; 8. 'This is my body which will be given up for you.' Individual differences in personality, thinking style, political stance and religious beliefs; 9. 'Malodorous blacksmiths and lazy livers.' Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural variation in embodied metaphor; 10. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book shows how language's key function is to enable human social interaction, a function that is motivated by powerful brain mechanisms. Written for researchers and graduate students, it provides a framework for observing how language operates and explains how the meaning-making components of language interact.Trade Review'If you are a linguist, psychologist, or social scientist interested in how language is expanded and manipulated in actual use, this book will enthuse you. With in-depth analyses of real-world conversations, media fragments, and literary texts, the author masterfully shows how figurative, imprecise, indirect, and playful speech shapes communication.' Dirk Geeraerts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium'This is a marvelous monograph. It convincingly argues that meaning-making is prompted by conjoined antonymous parts. The other key feature of the book is how neurologically driven social motivations intertwine with the functioning of the 'other side of meaning' processes, which arise from the interaction of language with a myriad of mental and social processes.' Angeliki Athanasiadou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece'The renowned cognitive psychologist and linguist Herbert L. Colston shows how meaning is created in language through 'embodied simulations'. Written in a non-technical style and using examples from popular culture or personal anecdotes, this book explains how omission, indirectness, and figurativeness maximize the meaning of what is said by assisting patterns of pragmatic effects.' Linda Thornburg, Co-editor of the book series 'Human Cognitive Processing''This book breaks new ground by furnishing familiar models of 'meaning making' with new outfits. It provides a guided tour through the adjacent territories of linguistics and psychology, with abundant examples from current language-in-use. Importantly, the book also builds a bridge between recent experimental psycholinguistic findings and classical semiotic conceptualization.' Jacob L. Mey, Syddansk UniversitetTable of Contents1. The coin toss; 2. Deviance; 3. Omission; 4. Imprecision; 5. Indirectness; 6. Figurativeness; 7. Language play; 8. The social media; 9. The art of language; 10. The end game; Epilogue: a clearing revealing an eclipse; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisOften defined as communication without words, non-verbal communication (NVC) refers to all aspects of a message which are not conveyed by the literal meaning of words. Both written and spoken communication can be nonverbal. The main types of NVC are chronemics, kinesics, paralinguistics, proxemics and semiotics. Culture, gender and social status influence non-verbal communication. NVC also includes object communication and haptics or touch. Paralinguistic mechanisms include intonation, stress, rate of speech, and pauses or hesitations; non-linguistic behaviours include gestures, facial expressions, and body language, among others. This book brings forth new and important research in this field.

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Book SynopsisWas passiert in unserem Gehirn, wenn wir mehrsprachig aufwachsen? Dieser spannenden Fragestellung widmet sich die vorliegende Studie. Ausgehend von den Ergebnissen einer funktionellen Magnet-Resonanz-Tomographie von 20 viersprachigen ladinischen Probanden, die am Universitätsklinikum in Ulm durchgeführt wurde, wird eine detaillierte Beschreibung und Auswertung der Gehirnaktivitäten während eines Bilder-Benennungstests vorgelegt, der in den Sprachen Ladinisch, Italienisch, Deutsch und Englisch absolviert wurde. Das Ergebnis der Studie zeigt, dass die verschiedenen Sprachen eine sich großteils überlappende Gehirnaktivierung aufweisen, die dem Bilderbenennungs- und dem Sprachverarbeitungsprozess als solchen zugrunde liegt, während die neuronale Aktivität, die mit den einzelnen Sprachen korreliert, nur anhand weniger signifikanter Unterschiede festzuhalten ist. Die Untersuchung betritt insofern Neuland, als es sich bei der vorliegenden Studie um die erste dieser Art mit einer homogenen, viersprachigen Probandengruppe handelt. Das Buch wendet sich an alle, die an Sprache(n) interessiert sind.

