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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Ellipsis
Book SynopsisThis Handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and balanced discussion of ellipsis, a phenomena whereby expressions in natural language appear to be incomplete but are still understood. It explores fundamental questions about the workings of grammar and provides detailed case studies of inter- and intralinguistic variation.
£64.13
Oxford University Press Inc Reenacting the Enemy Collective Memory
Book SynopsisThis book examines the ways individuals in the US and Russia consume and construct collective memories of political events via a reestablished Cold War-like narrative in both media systems. The book contextualizes the rebirth of this phenomenon via seven political events involving Russia, examining the contemporary role of conscious media distrust in subconscious psychological processes.Trade ReviewIsurin brings deep expertise on culture and media in the U.S. and Russia to show how prejudice toward the other grows out its desire to project its own attitudes and values as superior. She then goes on to demonstrate how this dynamic organizes national memory. She also argues that at least in some instances an independent, liberal media in Russia provides a surprising critical view that is less evident on the American side. Her conclusions may be uncomfortable for both American and Russian readers, but that is the point and one of the book's great contributions. This is a brilliant contribution to memory studies in general, and to advancing understanding of why relations between Russia and the U.S. remain so fraught. * James V. Wertsch, David R. Francis Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis. Author of How Nations Remember: A Narrative Approach *In a masterful marriage between a deep understanding of Russian and American political culture and a careful reading of both countries' media, Isurin provides a unique insight into how media both shapes and reflects the collective memories of a nation. This book is a must-read for any student interested in the current antagonisms between Russia and the US, as well as for students of collective memory exploring the role of media in politics. * William Hirst, Professor of Psychology, The New School for Social Research *Overall, Reenacting the Enemy. Collective Memory Construction in Russian and US Media is a useful, thought-provoking and meticulous book...It will be of value to those interested in cognitive psychology, international relations and media studies, especially the interplay between collective memory, media and the mind. * Tingting Hu, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Theoretical background Chapter 1: Group memory: Construction, reconstruction, and distortion Chapter 2: Collective memory, journalism, and news making Chapter 3: How the mind processes text, media news, and misinformation Chapter 4: Socio-cognitive approach to the construction of memory: At the intersection of media, memory, and the mind Part 2: Collective memory construction in Russian and U.S. media Chapter 5: Media, the mind and the reenactment of the enemy: Methodology Chapter 6: Takeover of Crimea Chapter 7: Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and the MH17 downing Chapter 8: Civil war in Syria and the 2016 U.S. elections Chapter 9: The 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2018 poisoning of the Skripals Chapter 10: How the mind constructs a memory of recent political events Part 3: Reenacting the enemy in media and in the mind Chapter 11: Memory, media, and the mind: Revisiting the framework Conclusion
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Oxford University Press The Language of Fiction
