{"title":"Linguistics","description":"Books on the subject of Linguistics","products":[{"product_id":"key-questions-in-second-language-acquisition-an-introduction-paperback-9781108708173","title":"Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition; An Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108708173","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKey Questions in Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introduction to the key questions that drive the field of L2 acquisition research, including its historical foundations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBill VanPatten (Author), Megan Smith (Author), Alessandro G. 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Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. It provides a complete package for any introductory course on second language acquisition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. What are the origins of second language acquisition as a research field?\u003cbr\u003e 2. What does development look like?\u003cbr\u003e 3. What are the roles of input and output?\u003cbr\u003e 4. What is the initial state?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Can L2 learners become native-like?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Does instruction make a difference?\u003cbr\u003e 7. What role does explicit learning play in acquisition?\u003cbr\u003e 8. 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Stockwell and Minkova assume no knowledge of linguistics or linguistic terminology, and they explain all technical concepts and jargon in simple terms. Anyone studying the history of the English language, or any branch of diachronic linguistics, will benefit from it. English Words: History and Structure is suitable both for undergraduates and those with a more casual interest in the subject.' Daniel Austin, Fun-with-words.com\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis new edition is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages. It surveys the historical events that define the layers of vocabulary in English, introduces some of the basic principles of linguistic analysis, and is a helpful manual for vocabulary discernment and enrichment. 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The author has used all kinds of data, information and examples from the Bengali corpus to shape up this text. He has made an empirical attempt to analyse Bengali words and other lexical items from the perspective of their surface orthographic representation to understand the internal structure of their composition with a focus on their functional roles in various contexts of their usage within texts. In order to achieve this goal, he has established a link between the internal composition and external representation of words within an interface of usage and function of words in texts. 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Lexical naturalization in Bengali\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Machine learning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Machine learning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Machine%20learning%20%5BUYQM%5D%22\"\u003eUYQM\u003c\/a\u003e], Natural language \u0026amp; machine translation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Natural language \u0026amp; machine translation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Natural%20language%20\u0026amp;%20machine%20translation%20%5BUYQL%5D%22\"\u003eUYQL\u003c\/a\u003e], Applied linguistics for ELT [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Applied linguistics for ELT\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Applied%20linguistics%20for%20ELT%20%5BEBAL%5D%22\"\u003eEBAL\u003c\/a\u003e], Computational linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Computational linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Computational%20linguistics%20%5BCFX%5D%22\"\u003eCFX\u003c\/a\u003e], Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e], Phonetics, phonology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Phonetics, phonology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Phonetics,%20phonology%20%5BCFH%5D%22\"\u003eCFH\u003c\/a\u003e], Semantics, discourse analysis, etc [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Semantics, discourse analysis, etc\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Semantics,%20discourse%20analysis,%20etc%20%5BCFG%5D%22\"\u003eCFG\u003c\/a\u003e], Language acquisition [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language acquisition\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20acquisition%20%5BCFDC%5D%22\"\u003eCFDC\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e], Language [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20%5BC%5D%22\"\u003eC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006020178200,"sku":"9781107064249","price":51.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107064249i_fdd27346-e623-41c8-81ec-4e66c97042e0.jpg?v=1691361703"},{"product_id":"stylistics-hardback-9780521405645","title":"Stylistics (Hardback) 9780521405645","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStylistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn introduction to the study of style in language, offering practical advice on how to stylistically analyse texts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLesley Jeffries (Author), Daniel  McIntyre (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521405645, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… wide-ranging and informative, offering excellent coverage, perceptive guidance on research methods and innumerable fascinating links between both linguistic and literary theory and analytical practice. 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Canadian Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe study of how language varies in social context, and how it can be analyzed and accounted for, are the key goals of sociolinguistics.  