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English: History, Diversity and Change David Graddol 9780415131179
$170.16The story of English is often presented as one of progress: from a set of Germanic dialects to a fully-fledged national and international language. The emphasis in this book is on the diversity of English throughout its history and the changing social... -
Oral Literacies: When Adults Read Aloud by Sam Duncan 9780367086626
RRP: $283.50$246.29This is the first book to focus exclusively on an examination of early 21st-century adult reading aloud. The dominant contemporary image of reading in much of the world is that of a silent, solitary activity. This book challenges this dominant discourse,... -
Kinesic Intelligence in the Humanities by Guillemette Bolens 9781032289212
RRP: $283.50$246.29This research collection showcases how kinesic intelligence is fundamental to human communication and our ability to produce complex meaning, exploring its manifestations across a range of humanities disciplines, and connecting our past with our social... -
Multimodality Studies in International Contexts: Contemporary Trends and Challenges by Liliana Vásquez Rocca 9781032434872
RRP: $283.50$247.13This collection responds to the need for theoretically informed and methodologically grounded empirical research on the global transformations in multimodal human communication and social practices in light of recent widespread change.The volume... -
Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics: Building and Investigating an English as a Medium of Instruction Corpus by Rafael Alejo-González 9781032510576
RRP: $283.50$246.29Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics: Building and Investigating an English as a Medium of Instruction Corpus offers a model for building a corpus of oral EMI seminars. It demonstrates how incorporating metaphor to the process of corpus building affords a... -
Get Free: Antibias Literacy Instruction for Stronger Readers, Writers, and Thinkers by Tricia Ebarvia 9781071918364
RRP: $60.88$49.94What would it mean to truly "get free" as an educator? How can we identify and challenge bias in our reading and writing curriculum and instruction? How can we support students in becoming empathetic, engaged individuals who can communicate with the... -
Little Chimp and Baby Chimp by Jenny Giles 9780170096614
$12.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780170096614Author Jenny GilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Cengage Learning AustraliaPublisher Cengage Learning AustraliaWeight(grams)... -
Discourses of Global Queer Mobility and the Mediatization of Equality by Joseph Comer 9781032072838
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book critically unpacks the why and how around everyday rhetorics and slogans promoting global LGBTQ equality. Examining the means by which particular discourses of progress and hope are circulated globally, it offers unique insights into how LGBTQ... -
The Qur’an, Translation and the Media: A Narrative Account by Ahmed S. Elimam 9780367725440
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book aims to identify how the Qur’an is narrated in and by the press media through the use of translation, featuring examples from a corpus of newspaper articles from the UK and Europe across two decades.Drawing on work at the intersection of... -
Second Language Prosody and Computer Modeling by Okim Kang 9781032070339
RRP: $83.98$73.63This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of second language prosody and computer modeling. It addresses the importance of prosody’s role in communication, bridging the gap between applied linguistics and computer science.The book... -
Expanding the Landscapes of Irish English Research: Papers in Honour of Dr Jeffrey L. Kallen by Stephen Lucek 9781032109671
RRP: $83.98$73.63This collection brings together work from scholars across sociolinguistics, World Englishes and linguistic landscapes to reflect on developments and future directions in Irish English, building on the ground-breaking contributions of Jeffrey Kallen to... -
Analysing Representations of Social Media in European News Media Discourse by Christine Develotte 9781032023533
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book explores representations of social media in European media discourses across different socio-historical contexts, demonstrating how such analysis can illuminate the tension between global and local in media discourses in today’s globalised... -
The Ambiguity of English as a Lingua Franca: Politics of Language and Race in South Africa by Stephanie Rudwick 9781032052953
RRP: $83.98$73.63Grounded in ethnography, this monograph explores the ambiguity of English as a lingua franca by focusing on identity politics of language and race in contemporary South Africa. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach which highlights how ways of... -
