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Cambridge University Press Discourse A Critical Introduction Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
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Cambridge University Press The Word Weavers
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Cambridge University Press The Lexicon
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Cambridge University Press The Philosophy of William James
Book SynopsisThis 2004 book is an accessible introduction to the full range of the philosophy of William James. It portrays that philosophy as containing a deep division between a Promethean type of pragmatism and a passive mysticism. Richard Gale attempts to harmonize these pragmatic and mystical perspectives.Trade Review'What makes the book exceptional is its intimate grasp of James's thought and of the thinker behind it …' Philosophy and Phenomenological Research'Carefully argued, written with gusto and full of wise-cracking bonhomie...a major stimulus to the understanding of James's philosophy.' Philosophical Quarterly'… presents a deeper, more systematic picture of James's philosophy than any other presently available.' MindTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Promethean Pragmatist: 1. The ethics of Prometheanism; 2. The willfulness of belief; 3. The freedom of belief; 4. The will to believe; 5. The ethics of truth; 6. The semantics of 'truth'; 7. Ontological relativism: William James meets Poo-bah; Part II. The Passive Mystic: 8. The self; 9. The I-thou quest for intimacy and religious mysticism; 10. The Humpty Dumpty intuition and backyard mysticism; 11. An attempt at one world interpretation of James.
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Cambridge University Press Pragmatics and Grammar
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Cambridge University Press Arguing and Thinking A Rhetorical Approach to Social Psychology European Monographs in Social Psychology
Book SynopsisMichael Billig's rhetorical approach has been key to the discursive turn in the social sciences. His witty and original book examines argumentation and its psychological importance in human conduct, and traces the connections between ancient rhetorical ideas and modern social psychology. In a new introduction, he offers further reflections on rhetoric and social psychology, discusses the recent scholarship, and allows some forgotten voices in the history of rhetoric to be heard.Trade Review'A breakthrough book in three different fields: sociology, psychology, and the rhetoric of inquiry … Arguing and Thinking brings together the two fragments of our broken culture. It's science and humanism combined, as of course they should be.' Deirdre McCloskey, University of Iowa'Arguing and thinking should be … one of the most significant social psychological works of the decade. With its distinctive, argumentative model of human nature and rich collation of understudied sources, this work will become one of the classics of my own library.' Gary Alan Fine, Contemporary Sociology'Arguing and thinking stands as a sparkling contribution to the conversation between the humanities and the social sciences … [It] deserves to be much more widely known and used in our classrooms as well as in our scholarship.' Liz Jenkins, Philosophy and Rhetoric'Arguing and thinking is a book of rare significance … there are many worthy tomes which everyone quotes but no one reads. This is not one of them. It is a seminal work that should be read, and read by all.' Stephen Reicher, British Journal of Social PsychologyTable of ContentsSecond thoughts, second arguments: a new introduction; 1. Antiquarian psychology; 2. Rules, roles and arguments; 3. Protagoras and the origins of rhetoric; 4. The science of persuasion; 5. The art of witchcraft; 6. Categorization and particularization; 7. Advocacy and attitudes; 8. Dilemmas of common sense; 9. The spirit of contradiction.
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Cambridge University Press The Grammar of Meaning
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Cambridge University Press Principles of Japanese Discourse
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Cambridge University Press Introducing Semantics
Book SynopsisSemantics is the study of meaning in language. This clear and comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to the subject for undergraduate students. It not only equips students with the concepts they need in order to understand the main aspects of semantics, it also introduces the styles of reasoning and argument which characterise the field. It contains more than 200 exercises and discussion questions designed to test and deepen readers'' understanding. More inclusive than other textbooks, it clearly explains and contrasts different theoretical approaches, summarises current debates, and provides helpful suggestions for further reading. Examples are drawn both from major world languages, such as Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish and English, and from minority ones. The book also highlights the connections between semantics and the wider study of human language in psychology, anthropology, and linguistics itself.Trade Review'… an impressively wide - and relatively theory neutral - introduction to the field, whilst maintaining interest and clarity throughout. It is particularly strong in its use of cross-linguistic data from a wide variety of languages, which should appeal to those studying linguistics. Undergraduates will find it accessible and engaging, but there is also sufficient content to challenge more advanced students.' Bethan Davies, University of Leeds'… an excellent introductory textbook for the instruction of meaning in language, presenting complex concepts in a clear but detailed fashion. It remains remarkably neutral without sacrificing rigor, and will be an extremely useful teaching tool given the correct setting.' The Linguist ListTable of Contents1. Meaning in the empirical study of language; 2. Meaning and definition; 3. The scope of meaning I: external context; 4. The scope of meaning II: interpersonal context; 5. Analysing and distinguishing meanings; 6. Logic as a representation of meaning; 7. Meaning and cognition I: categorisation and cognitive semantics; 8. Meaning and cognition II: formalising and simulating conceptual representations; 9. Meaning and morphosyntax I: the semantics of grammatical categories; 10. Meaning and morphosyntax II: verb meaning and argument structure; 11. Semantic variation and change.