Until now, however, the actual tools and methods have been largely passed on through 'word of mouth', rather than being formally documented. This is the first comprehensive 'how to' guide to the formal analysis of sociolinguistic variation. It shows step-by-step how the analysis is carried out, leading the reader through every stage of a research project from start to finish. Topics covered include fieldwork, data organization and management, analysis and interpretation, presenting research results, and writing up a paper.  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Benjamin Hill,  British Journal for the History of Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book traces the linguistic turns in the history of modern philosophy and the development of the philosophy of language from Locke to Wittgenstein. It examines the contributions of canonical figures such as Leibniz, Mill, Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Austin, Quine, and Davidson, as well as those of Condillac, Humboldt, Chomsky, and Derrida.  Michael Losonsky argues that the philosophy of language begins with Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. He shows how the history of the philosophy of language in the modern period is marked by a dichotomy between formal and pragmatic perspectives on language and that modern philosophy has not been able to integrate these two aspects of human language. 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A sure bestseller.' Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eStudents often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not 'get it'. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter of explaining why they found it funny. Utilizing cartoons and jokes illustrating linguistic concepts, this book makes it easy to understand these concepts, while keeping the reader's attention and interest. Organized like a course textbook in linguistics, it covers all the major topics in a typical linguistics survey course, including communication systems, phonetics and phonology, morphemes, words, phrases, sentences, language use, discourses, child language acquisition and language variation, while avoiding technical terminology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Talking to Garfield: human and animal communication\u003cbr\u003e 3. Did I hear that right? The sounds of language\u003cbr\u003e 4. Twisted words: word structure and meaning\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fitting words together: phrase structure and meaning\u003cbr\u003e 6. Meaning one thing and saying another: indirect speech and conversational principles\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fitting the pieces together: the structure of discourse\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Kids say the darndest things': children acquiring language\u003cbr\u003e 9. Variety is the spice of life: language variation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cross-cultural gaffes: language and culture\u003cbr\u003e 11. The language police: prescriptivism and standardization\u003cbr\u003e 12. 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Journal of the International Phonetic Association\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis major new textbook provides a clearly-written, concise and accessible introduction to speech and language processing. Assuming knowledge of only the very basics of linguistics and written specifically for students with no technical background, it is the perfect starting point for anyone beginning to study the discipline. Students are introduced to topics such as digital signal processing, speech analysis and synthesis, finite-state machines, automatic speech recognition, parsing and probabilistic grammars, and are shown from a very elementary level how to work with two programming languages, C and Prolog. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the software described in the book, along with a C compiler, Prolog interpreter and sound file editor, thus providing a self-contained, one-stop resource for the learner. Setting a firm grounding in speech and language processing and an invaluable foundation for further study, Introducing Speech and Language Processing is set to become the leading introduction to the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sounds and numbers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Digital filters and resonators\u003cbr\u003e 4. Frequency analysis and linear predictive coding\u003cbr\u003e 5. Finite state machines\u003cbr\u003e 6. Introduction to speech recognition techniques\u003cbr\u003e 7. Probabilistic finite-state models\u003cbr\u003e 8. Parsing\u003cbr\u003e 9. 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Does this notion denote a kind of cross-modal orderliness, or the achievement of orderliness - perhaps through heuristics and inference-making? … [The] Anatomy of Meaning is, simply put, in the vanguard of the science of communication. It deserves wide attention.' Michael Lempert, Language in Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow do we understand what others are trying to say? The answer cannot be found in language alone. Words are linked to hand gestures and other visible phenomena to create unified 'composite utterances'. In this book N. J. Enfield presents original case studies of speech-with-gesture based on fieldwork carried out with speakers of Lao (a language of Southeast Asia). He examines pointing gestures (including lip and finger-pointing) and illustrative gestures (examples include depicting fish traps and tracing kinship relations). His detailed analyses focus on the 'semiotic unification' problem, that is, how to make a single interpretation when multiple signs occur together. Enfield's arguments have implications for all branches of science with a stake in meaning and its place in human social life. The book will appeal to all researchers interested in the study of meaning, including linguists, anthropologists, and psychologists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Composite utterances\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Deictic Components of Moves: 2. Demonstratives\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lip-pointing\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hand-pointing\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Illustrative Components of Moves: 5. Modeling\u003cbr\u003e 6. Diagramming\u003cbr\u003e 7. Editing\u003cbr\u003e 8. 