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Book SynopsisThe book suggests a new perspective on the essence of human language. This enormous achievement of our species is best characterized as a communication technology - not unlike the social media on the Net today - that was collectively invented by ancient humans for a very particular communicative function: the instruction of imagination. All other systems of communication in the biological world target the interlocutors'' senses; language allows speakers to systematically instruct their interlocutors in the process of imagining the intended meaning - instead of directly experiencing it. This revolutionary function has changed human life forever, and in the book it operates as a unifying concept around which a new general theory of language gradually emerges. Dor identifies a set of fundamental problems in the linguistic sciences - the nature of words, the complexities of syntax, the interface between semantics and pragmatics, the causal relationship between language and thought, languagTrade ReviewFor anyone interested in language and how it works in modern day society, Dor offers a compelling account of competing positions in discourse linguistics...Overall, Dor's book has the potential to establish a new foundation for a communicative socially-based linguistic theory. Dor offers a framework for bringing together the two sides of linguistics which typically form psycholinguistics and socio-linguistics, and the book is about unpacking the tensions across the cognitive-social divide that can be said to be at play in trying to theorize new constructs. * Gavin Budge, The British Society for Literature and Science *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Functional Specificity of Language ; 3. How the Technology Works ; 4. Sign and Meaning ; 5. The Spiral of Relativity ; 6. Production and Comprehension ; 7. The Social Autonomy of Syntax ; 8. The Universality of Diversity ; 9. Acquisition as a Collective Enterprise ; 10. The Evolution of Language and its Users ; 11. Conclusion ; References

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Book SynopsisLanguage, Cognition, and Human Nature collects together for the first time much of Steven Pinker''s most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker''s seminal research explores the workings of language and its connections to cognition, perception, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. This eclectic collection spans Pinker''s thirty-year career, exploring his favorite themes in greater depth and scientific detail. It includes thirteen of Pinker''s classic articles, ranging over topics such as language development in children, mental imagery, the recognition of shapes, the computational architecture of the mind, the meaning and uses of verbs, the evolution of language and cognition, the nature-nurture debate, and the logic of innuendo and euphemism. Each outlines a major theory or takes up an argument with another prominent scholar, such as Stephen Jay Gould, Noam Chomsky, or Richard Dawkins. Featuring a new introduction by Pinker that discusses his books and scholarly work, this collection reflects essential contributions to cognitive science by one of our leading thinkers and public intellectuals.Trade ReviewPinker is a star, and the world of science is lucky to have him." * Richard Dawkins, The Times Literary Supplement, 2002 *Steven Pinker is among the best synthesizers in the cognitive sciences. He is unique in the breadth of his interests and the depth of his knowledge. To top it off, his elegant and witty writings speak equally to specialists and to literate individuals everywhere." * Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University *Pinker is an intellectual giant in the field, one of the most important psychologists and thinkers in our day. This compilation is outstanding, a fitting crown on his career so far, although I suspect he has much more to contribute. Even though I'd read a handful of these papers before, there were some that I was unaware of that are gems. Even those I'd read before, I re-read, and got even more on the second reading." * David Buss, author of Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind *With wit and acumen, Pinker introduces us to some of his most important scientific contributions. These glimpses into the development of these foundational articles and of course the articles themselves will be of great interest to academics and to his many fans beyond the walls of academia." * David C. Geary, author of Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Difference *Pinker is a rarity among academic psychologists not only as a stylish writer, but also as a profound thinker with an ability to grasp the major issues of human nature and human evolution. Language, Cognition, and Human Nature: Selected Articles is as good an introduction as any into the range and depth of his thinking and will have general appeal beyond an academic readership." -Michael Corballis, PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Formal models of language learning ; 2. A computational theory of the mental imagery medium ; 3. Rules and connections in human language ; 4. When does human object recognition use a viewer-centered reference frame? ; 5. Natural language and natural selection ; 6. The acquisition of argument structure ; 7. The nature of human concepts: evidence from an unusual source ; 8. Why nature and nurture won't go away ; 9. The faculty of language: What's special about it? ; 10. So how does the mind work? ; 11. Deep commonalities between life and mind ; 12. Rationales for indirect speech: The theory of the strategic speaker ; 13. The cognitive niche: Coevolution of intelligence, sociality, and language ; Author Biography