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Cambridge University Press Indian Semantic Analysis
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Cambridge University Press Researching and Applying Metaphor
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Cambridge University Press Argument Realization
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Cambridge University Press Argument Realization
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Cambridge University Press Interaction and the Standardized Survey Interview
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Cambridge University Press Old English A Linguistic Introduction Cambridge Introductions to the English Language
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Cambridge University Press Relevance Theory
Book SynopsisThe definitive introduction to relevance theory. It covers the theory from the basics up, building a complete picture and providing the basis for further research in one, easy-to-read textbook. Worked examples in the text support student learning and exercises test understanding.Trade Review'A beautifully clear, insightful and entertaining overview of relevance theory, which takes readers from first principles to recent developments in a warm, witty and fair-minded way. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in how communication works.' Deirdre Wilson, University College LondonTable of ContentsPart I. Overview: 1. A first outline; 2. Origins and alternatives: Grice, relevance theory and modern pragmatics; 3. Principles of relevance; 4. Explaining inferences; Part II. Details and Developments: 5. Explicature and implicature; 6. Types of explicature; 7. Types of implicature; 8. Lexical pragmatics; 9. Figurative language: metaphor; 10. Figurative language: irony; 11. Linguistic semantics; 12. Conclusion: applications and recent developments; Appendix: key notions of relevance theory.
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Cambridge University Press English Words History and Structure
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Cambridge University Press Analyzing Narrative Discourse and Sociolinguistic Perspectives
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Cambridge University Press Quantification Research Surveys in Linguistics
Book SynopsisQuantification forms a significant aspect of cross-linguistic research into both sentence structure and meaning. This book surveys research in quantification starting with the foundational work in the 1970s. It paints a vivid picture of generalized quantifiers and Boolean semantics. It explains how the discovery of diverse scope behaviour in the 1990s transformed the view of quantification, and how the study of the internal composition of quantifiers has become central in recent years. It presents different approaches to the same problems, and links modern logic and formal semantics to advances in generative syntax. A unique feature of the book is that it systematically brings cross-linguistic data to bear on the theoretical issues, covering French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Telugu (Dravidian), and Shupamem (Grassfield Bantu) and points to formal semantic literature involving quantification in around thirty languages.Trade Review'Extraordinary scholarship. A superb technical exposition, and an invaluable resource on the nature of quantification cross-linguistically.' Christopher Potts, Stanford University'The discovery of a notation to represent reasoning with quantifiers was a Copernican moment in the history of logic. It led generations of scholars to seek some reflection of the quantifiers of the idealized notation in the vicissitudes of natural language. No one has done more to shake loose the simplifications and idealizations that have resulted than Anna Szabolcsi. Her long awaited volume is essential reading for any philosopher, logician, or linguist interested in the myriad ways in which natural languages express quantification.' Jason Stanley, Rutgers UniversityTable of Contents1. What this book is about and how to use it; 2. Generalized quantifiers and their elements: operators and their scopes; 3. Generalized quantifiers in non-nominal domains; 4. Some empirically significant properties of quantifiers and determiners; 5. Potential challenges for generalized quantifiers; 6. Scope is not uniform and not a primitive; 7. Existential scope versus distributive scope; 8. Distributivity and scope; 9. Bare numeral indefinites; 10. Modified numerals; 11. Clause-internal scopal diversity; 12. Towards a compositional semantics of quantifier words.
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Cambridge University Press When Language Breaks Down
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Word Grammar Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press A Theory of Syntax
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Cambridge University Press Defining Pragmatics Research Surveys in Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press The Structure of Language
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Cambridge University Press Computational Semantics with Functional Programming
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Cambridge University Press Antonyms in English
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Cambridge University Press Quantity Implicatures
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Cambridge University Press The Language of Word Meaning
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Cambridge University Press The Grammar of Polarity Pragmatics Sensitivity and the Logic of Scales 127 Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series Number 127
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Cambridge University Press Elizabethan Rhetoric Theory and Practice 63 Ideas in Context Series Number 63
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Cambridge University Press The Semantics of English Prepositions
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Cambridge University Press Semantics An Introduction to Meaning in Language Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press Australian Sign Language Auslan An Introduction to Sign Language Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press The Lexicon
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Cambridge University Press Verb Meaning and the Lexicon A First Phase Syntax 116 Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series Number 116
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Cambridge University Press South Asian Languages A Syntactic Typology
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Cambridge University Press Syntactic Anchors On Semantic Structuring Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series Number 118
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Cambridge University Press Old English
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Cambridge University Press Relevance Theory
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Cambridge University Press Complex Predicates Crosslinguistic Perspectives on Event Structure
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Cambridge University Press Analyzing Narrative
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Cambridge University Press Quantification Research Surveys in Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press When Language Breaks Down Analysing Discourse in Clinical Contexts
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Word Grammar Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press Relational Knowledge Discovery
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Cambridge University Press Analysing Language Sex and Age in a Corpus of Patient Feedback
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Cambridge University Press Pragmatics Utterance Meaning and Representational Gesture
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