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Of particular importance are the diverse data sources which have become increasingly available in electronic form, allowing the discipline to develop in new directions. The Handbook offers access to the rich and many-faceted spectrum of work in English historical linguistics, past and present, and will be useful for researchers and students interested in hands-on research on the history of English.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Merja Kytö and Päivi Pahta\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Framework: Section 1. Theories and Methodologies: 1. The variationist approach Suzanne Romaine\u003cbr\u003e 2. Quantitative approaches to diachronic corpus linguistics Martin Hilpert and Stefan Th. Gries\u003cbr\u003e 3. English historical pragmatics Gabriella Mazzon\u003cbr\u003e 4. Construction grammar Graeme Trousdale\u003cbr\u003e 5. Generative frameworks and approaches Elly van Gelderen\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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Processes of sociolinguistic and sociopragmatic change Minna Nevala\u003cbr\u003e 18. Standardization Joan C. Beal\u003cbr\u003e 19. Contact-related processes of change in the early history of English Peter Trudgill\u003cbr\u003e 20. Global spread of English: processes of change Marianne Hundt\u003cbr\u003e Section 4. Highlighting the Research Process: 21. Variationist versus text-linguistic approaches to grammatical change in English: nominal modifiers of head nouns Douglas Biber, with Jesse Egbert, Bethany Gray, Rahel Oppliger and Benedikt Szmrecsanyi\u003cbr\u003e 22. Identifying micro-changes in a particular linguistic change-type: the case of subjectification Elizabeth Closs Traugott\u003cbr\u003e 23. The OED and HTOED as tools in practical research: a test case examining the impact of loanwords on areas of the core lexicon Philip Durkin\u003cbr\u003e 24. The individuality of English in the multilingual Middle Ages Tim William Machan\u003cbr\u003e 25. 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Normative language policy in a complex world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Globalization [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Globalization\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Globalization%20%5BJFFS%5D%22\"\u003eJFFS\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265639174424,"sku":"9781107143166","price":82.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107143166i.jpg?v=1692025169"},{"product_id":"standardising-english-norms-and-margins-in-the-history-of-the-english-language-hardback-9781107191051","title":"Standardising English; Norms and Margins in the History of the English Language (Hardback) 9781107191051","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStandardising English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNorms and Margins in the History of the English Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeading researchers shed new light on the history of the standardisation of English.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLinda Pillière (Edited by), Wilfrid Andrieu (Edited by), Valérie Kerfelec (Edited by), Diana Lewis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107191051, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis path-breaking study of the standardisation of English goes well beyond the traditional prescriptivism versus descriptivism debate. It argues that the way norms are established and enforced is the result of a complex network of social factors and cannot be explained simply by appeals to power and hegemony. It brings together insights from leading researchers to re-centre the discussion on linguistic communities and language users. It examines the philosophy underlying the urge to standardise language, and takes a closer look at both well-known and lesser-known historical dictionaries, grammars and usage guides, demonstrating that they cannot be simply labelled as 'prescriptivist'. Drawing on rich empirical data and case studies, it shows how the norm continues to function in society, influencing and affecting language users even today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Norms and Margins: Ideology and Concepts: Introduction: the norms and margins of English Linda Pillière, Wilfrid Andrieu, Valérie Kerfelec and Diana Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 1. 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Correcting English: Josephine Turck Baker and the early American usage guide tradition Viktorija Kostadinova\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Norms and Margins: Moving into the Twenty-First Century: 9. The grammatical margins of class Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade\u003cbr\u003e 10. Concepts of correctness and acceptability in British English: exploring attitudes of lay people Carmen Eber\u003cbr\u003e 11. Maori English in Maori literature: standardising the margin into a norm Sonia Dupuy\u003cbr\u003e 12. 