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Book SynopsisThe concept of framing has been pivotal in research on social interaction among anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and linguists. This collection shows how the discourse analysis of frames can be applied to a range of social contexts. Tannen provides a seminal theoretical framework for conceptualizing the relationship between frames and schemas as well as a methodology for the discourse analysis of framing in interaction. Each chapter makes a unique theoretical contribution to frames theory while showing how discourse analysis can elucidate the linguistic means by which framing is accomplished in a particular interactional setting. Applied to such a wide-range of contexts as a medical examination, psychotic discourse, gender differences in sermon performance, boys'' sportscasting their own play, teasing among friends, a comparison of Japanese and American discussion groups, and sociolinguistic interviews, the discourse analysis of framing emerges here as a fruitful new avenuTrade ReviewA stimulating and highly coherent frame analysis of naturally occurring discourse that should be accessible to both beginning and advanced students of discourse....This volume offers something for everyone. * Studies in Second Language Acquisition es *This volume is quite successful in renewing the study of framing in discourse, particularly since the papers it contains are rich in empirical data and utilize a number of methods for gathering and analyzing data. * Anthropological Linguistics *A stimulating and highly coherent frame analysis of naturally occurring discourse that should be accessible to both beginning and advanced students of discourse....This volume offers something for everyone. * Studies in Second Language Acquisition *This volume is quite successful in renewing the study of framing in discourse, particularly since the papers it contains are rich in empirical data and utilize a number of methods for gathering and analyzing data. * Anthropological Linguistics *