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together new research on fiction from the fields of philosophy and linguistics. Fiction has long been a topic of interest in philosophy, but recent years have also seen a surge in work on fictional discourse at the intersection between linguistics and philosophy of language. In particular, there has been a growing interest in examining long-standing issues concerning fiction from a perspective that is informed both by philosophy and linguistic theory. Following a detailed introduction by the editors, The Language of Fiction contains 14 chapters by leading scholars in linguistics and philosophy, organized into three parts. Part I, ''Truth, Reference, and Imagination'', offers new, interdisciplinary perspectives on some of the central themes from the philosophy of fiction: What is fictional truth? How do fictional names refer? What kind of speech act is involved in telling a fictional story? What is the relation between fiction and imagination? Part II, ''Storytelling'Trade ReviewSome essays may appeal to scholars across discipline; among these are Isidora Stojanovic's "Derogatory Terms in Free Indirect Discourse" (chapter 14), which discusses the "complicity" effect of slurs and mixed-quotation and two-context approaches for understanding this phenomenon in specifically literary texts. But most essays are principally interested in exploring theoretical paradigms of fictional discourse through the idiom and methodologies of linguistics and philosophy of language. This collection will find its readers among advanced scholars in those fields. * H. L. Pennington, CHOICE *Table of Contents1: Emar Maier and Andreas Stokke: Introduction Part I: Truth, Reference, and Imagination 2: François Recanati: Fictional reference as simulation 3: Hans Kamp: Sharing real and fictional reference 4: Nils Franzén: Fictional truth: In defense of the reality principle 5: Sandro Zucchi: On the generation of content 6: Manuel García-Carpintero: Do the imaginings that fictions invite have a direction of fit? Part II: Storytelling 7: Regine Eckardt: In search of the narrator 8: Emar Maier and Merel Semeijn: Extracting fictional truth from unreliable sources 9: Samuel Cumming: Narrative and point-of-view 10: Daniel Altshuler: A puzzle about narrative progression and causal reasoning 11: Matthias Bauer and Sigrid Beck: Isomorphic mapping in fictional interpretation Part III: Perspective Shift 12: Nellie Wieland: Metalinguistic acts in fiction 13: Márta Abrusán: Computing perspective shift in narratives 14: Isidora Stojanovic: Derogatory terms in free indirect discourse 15: Andreas Stokke: Protagonist projection, character-focus, and mixed quotation
£111.62
East European Monographs Aspects of Conrads Literary Language
Book SynopsisWhy did Joseph Conrad avoid using English, except when it came to the arduous task of writing fiction? And how do we account for his extensive borrowing from French writers? This psycholinguistic examination delves into the creative mind of Conrad.
£15.29
Nova Science Publishers Inc Speech & Language Disorders in Bilinguals
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Classiques Garnier Poetique Et Psychanalyse: L'Autre Versant Du
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£50.00
De Gruyter Corpus-Based Approaches to Metaphor and Metonymy
Book SynopsisThe papers in this volume deal with the issue of how corpus data relate to the questions that cognitive linguists have typically investigated with respect to conceptual mappings. The authors in this volume investigate a wide range of issues- the coherence and function of particular metaphorical models, the interaction of form and meaning, the identification of source domains of metaphorical expressions, the relationship between metaphor and discourse, the priming of metaphors, and the historical development of metaphors. The studies deal with a variety of metaphorical and metonymic source and target domains, including the source domains SPACE, ANIMALS, BODY PARTS, ORGANIZATIONS and WAR, and the target domains VERBAL ACTIVITY, ECONOMY, EMOTIONS and POLITICS. In their studies, the authors present a variety of corpus-linguistic methods for the investigation of conceptual mappings, for example, corpora annotated for semantic categories, concordances of individual source-domain items and patterns, and concordances of target-domain items. In sum, the papers in this volume show how a wide range of corpus-linguistic methods can be used to investigate a variety of issues in cognitive linguistics; the combination of corpus methods with a cognitive-linguistic view of metaphor and metonymy yields new answers to old questions (and to new questions) about the relationship between language as a conceptual phenomenon and language as a textual phenomenon.