Linguistic Worldview(s): Approaches and Applications by Adam Głaz 9781032081670
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book explores the concept of linguistic worldview, which is underpinned by the underlying idea that languages, in their lexicogrammatical structures and patterns of usage, encode interpretations of reality that symbolize, shape, and construct... -
Discourses of Student Success: Language, Class, and Social Personae in Italian Secondary Schools by Andrea R. Leone-Pizzighella 9781032074603
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book offers a linguistic ethnographic account of secondary schooling in Umbria, Italy, examining the complex intersection of language, socioeconomic class, social persona, and school choice to provide a holistic portrait of the situatedness of... -
Engagement in Medical Research Discourse: A Multisemiotic Approach to Dialogic Positioning by Daniel Lees Fryer 9781032100456
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book integrates insights from dialogic theory and systemic functional linguistics (SFL) to extend our understandings of engagement in medical research articles, going beyond notions of the role of verbal dialogue to encompass mathematical and visual... -
Translation and the Global City: Bridges and Gateways by Judith Weisz Woodsworth 9781032079370
RRP: $83.98$73.63Translation and the Global City showcases fresh perspectives on translation in a global context, drawing on case studies from Montreal and other multilingual cosmopolitan cities to examine the historical, sociological and cultural factors underpinning... -
Student Perspectives on English-Medium Instruction: Insights from an Italian University by Marta Guarda 9781032052601
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book offers a window into student perceptions of English-Medium Instruction (EMI), building on research from an Italian university to provide a better understanding of attitudes toward EMI in Europe and future directions for cross-country... -
English in East and South Asia: Policy, Features and Language in Use by Ee Ling Low 9781032068244
RRP: $83.98$74.47This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in East and South Asia (EESA) based on current research by scholars in the field. It has several unique features. Firstly, it provides a rigorous theoretical overview that is... -
Multimodal Composition: Faculty Development Programs and Institutional Change by Shyam B. Pandey 9780367756222
RRP: $83.98$73.63This collection explores the role of individual faculty initiatives and institutional faculty development programs in supporting programmatic adoption of multimodal composition across diverse institutional contexts. The volume speaks to the growing... -
Institutional Translator Training by Łucja Biel 9781032125756
RRP: $262.50$227.35This collection surveys the translator training landscape in international organizations on a global scale, offering a state-of-the-art view on institutional translator training research and practical takeaways for stakeholders.The volume’s focus on... -
Monster Metaphors: When Rhetoric Runs Amok by Peter J. Adams 9781032122106
RRP: $75.58$66.55This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to... -
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program by SD Epstein 9780631227328
RRP: $245.60$212.98Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting-edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry - the respective roles of derivation and representation.The volume explores ways in... -
Primatology, Ethics and Trauma: The Oklahoma Chimpanzee Studies by Robert Ingersoll 9781032413471
RRP: $178.48$155.09Primatology, Ethics and Trauma offers an analytical re-examination of the research conducted into the linguistic abilities of the Oklahoma chimpanzees, uncovering the historical reality of the research. It has been 50 years since the first language... -
Using AI for Dialoguing with Texts: From Psychology to Cinema and Literature by Yair Neuman 9781032363271
RRP: $96.58$84.27This concise volume offers an accessible introduction to state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) language models, providing a platform for their use in textual interpretation across the humanities and social sciences.The book outlines the... -
Self-Reflective Fiction and 4E Cognition: An Enactive Approach to Literary Artifice by Merja Polvinen 9781032263731
RRP: $262.50$226.51This book brings together the study of self-reflective fiction and the contemporary 4E theories of cognition in order to challenge existing cognitive-theoretical models and approaches to literary phenomena. Polvinen presents reflective attention on... -
English Vocabulary: The Basics by Michael McCarthy 9781032256962
RRP: $178.48$155.09Has a focus on British English but with reference to a wide range of varieties of English which will ensure the book is relatable to students and those with an interest in English vocabulary around the world. Includes a range of features such as a... -