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language, this book challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. It argues that music and language share deep and critical connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying these uniquely human abilities.Trade Reviewa fascinating synopsis of the current, young state of scientific research in cross-domain language-music comparative study. The book transverses with ease the disciplinary lines of linguistics, music and neuroscience. This impressive work of scholarship will serve as a reference of the topic for years to come. * Phonology *...an intellectual tour-de-force...[the book] requires focused engagement, but the rewards are rich...this definitive analysis of music cognition and its relationship to language [is] a work of exceptional scholarship and clarity. * Nature *...this book undoubtedly provides the best attempt so far to synthesize theory and research findings, and in doing so highlights the many advantages of applying a holistic approach to the study of music and language. * Brain: A Journal of Neurology *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Sound Elements: Pitch and Timbre ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Musical Sound Systems ; 2.3 Linguistic Sound Systems ; 2.4 Sound Category Learning as a Key Link ; 2.5 Conclusion ; Appendixes ; 3. Rhythm ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Rhythm in Music ; 3.3 Rhythm in Speech ; 3.4 Interlude: Rhythm in Poetry and Song ; 3.5 Non-Periodic Aspects of Rhythm as a Key Link ; 3.6 Conclusion ; Appendixes ; 4. Melody ; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Melody in Music: Comparisons to Speech ; 4.3 Speech Melody: Links to Music ; 4.4 Interlude: Musical and Linguistic Melody in Song ; 4.5 Melodic Statistics and Melodic Contour as Key Links ; 4.6 Conclusion ; Appendix ; 5. Syntax ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 The Structural Richness of Musical Syntax ; 5.3 Formal Differences and Similarities between Musical and Linguistic Syntax ; 5.4 Neural Resources for Syntactic Integration as a Key Link ; 5.5 Conclusion ; 6. Meaning ; 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 A Brief Taxonomy of Musical Meaning ; 6.3 Linguistic Meaning in Relation to Music ; 6.4 Interlude: Linguistic and Musical Meaning in Song ; 6.5 The Expression and Appraisal of Emotion as a Key Link ; 6.6 Conclusion ; 7. Evolution ; 7.1 Introduction ; 7.2 Language and Natural Selection ; 7.3 Music and Natural Selection ; 7.4 Music and Evolution: Neither Adaptation nor Frill ; 7.5 Beat-Based Rhythm Processing as a Key Research Area ; 7.6 Conclusion ; Appendix ; Afterword ; References ; List of Sound Examples ; Lis of Credits ; Author Index ; Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics contains 39 original chapters on a broad range of topics in applied linguistics by a diverse group of contributors. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field, the many connections among its various sub-disciplines, and the likely directions of its future development. The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics addresses a broad audience: applied linguists; educators and other scholars working in language acquisition, language learning, language planning, teaching, and testing; and linguists concerned with applications of their work. Systematically encompassing the major areas of applied linguistics-and drawing from a wide range of disciplines such as education, language policy, bi- and multi-lingualism, literacy, language and gender, neurobiology of language, psycholinguistics/cognition, language and computers, discourse analysis, language and concordances, ecology of language, pragmatics, translation, psycTrade ReviewIt must be said that it is an impressive publishing achievement. The task of analyzing the field, deciding on disciplines to be covered, finding willing contributors of sufficient status from all over the world and then combining the articles from these contributors into an edited whole must have been a massive one, and it has been largely successful. Oxford University Press, Robert Kaplan and the editorial board are to be congratulated on their initiative and the result it has produced. * Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (Vol.6 No. 3, December 2002) *Table of Contents1. Preface to 1st edition (Kaplan) ; 2. Preface to 2nd edition (Kaplan) ; 3. Brief Biographies of Contributors ; PART I. INTRODUCTION ; 4. Whence Applied Linguistics: The 20th Century / Robert B. Kaplan ; 5. Applied Linguistics: An Emerging Discipline for the Twenty-first Century / William Grabe ; 6. Research Approaches in Applied Linguistics / Patricia A. Duff ; PART II. THE FOUR SKILLS: SPEAKING, LISTENING, 101 ; READING, AND WRITING ; 7. Speaking / Martin Bygate ; 8. Listening: Sources, Skills and Strategies / Tony Lynch ; 9. Reading in a Second Language / William Grabe ; 10. Second Language Writing in English / Ilona Leki ; 11. Integrating the Four Skills: Current and Historical Perspectives / Eli Hinkel ; PART III. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ; 12. Discourse Analysis and Applied Linguistics / Deborah Poole and Betty Samraj ; PART IV. THE STUDY OF SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING ; 13. Perspectives from Formal Linguistics on Second Language Acquisition / Alan Juffs ; 14. Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative / James P. Lantolf ; 15. Language Learner Identities and Sociocultural Worlds / Killeen Toohey and Bonny Norton ; 16. Computational Models of Second Language Sentence Processing / Michael Harrington ; 17. Second Language Acquisition: A Social Psychological Perspective / Robert C. Gardner ; 18. Interactionist Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition / Susan Gass ; 19. Pragmatics and Second Language Acquisition / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig ; 20. Applied Linguistics and the Neurobiology of Language / John Schumann ; PART V. THE STUDY OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING ; 21. Curriculum Development in Foreign Language Education: The Interface Between Political and Professional Decisions / Peter Medgyes and Marianne Nikolov ; 22. Content-Based Second Language Instruction / Marjorie Wesche ; 23. Bilingual Education / Colin Baker ; PART VI. VARIATION IN LANGUAGE USE AND LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE ; 24. Language Transfer and Cross-Linguistic Studies: An Update / Terence Odlin ; 25. Language Uses in Professional Contexts / Mary McGroarty ; PART VII. BILINGUALISM AND THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNER ; 26. Cognitive Processing in Bilinguals: From Static to Dynamic Models / Kees de Bot ; 27A The Bilingual Lexicon ; 27B. The Bilingual Lexicon: An Update / Judith Kroll ; PART VIII. MULTLINGUALISM IN SOCIETY ; 28. Language Contact / Peter Nelde* ; 29. Pidgins and Creoles / Jeff Siegel ; 30. Language Spread and Its Study in the 21st century / Ofelia Garcia ; 31. Language Shift and Language Revitalization / Nancy H. Hornburger ; 32. Ecology of Languages / Peter Muhlhausler ; PART IX. LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING ; 33. Methodology for Policy and Planning / Richard B. Baldauf, Jr. ; 34. Unplanned Language Planning / William G. Eggington ; 35. Perspectives on Language Policy and Planning / James Tollefson ; PART X. TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION ; 36. Translation / Sara Laviosa ; 37. Interpretating / Nancy Schweda Nicholson ; PART XI. LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION ; 38. Technology in Standardized Language Assessments / Micheline Chalhoub-Deville ; PART XII. TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS ; 39. Progress and New Directions in Technology for Automated Essay Evaluation / Jill Burstein and Martin Chodorow ; 40. Computer-Assisted Language Learning / Carol A. Chapelle ; 41. Research in Corpus Linguistics / Douglas Biber, Randi Reppen and Eric Friginal ; PART XIII. CONCLUSION ; 42. Where to From Here? / Robert B. Kaplan ; 43. References ; 44. Name Index ; 45. Subject Index