£146.69
De Gruyter The Semitic Languages: An International Handbook
Book SynopsisThe handbook The Semitic Languages offers a comprehensive reference tool for Semitic Linguistics in its broad sense. It is not restricted to comparative Grammar, although it covers also comparative aspects, including classification. By comprising a chapter on typology and sections with sociolinguistic focus and language contact, the conception of the book aims at a rather complete, unbiased description of the state of the art in Semitics. Articles on individual languages and dialects give basic facts as location, numbers of speakers, scripts, numbers of extant texts and their nature, attestation where appropriate, and salient features of the grammar and lexicon of the respective variety. The handbook is the most comprehensive treatment of the Semitic language family since many decades.Trade Review"This thick book will most certainly be a go-to resource and vademecum for all students and scholars who have cause or interest to study these languages."Adam C. McCollum in: Linguist List 24.33
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De Gruyter Cognitive Linguistics: Basic Readings
Book SynopsisOver the past decade, Cognitive Linguistics has grown to be one of the most broadly appealing and dynamic frameworks for the study of natural language. Essentially, this new school of linguistics focuses on the meaning side of language: linguistic form is analysed as an expression of meaning. And meaning itself is not something that exists in isolation, but it is integrated with the full spectrum of human experience: the fact that we are embodied beings just as much as the fact that we are cultural beings. Cognitive Linguistics: Basic Readings brings together twelve foundational articles, each of which introduces one of the basic concepts of Cognitive Linguistics, like conceptual metaphor, image schemas, mental spaces, construction grammar, prototypicality and radial sets. The collection features the founding fathers of Cognitive Linguistics: George Lakoff, Ron Langacker, Len Talmy, Gilles Fauconnier, and Charles Fillmore, together with some of the most influential younger scholars. By its choice of seminal papers and leading authors, Basic Readings is specifically suited for an introductory course in Cognitive Linguistics. This is further supported by a general introduction to the theory and, specifically, the practice of Cognitive Linguistics and by trajectories for further reading that start out from the individual chapters.Trade Review"[...] it should be immediately remarked that the coherence and unity of the book is skilfully preserved by the editor by means of a warming-up, user-friendly introduction to the field and a closing section with trajectories for further reading. [...]"Francisco Gonzalvez-Garcia in: Funtions of Language, 2008 "[...] this collection may be highly recommended."Thora Tenbrink in: Cognitive Linguistics 2/2008 "The collection brings order into the vast field of cognitive research and highlights the foundational assumptions held in Cognitive Linguistics, which is particularly helpful for students and researchers from other disciplines."Thomas Verjans in: ICLA-website Mai 2007 http://www.cognitivelinguistics.org/Reviews/geeraerts "This volume with 12 basic readings from cognitive linguistics is a unique resource and reference instrument. It reflects and documents the most central tenets of CL: cognitive grammar (Langacker), grammatical construal (Talmy), radial networks (Brugman/Lakoff), prototype theory (Geeraerts), polysemy and vagueness (Tuggy), conceptual metaphor (Lakoff), image schemas and their transformations (Gibbs), conceptual metonymy and domain delimitation (Croft), mental spaces (Fauconnier/Turner), frame semantics (Fillmore), construction grammar (Goldberg), and usage based (psycho-)linguistics (Tomasello).In a nutshell: this is very judicious and persuasive selection of the really prototypical and most basic revolutionary insights of cognitive linguistics."Rene Dirven, October 2006 "The inclusion of main concepts in Cognitive Linguistics makes the present collection a valuable source for beginners as well as researchers in this domain. The editor has collected very good sources to introduce each concept and has added valuable information in his introduction to the book. By reading the book, a linguist may gain both familiarity with this fast-growing domain of linguistics and the means to delve into it further."Mohammad Rasekh Mahand in: Linguist List 18.1166 http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-1166.html
£25.65
De Gruyter Body - Language - Communication. Volume 2
Book SynopsisVolume II of the handbook offers a unique collection of exemplary case studies. In five chapters and 99 articles it presents the state of the art on how body movements are used for communication around the world. Topics include the functions of body movements, their contexts of occurrence, their forms and meanings, their integration with speech, and how bodily motion can function as language. By including an interdisciplinary chapter on ‘embodiment’, volume II explores the body and its role in the grounding of language and communication from one of the most widely discussed current theoretical perspectives. Volume II of the handbook thus entails the following chapters: VI. Gestures across cultures, VII. Body movements: functions, contexts and interactions, VIII. Gesture and language,IX. Embodiment: the body and its role for cognition, emotion, and communication, X. Sign Language: Visible body movements as language. Authors include: Mats Andrèn, Richard Asheley, Benjamin Bergen, Ulrike Bohle, Dominique Boutet, Heather Brookes, Penelope Brown, Kensy Cooperrider, Onno Crasborn, Seana Coulson, James Essegby, Maria Graziano, Marianne Gullberg, Simon Harrison, Hermann Kappelhoff, Mardi Kidwell, Irene Kimbara, Stefan Kopp, Grigoriy Kreidlin, Dan Loehr, Irene Mittelberg, Aliyah Morgenstern, Rafael Nuñez, Isabella Poggi, David Quinto-Pozos, Monica Rector, Pio Enrico Ricci-Bitti, Göran Sonesson, Timo Sowa, Gale Stam, Eve Sweetser, Mark Tutton, Ipke Wachsmuth, Linda Waugh, Sherman Wilcox.