Investigating a Corpus of Historical Oral Testimonies: The Linguistic Construction of Certainty by Chris Fitzgerald 9781032224756
RRP: $262.50$226.51Guides the reader through the process of sourcing a relevant oral history archive for linguistic analysis, constructing a representative corpus out of this archive and analysing this using corpus toolsShows how corpus linguistics can illuminate themes... -
Understanding Discourse Analysis by Bernadette Vine 9781032025896
RRP: $262.50$226.51An engaging and comprehensive introduction to discourse analysis ideal for undergraduate students studying this topic for the first timeCovers four key approaches to analysing discourseUses authentic spoken or written texts in all examplesFeatures data... -
Corpus Use in Italian Language Pedagogy: Exploring the Effects of Data-driven learning by Luciana Forti 9780367683634
RRP: $262.50$226.51Corpus Use in Italian Language Pedagogy: Exploring the Effects of Data-driven learning provides a comprehensive overview of corpus use in Italian L2 Pedagogy and shows how copora can be used for language learning and teaching. The author addresses... -
The Renaissance of Women Translators in 19th-Century Greece by Vasiliki Misiou 9781032013466
RRP: $262.50$226.51This volume offers an in-depth exploration of the translation activity of Greek women translators in the nineteenth-century, illuminating the role of translation as a means of resistance against sociocultural norms and the enduring impact of their work... -
Korean as a Heritage Language from Transnationalism and Translanguaging Perspectives by Hyesun Cho 9781032129723
RRP: $262.50$227.35This collection critically reflects on the state-of-the-art research on Korean-as-a-heritage-language (KHL) teaching and learning, centering KHL as an object of empirical inquiry by offering multiple perspectives on its practices and directions for... -
Multimodal Communication in Intercultural Interaction by Ulrike Schroeder 9781032130170
RRP: $262.50$227.35This collection brings together a range of perspectives on intercultural communication in multimodal interaction, bridging cognitive, social and functional approaches toward promoting cross-disciplinary dialogues and taking research at the intersections... -
The Human Translator in the 2020s by Gary Massey 9781032113142
RRP: $262.50$226.51Has the language industry of the 21st century been racing ahead of the translation profession and leaving translators behind? Or are translators adapting to new sociotechnical realities and societal demands, and if so, how? The chapters in this volume... -
Complicity in Discourse and Practice by Jef Verschueren 9781032072883
RRP: $37.78$33.68It is commonplace to say that we are living in troubled times. Liberal democracy is in crisis. Academic freedom is seriously constrained. The media offers less insight and analysis than could be expected given the proliferation of communication tools... -
Meaning: Semantics, Pragmatics, Cognition by Betty J. Birner 9780367028800
RRP: $262.50$226.51Meaning addresses the fundamental question of human language interaction: what it is to mean, and how we communicate our meanings to others. Experienced textbook writer and eminent researcher Betty J. Birner gives balanced coverage to semantics and... -
Historical Linguistics and Endangered Languages: Exploring Diversity in Language Change by Patience Epps 9781032041292
RRP: $79.78$70.10This collection showcases the contributions of the study of endangered and understudied languages to historical linguistic analysis, and the broader relevance of diachronic approaches toward developing better informed approaches to language documentation... -
Contexts of Co-Constructed Discourse: Interaction, Pragmatics, and Second Language Applications by Lori Czerwionka 9781032036403
RRP: $79.78$70.10This collection showcases cutting-edge developments in co-construction in discourse. Drawing on the pioneering work of Dale A. Koike, the volume contributes new understandings of how speakers jointly negotiate meanings, contexts, identities, and social... -
Languages in the Crossfire: Interpreters in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) by Jesus Baigorri-Jalon 9781032013671
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book sheds light on the important role played by interpreters during the Spanish Civil War, offering a historical overview of the ways in which interpreters on both sides mediated the myriad linguistic, cultural, and ethical difficulties of wartime... -
A Functional Linguistic Perspective on Developing Language by Anne McCabe 9781032013572
RRP: $79.78$70.10This volume offers a comprehensive account of language development from a Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) perspective, integrating theory and data from a wide range of research studies. The book begins by taking an in-depth look at SFL theory and...