Semantics

The book deals with the important shift that has been heralded in cognitive linguistics from mere universal matters to cultural and situational variation. The discussions examine cognitive and cultural linguistics’ theories in relation to the following...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781505320619Author Matt a EllsworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint CreatespacePublisher CreatespaceWeight(grams) 152g

Too often our use of language has become lazy, frivolous, and even counterproductive. We rely on cliches and bromides to communicate in such a way that our intentions are lost or misinterpreted. In a culture of "takeaways" and buzzwords, it...

A journey through Southern Appalachia to explore the complex messages food communicates about the regionDepictions of Appalachian food culture and practices often romanticize people in the region as good, simple, and, often, white. These stereotypes are...

Now in paperback for the first time since its original publication, the material gathered here is perfect for anyone who needs a detailed and accessible introduction to the important semantic theories. Designed for a wide audience, it will be of great...

Get to grips with the fundamentals of semantics research. Written by a team of world-class experts, this book introduces the subject for a broad audience of linguists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, and computer scientists. It explores the core...

A landmark rhetorical theory of the formation and functioning of opinions in social media contextsEntitled Opinions: Doxa After Digitality offers a rhetorical theory of opinions, especially as opinions operate within social media. Many urgent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722837327Author Uli SauerlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 530Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Analysing Representation: A Corpus and Discourse Textbook guides readers through the process of researching how people and phenomena are represented in discourse and introduces them to key tools they can use from corpus linguistics and (critical)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781494335311Author Edward L PutmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781505652727Author Quinn Tyler JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487807801Author John DeelyFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Royal Collins Publishing CompanyPublisher Royal Collins Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812277593Author Uriel WeinreichFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint University of Pennsylvania PressPublisher University of Pennsylvania Press

Focusing on Slavic languages, Danko Sipka provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity. In contrast to existing research, which focuses heavily on syntactic and phonological approaches, Sipka's approach is novel, more...

Examines the complexity of public language about cancer, with a particular focus on the historical evolution of US cancer rhetorics during the twentieth century.Book InformationISBN 9780817321857Author Lois Peters AgnewFormat HardbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999795118Author Mohammed ChihabFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Mohammed ChihabPublisher Mohammed ChihabWeight(grams) 68g

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample...

This Sourcebook is intended for students of liberal arts and great books. It treats such books as primary sources for inquiring into the nature of human speech because they clarify the terms and stakes of perennial questions thinking human beings ask...

Swearing, cussing, or cursing, out of anger, excitement, or just because, is something most of us do, at least to some degree. Turn on the television or open a magazine, and there it is. Damn! is an insightful and entertaining look at our evolving use of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087335278Author Gero JennerFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816624416Author Oyeronke OyewumiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint University of Minnesota PressPublisher University of Minnesota PressDimensions(mm)...

Taking King Lear as her central text, Judy Kronenfeld seriously questions the critical assumptions of much of today's most fashionable Shakespeare scholarship. Charting a new course beyond both New Historicist and deconstructionist critics, she suggests...

This is a compilation of papers presented at the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, held February 20-22, 1998 in Vancouver, Canada, hosted by the University of British Columbia Department of Linguistics. The...

Wagiman is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by about ten people in the top end of the Northern Territory. It possesses an unusual open class of words which Wilson calls 'coverbs'. Coverbs are responsible for conveying a wide range of mostly...

This 22-chapter text explores the structure of language and the meaning of words within a given structure. The text/workbook combination gives students both the theory and practice they need to understand this complex topic. The book features the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993594540Author Michael K. ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Pendlebury Press LimitedPublisher Pendlebury Press Limited

A rhetorical examination of the rise of populist conservatismI The People: The Rhetoric of Conservative Populism in the United States examines a variety of texts—ranging from speeches and campaign advertisements to news reports and political pamphlets—to...

To one who has just begun to make his acquaintance with the literature of general semantics, Mother Gorman's book will prove an invaluable guide. From her first chapter giving a historical sketch of the main ideas to her final chapter surveying the ways...

These essays may at first give the impression of being no more than hatchet jobs in which Thomas Carlyle, Benedetto Croce, T.S. Eliot, Martin Heidegger, Immanuel Kant, Bishop John A.T. Robinson, John Ruskin, Gilbert Ryle, A.N. WHitehead and others are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986430558Author Maria Brusco - OssoFormat PaperbackImprint True Perspective Publishing HousePublisher True Perspective Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 435g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595124787Author Rob KyffFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Writers Club PressPublisher Writers Club PressWeight(grams) 272g

A deep dive into how Appalachian food tells the story of resilience of Appalachian people, culture, and region.Book InformationISBN 9781643364742Author Ashli Quesinberry StokesFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint University of South Carolina...

The nations of the global north find themselves in a post-secular or post-Christian period, one in which the practice, expression, and effects of religion are undergoing massive shifts. In Persuasions of God, Paul Lynch pursues a project of...

This book is the second in a three-volume set that celebrates the career and achievements of Cliff Goddard, a pioneer of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage approach in linguistics. It focuses on meaning and culture, with sections on "Words as...

Locality in WH Quantification argues that Logical Form, the level that mediates between syntax and semantics, is derived from S-structure by local movement. The primary data for the claim of locality at LF is drawn from Hindi but English data is used...

The book's principal argument is that the concepts of Cognitive Linguistics offer considerable explanatory potential which can be systematically used in accounts of translation, and especially of subtitling as its more specifically constrained...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399523189Author Robert ButlerFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams) 517g

The book Infinity in Language is a research monograph on the problem of the sublime in language. The authors use methods from cognitive semantics and poetics in order to thoroughly describe how the sublime is used in language. It is a unique attempt to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685623081Author Mohammad ForouzaniFormat HardbackPage Count 604Imprint Austin Macauley Publishers LLCPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685623074Author Mohammad ForouzaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 604Imprint Austin Macauley Publishers LLCPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers...