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Speech practices as discursive practices for meaning-making across domains, genres, and social groups is an under-researched, highly complex field of sociolinguistics. This field has gained momentum after innovative studies of adolescents and young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639153644Author Signe Mari WilandFormat PaperbackImprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 630g

Edited by the eminent anthropologist and linguist Franz Boas (1858-1942), this work was first published in two huge volumes between 1911 and 1922. Comprising detailed studies of four Native American languages, Volume 2 focuses on the Takelma, Coos,...

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Der Sammelband umfasst theoretisch-konzeptionelle und empirische Beitrage aus der Romanistik, Germanistik / DaF-DaZ, Anglistik und den Bildungswissenschaften. Die Beitrage beleuchten unterschiedliche Dimensionen von Mehrsprachigkeit und diskutieren ihre...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426941856Author Frank Alvarado MadrigalFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 78g

This book consists of scientific chapters devoted to innovative approaches to examination of anthropocentrism. It depicts human beings as physical, spiritual, social and cultural creatures perceived through the lingual and literary lens. The publication...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639108996Author Kenneth RomeoFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 113g

This 1874 work by Sir George Campbell, a British government official whose Scheme for the Government of India is also reissued in this series, presents a survey of the diverse languages of India, using material obtained usually by British army officers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241242947Author Lyman CobbFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint British Library, Historical Print EditionsPublisher British Library, Historical Print...

Originally published in 1935, this book was created to provide English students with a good understanding of Spanish pronunciation, particularly those students intending to teach Spanish. Illustrative figures and a short bibliography are included. This...

At the completion of this bibliography, the second of the planned series on language study in Indonesia, the authors acknowledge with gratitude the kind assistance of Father Donatus Dunselman, Dr A. H. Hill and Dr P. Voorhoeve who have read all or part...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783846049754Author D YenniFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhPublisher Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhWeight(grams) 621g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786500372397Author McPower WilliamFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Clube de AutoresPublisher Clube de AutoresWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

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Linguistic complexity is one of the currently most hotly debated notions in linguistics. The essays in this volume reflect the intricacies of thinking about the complexity of languages and language varieties (here: of English) in three major...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639039191Author Sister Doloretta DawidFormat PaperbackImprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 186g

This publication examines the complex phenomenon of language contact in its various facets, both for its subject matter and for the variety of interrelationships that come into play, especially as a consequence of its close links with English. The data...

Human ratings are subject to various forms of error and bias. Since the early days of performance assessment, this problem has been sizeable and persistent. For example, expert raters evaluating the quality of an essay, an oral communication, or a work...

This volume offers a wealth of research in the fields of technology-enhanced language teaching, translation and interpreting. It contains articles ranging from the creation of podcasts for improving students’ speaking skills to automatic speech...

The Polish language was brought to Brazil by Polish-speaking peasants who came to the New World in the late 19th and early 20th century. Since then, the language has been developing in relative isolation from the European Polish context. In this...

The book offers eight case studies, covering selected problems and works from Renaissance up to the present day. Each chapter draws on a literary text(s) or problems, examining its historical context, as well as its Polish reception and presence in...

This book offers an interdisciplinary rethinking of the role of translation in the perception and reception of cultural texts. It also discusses human everyday discursive practices at the time of fluctuation of meanings and the decline of the authentic...

The book offers a novel exploration into the semantic development of English terms concerning the concept of `joy' ("bliss", "cheer", "delight", "dream", "game", "gladness", "glee",...

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Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798991055802Author Allison DefreeseFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Little InfinitiesPublisher Little InfinitiesWeight(grams) 150g

Much of the literature on modality focuses, at least implicitly, on the occurrence of single modal auxiliaries. However, cross-linguistically, modal auxiliaries can co-occur with one another, but under interesting restrictions. This monograph examines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988928845Author Melissa MartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Castle Quay BooksPublisher Castle Quay BooksWeight(grams) 54g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783110133691Author Gerrit Jan DimmendaalFormat HardbackPage Count 297Imprint De Gruyter MoutonPublisher De GruyterWeight(grams) 620g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241493110Author James Stanley LittleFormat PaperbackImprint British Library, Historical Print EditionsPublisher British Library, Historical Print...

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