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Book SynopsisHow does human language work? How do we put ideas into words that others can understand? Can linguistics shed light on the way the brain operates? Foundations of Language puts linguistics back at the centre of the search to understand human consciousness. Ray Jackendoff begins by surveying the developments in linguistics over the years since Noam Chomsky''s Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. He goes on to propose a radical re-conception of how the brain processes language. This opens up vivid new perspectives on every major aspect of language and communication, including grammar, vocabulary, learning, the origins of human language, and how language relates to the real world. Foundations of Language makes important connections with other disciplines which have been isolated from linguistics for many years. It sets a new agenda for close cooperation between the study of language, mind, the brain, behaviour, and evolution.Trade ReviewThe book is ... a fascinating introduction to the world of linguistics. ... I found the book extremely interesting, captivating and important. If you are not sure about certain basic facts in the research of natural language, read this book. It will provide you with quite an objective view of the development of the research of language on all aspects. * Linguist List *A masterpiece * Nature *I believe this book has the potential to reorient linguistics more decisively than any book since Syntactic Structures shook the discipline almost half a century ago. * Robbins Burling, Language in Society *An excellent overview of the complexities of language * New Scientist *Table of ContentsPART I: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS ; 1. The Complexity of Linguistic Structure ; 2. Language as a Mental Phenomenon ; 3. Combinatoriality ; 4. Universal Grammar ; PART II: ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATIONS ; 5. The Parallel Architecture ; 6. Lexical Storage Versus Online Construction ; 7. Implications for Processing ; 8. An Evolutionary Perspective on the Architecture ; PART III: SEMANTIC AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS ; 9. Semantics as a Mentalistic Enterprise ; 10. Reference and Truth ; 11. Lexical Semantics ; 12. Phrasal Semantics ; 13. Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces generative grammar as an area of study and asks what it tells us about the human mind. Wolfram Hinzen lays the foundation for the unification of modern generative linguistics with the philosophies of mind and language. He introduces Chomsky''s program of a ''minimalist'' syntax as a novel explanatory vision of the human mind. He explains how the Minimalist Program originated in work in cognitive science, biology, linguistics, and philosophy, and examines its implications for work in these fields. He considers the way the human mind is designed when seen as an arrangement of structural patterns in nature, and argues that its design is the product not so much of adaptive evolutionary history as of principles and processes that are ahistorical and internalist in character. Linguistic meaning, he suggests, arises in the mind as a consequence of structures emerging on formal rather than functional grounds. From this he substantiates an unexpected and deeply unfashionablTable of ContentsPREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I: NATURALLY HUMAN; PART II: DEDUCING VARIATION; PART III: RATIONAL MIND; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the expertise of over 20 leading scholars and their empirically rich data, this book presents current thoughts on, and practical answers to, the question: What are the diagnostic signs, techniques and procedures that can be used to analyse natural language syntax?Table of ContentsPART I: HEAD MOVEMENT; PART II: PHRASAL MOVEMENT; PART III: AGREEMENT; PART IV: ANAPHORA; PART V: ELLIPSIS

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an exciting new perspective on the origins of language. Language is conceptualized as a collective invention, on the model of writing or the wheel, and the book places social and cultural dynamics at the centre of its evolution: language emerged and further developed in human communities already suffused with meaning and communication, mimesis, ritual, song and dance, alloparenting, new divisions of labour and revolutionary changes in social relations. The book thus challenges assumptions about the causal relations between genes, capacities, social communication and innovation: the biological capacities are taken to evolve incrementally on the basis of cognitive plasticity, in a process that recruits previous adaptations and fine-tunes them to serve novel communicative ends. Topics include the ability brought about by language to tell lies, that must have confronted our ancestors with new problems of public trust; the dynamics of social-cognitive co-evolution; the roleTable of ContentsPART 1 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; PART 2 LANGUAGE AS A COLLECTIVE OBJECT; PART 3 APES AND PEOPLE, PAST AND PRESENT; PART 4 THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE; PART 5 THE JOURNEY THEREAFTER