£421.19
Harrassowitz Aggression Und Argumentation: Mit Beispielen Aus
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£62.00
Universitatsverlag Winter Erwerb Von Informationsstrukturellen Fahigkeiten:
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V&R unipress GmbH Bi- and Multilingualism from Various Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis volume comprises 16 chapters both research papers and theoretical contributions grouped in three thematic sections. The chapters in the first part, entitled Discourse Communities: Languages in Contact, adopt a social and/or historical perspective on bi-/multilingualism. The contributions in the second part, entitled Languages in the Mind: Language Development and Language Use, view issues related to bi- and multilingualism from psycholinguistic and psychological perspectives. The chapters comprising the third part, Language Education: Supporting Multilingual Development, adopt a broadly understood didactic perspective on bi-/multilingualism.
£65.13
Obelisco Ensayo Sobre Las Palabras
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Brill Handbook of Cognitive Semantics, vol. 3: With a
Book SynopsisCognitive semantics is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of meaning and mind. The Handbook of Cognitive Semantics is the first reference work in the field. Edited by Thomas Fuyin Li, with a detailed taxonomy of the field by Leonard Talmy, it provides an overview of the basic topics and recent developments. Since its origins, cognitive semantics has grown greatly in the range and depth of its research on conceptual structure in language. The Handbook shows that cognitive semantics has become a mature discipline that advances linguistic meaning to a central place in research on cognition. This is the third volume in a set of four. It contains the following parts: Part VII: Space and Time Part VIII: Event Typology Part IX: Meaning Construction
£999.99
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Language Change and Variation
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Hampton Press Communication and Personality: Trait Perspectives
Book SynopsisThe contributors to this volume believe in the value and utility of communication traits. The book presents an argument for the relevance of communication traits in the study of interpersonal communication.
£999.99
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Pedagogical Stylistics in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisThis edited book provides cutting edge contributions from an international array of prominent experts who discuss the relevance of pedagogical stylistics in relation to diverse contexts and areas, including empirical approaches, corpus stylistics, creative writing, literary-linguistic criticism, students as researchers, critical discourse, academic register, text-world pedagogy, cognitive stylistics, classroom discourse, language of literary texts, L1/L2 education, EFL learners, and multimodal stylistics. Intended as a follow-up to Watson and Zyngier (2007), this volume situates the reader by offering a broad assessment of how the field has developed during the past 15 years and where it stands now. By examining both contemporary research and future challenges, it should be regarded as essential reading for all teachers, researchers, scholars, and students interested in understanding language and how to apply stylistics in educational settings. This book will be of interest to students and scholars working in stylistics, cognitive linguistics, language teaching, applied linguistics, literary studies, and materials development. Table of Contents
£113.99
City University of Hong Kong Press LANGUAGE, EVOLUTION, AND THE BRAIN
Book SynopsisThis volume consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan, bringing together distinguished researchers with background in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, physics, etc. Major topics discussed here include: creoles and pidgins, and their implications regarding language evolution; quantitative analysis and modeling of various aspects of language evolution, including the evolution of lexical items and color terms, the emergence of linguistics categories, and the dynamics of language competition; the evolution of the human brain, and how that relates to language evolution; the evolution and the role of mirror neurons in both humans and non-humans; and, evidence that the influence of language on color perception (an example of the Whorf Effect) is stronger for the right visual field than the left. This volume provides a multi-faceted discussion of how language evolves and shapes the brain that may entice university students and researchers to delve into this field with more background and curiosity.
£23.16