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Book SynopsisGeert Booij''s popular textbook on the structure of words has been revised and updated in a third edition. The book covers every aspect of morphological theory and the analysis of words. It is the only introductory text to explore the role of morphology in language processing and language change, and also deals with the relation between morphology and other modules of grammar. The book includes a full glossary and exercises with answers. - revised and updated- with a glossary of terms- exercises and suggestions for further reading- the clearest and most readable text on the marketTrade ReviewTHE - Textbook Guide round up 08/11/2012Review from previous edition Well-organized and written, coherent and clear.... Covers a great range of morphological concepts, patterns and issues. * Linguist List *carefully edited...a well-balanced overview of the major issues in morphology while serving at the same time both a pedagogical and a descriptive purpose in a field in which textbooks have for a long time been rare. * AnaDÿaz-Negrillo and Salvador Valera Hernandez, English Language and Linguistics *This is a solid work, which nevertheless moves along at a brisk pace and points at many further issues that could be fruitfully studied in follow-up work...we can thoroughly recommend this work. * The Year's Work in English Studies *Table of ContentsPART I: WHAT IS LINGUISTIC MORPHOLOGY; PART II: WORD-FORMATION; PART III: INFLECTION; PART IV: INTERFACES; PART V: MORPHOLOGY AND MIND; PART IV: CONCLUSIONS

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook provides a comprehensive account of current research on case and the morphological and syntactic phenomena associated with it. The semantic roles and grammatical relations indicated by case are fundamental to the whole system of language and have long been a central concern of descriptive and theoretical linguistics. The book opens with the editors'' synoptic overview of the main lines of research in the field, which sets out the main issues, challenges, and debates. Some sixty scholars from all over the world then report on the state of play in theoretical, typological, diachronic, and psycholinguistic research. They assess cross-linguistic work on case and case-systems and evaluate a variety of theoretical approaches. They examine current issues and debates from historical, areal, socio-linguistic, and psycholinguistic perspectives. The final part of the book consists of a set of overviews of case systems representative of some of the world''s major language families. TTrade ReviewA coherent, well-structured and useful collection of authoritative overview articles as well as many specific studies ... The overview articles of the individual parts are state-of-the-art, the great majority of the topic-specific papers are helpful introductions to voluminous literatures and/or complex issues, and the language-specific studies will be valuable sources of reference for years to come. * Fernando Zúñiga, Studies in Language *...anyone who wishes to understand the phenomenon of case from any point of view will find something of interest... * Leofranc Holford-Stevens, London Review of Books *The Oxford Handbook of Case (despite occasional, mainly technical, flaws) measures up to the most exacting standards and could serve in many respects as a model for handbooks of this sort. It will undoubtedly prove an invaluable resource not only to professional linguists but particularly to a very wide circle of students. * Voprosy Jazykoznanija *Table of ContentsPART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CASE; PART II: MORPHOLOGY OF CASE; PART III: SYNTAX OF CASE; PART IV: CASE IN (PSYCHO)LINGUISTIC DISCIPLINES; PART V: AREAL AND DIACHRONIC ISSUES; PART VI: INDIVIDUAL CASES: CROSS-LINGUISTIC OVERVIEWS; PART VII: SKETCHES OF CASE SYSTEMS

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Trade Review...useful for students, or specialists exploring outside their disciplines * Danny Lee, www.dannyreviews.com *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Sound elements: pitch and timbre 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Musical Sound Systems 2.3 Linguistic Sound Systems 2.4 Sound Category Learning as a Key Link 2.5 Conclusion Appendices Chapter 3: Rhythm 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Rhythm in Music 3.3 Rhythm in Speech 3.4 Interlude: Rhythm in Poetry and Song 3.5 Non-Periodic Aspects of Rhythm as A Key Link 3.6 Conclusion Appendices Chapter 4: Melody 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Melody in Music: Comparisons to Speech 4.3 Speech Melody: Links to Music 4.4 Interlude: Musical and Linguistic Melody in Song 4.5 Melodic Statistics and Melodic Contour as Key Links 4.6 Conclusion Appendix Chapter 5: Syntax 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Structural Richness of Musical Syntax 5.3 Formal Differences and Similarities between Musical and Linguistic Syntax 5.4 Neural Resources for Syntactic Integration as a Key Link 5.5 Conclusion Chapter 6: Meaning 6.1 Introduction 6.2 A Brief Taxonomy of Musical Meaning 6.3 Linguistic Meaning In Relation To Music 6.4 Interlude: Linguistic and Musical Meaning in Song 6.5 The Expression and Appraisal of Emotion As A Key Link 6.6 Conclusion Chapter 7: Evolution 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Language and Natural Selection 7.3 Music and Natural Selection 7.4 Music and Evolution: Neither Adaptation nor Frill 7.5 Beat-Based Rhythm Processing As a Key Research Area 7.6 Conclusion Appendix Afterword References

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Book SynopsisWonderful . . . Endlessly interesting and beautifully written' DAILY TELEGRAPH Steady-headed and fun' SUNDAY TIMESRead this book and, I promise, you'll never listen to animals in the same way again' JESSICA PIERCE, author of Who's a Good Dog?Why Animals Talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of animal communication. From the majestic howls of wolves and the enchanting chatter of parrots to the melodic clicks of dolphins and the spirited grunts of chimpanzees, these diverse and seemingly bizarre expressions are far from mere noise. In fact, they hold secrets that we are just beginning to decipher.For example, wolves just like humans possess unique accents that distinguish their howls, and not only do dolphins give themselves names, but they also respond excitedly to recordings of the whistles of long-lost companions.Chapter by chapter and animal by animal, Kershenbaum draws on his extensive rTrade ReviewWonderful . . . Endlessly interesting and beautifully written * Daily Telegraph *Steady-headed and fun * Sunday Times *He writes like me -- Richard DawkinsKershenbaum helps us perceive how other animals sense their worlds, and in doing so, explores the evolutionary roots of our own advanced language skills. It is fitting that a book about communication is so conversational and engaging, and it will give you a new perspective on the richness of nature -- Steve Brusatte, author of The Rise and Fall of the DinosaursQuirky, insightful . . . based on a deep understanding of recent research -- Tim Clutton-Brock, author of Meerkat ManorA new look at a fascinating subject -- Desmond Morris, author of The Naked ApeAn entertaining journey through the science of animal communication, taking us into the oceanicworld of dolphin clicks and teaching us about wolves’ accents – all while shedding light on our own language and world. * iweekend *A delightfully entertaining journey through the science of animal communication, Why Animals Talk takes us into the oceanic world of dolphin clicks, teaches us about wolves' accents, shows us the power of parrot' chatter - all whiles shedding light on out own language and world * inews' The best new books out this January' *

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Book SynopsisWhy should we learn more than one language?Can it change the way we think?Does it have the power to transform how we see the world?You may think you speak only one language. In fact, your mind is interpreting multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in maths. Humans are built for multilingualism.Drawing on cutting-edge research and theory, delivered with wit and lucid insight, psycholinguist Viorica Marian explores the ways in which the mind uses multiple languages and how, in doing so, we can open the doors to unique forms of creativity, brain health and cognitive control. Every new language we speak - whether it is coding or musical notes, Hindi or Arabic - shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and those around us, how we feel, the insights we have, the decisions we make and the actions we take.Trade ReviewSparkles with insight. After reading this book, you will see and hear words differently-and feel a deeper appreciation for the sheer majesty of the human mind. (Bonus: It will also make you want to learn Swedish, Spanish, or Swahili!) Viorica Marian takes her place alongside Steven Pinker and George Lakoff as the author of an essential work about the science of language. -- Daniel H. Pink * #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive, When, and The Power of Regret *A uniquely original, fresh, and powerful perspective that promises to shape the scientific study of language and mind well into the future. The focus is not so much on how the mind does language as on what language does for the mind and its user, and crucially, on what the consequences are, for individuals and entire societies, of having more than one language in that mind. -- Gerry Altmann * former editor of Cognition: The International Journal of Cognitive Science, and award-winning author of The Ascent of Babel *A highly engaging and personal journey into the superpower you didn't know you had! -- Morten H. Christiansen * professor of psychology, Cornell University, author of The Language Game *Whether or not you have reflected on language, whether or not you speak or think in several languages, you will learn a lot from this well-researched and well written book. -- Howard Gardner * professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education, author of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences *Beautifully shows all the ways that learning a second language can do so much more than simply add another way of talking; it can fortify your brain to make you sharper, wiser, more creative, and more open-minded. -- Michael J. Spivey * professor of cognitive science, University of California, author of Who You Are and The Continuity of Mind *Viorica Marian marshals her extensive research experience, broad knowledge of science, and a personal and engaging style in telling the story of the one arguably most human cognitive faculty: language. Read it, and you'll be better for it! -- Shimon Edelman * professor of psychology, Cornell University *An absorbing account of how language wires the brain. Some of the most intriguing conclusions are related to bilingualism and multilingualism, which have been shown to delay Alzheimer's, increase the brain's gray matter, and positively impact social cognition in children. Full of delightful insights, this book is thoroughly researched and compulsively readable. * Kirkus *

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