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Crookston). Conditionals (F. Veltman). Definiteness (C. Lyons). Deixis (S. Levinson). Determiners (J. van Eijck). Evidence and modality (D. Blakemore). Fractivity (P.A.M. Seuren). Finiteness (M. Koptjevskaja-Tamm). Functional relations (R.D. Van Valin, Jr). Genericity (M. Krifka). Grammatical units (R.E. Longacre). Grammaticalization and lexicalization (E.C. Traugott). Head and modifier (L. Bauer). Head marking (A. Spencer). Honorifics (M. Shibatani). Indirect speech acts: inferring the illocutionary point (K. Allan). Information structure (W.A. Foley). Interjections (F.K. Ameka). Logophoricity and long-distance reflexives (L. Stirling). Mass expressions (M. Krifka). Modality (F. Kiefer). Mood and modality: further developments (F.R. Palmer). Nominalizations (P. Muysken). Noun incorporation (W.J. de Reuse). Number and number systems (D.A. Cruse). Parts of speech (R.L. Trask). Perfect (O. Dahl). Performance clauses (K. Allan). Reflexives and reciprocals (F. Lichtenberk). Relative clauses (N. Fabb). Resultatives (D.J. Napoli). Serial verbs (M. Sebba). Speech act verbs grammar (K. Allan). Subordination and complementation (N. Vincent). Tense (B. Comrie). Topic, focus, and word order (R. Sornicola). Transitivity (T. Tsunoda). Valency changing alternations (R.L. Humphreys). Verbs and verb phrases (R. Cairns). Voice (M. Shibatani). Word order and linearization (A. Siewierska). Glossary. Name index. 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Brown (Author), J. Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780080427119, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 December 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e508 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17.5 x 3 cm, 1.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessor Nigel Vincent, The University of Manchester\u003cbr\u003e\"Like the companion Concise Encyclopedia of Syntactic Theories, the Concise Encyclopedia of Grammatical Categories is a lucid and informative collection of articles, many of them written by leading scholars in the field. It not only provides an excellent introduction for the beginner or for the interested outsider, but is full of original and thought provoking insights that will stimulate even seasoned researchers in the field. I particularly like the way many of the entries range widely over a number of different languages, and thus reveal the richness and variety of the grammatical structures attested in the languages of the world and integrate them into a general picture of the phenomenon in question. Very valuable too are the detailed and up-to-date bibliographies that accompany each article. This is a must for every departmental and reference library.\" \u003cb\u003e--Michael A. Covington, University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[This] useful volume ... makes it obvious just how much linguistic research has been done during the past three or four decades. Linguists of all ages - those who remember the developments chronicled and those who don't - will enjoy browsing through [this volume] and filling gaps in their knowledge.\" \u003cb\u003e--Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSyntactic description and theoretical syntax are central concerns in linguistics. For thirty years, the search for a single formal model of syntax has been the central task in the field; many theories have been proposed, some discarded, none universally adopted, and the problem continues to challenge linguists.\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Language and Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e included many excellent articles on all major syntactic theories, current or past, written either by their originators or by eminent practitioners. These articles are now collected here in a single volume. All have been thoroughly updated; several entirely new articles have been added, while others have been significantly revised or extended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection gives a full and fascinating picture of the evolution of linguists' attempts to wrestle with syntax. The comprehensive inclusion of less popular theories alongside more current ones provides the researcher with the context and perspectives necessary to appreciate why some avenues have been pursued, while others have not. This is valuable for the development both of the more generally accepted approaches, and of others now being revived or introduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe editors' extensive introduction gives an excellent overview of the theories covered and of the issues involved, and places each article in its historical and theoretical context. The reader is supported by the inclusion of a substantial Glossary and name and subject indexes. \u003ci\u003eThe Concise Encyclopedia of Syntactic Theories\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable reference work, not only for those studying specific theories, but also for those with a wider interest in matters of linguistic theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction (E.K. Brown, J.E. Miller). American Structuralism (J.G. Fought). Categorial Grammar (M. Steedman). Chomsky and Pragmatics (A. Kasher). Dependency Grammar (N.M. Fraser). Descriptive Grammar and Formal Grammar (F. Stuurmann). Firth and the London School (F.R. Palmer). Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar (A.R. Warner). Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (R.P. Cooper). Language Acquisition: Formal Models and Learnability Theory (M. Atkinson). Lexicon in Formal Grammar (R.L. Humphreys). Prague School Syntax and Semantics (E. 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This finely balanced reference work is a unique resource which will prove indispensable for all students of religion.\" \u003cb\u003e--Michael Pye, Professor of Study of Religions, University of Marburg, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"the erudition of the scholarship and the very appealing physical layout, make this a particularly significant contribution to the study of language in its diverse contexts in the modern era.\" \u003cb\u003e--Peter G. Ridell, London Bible College\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE.F.K. Koerner, Cologne University\u003cbr\u003e\"Like other previous volumes in the series,... the present volume contains close to 200 (and if biographical entries are added, many more) mostly short articles, arranged under seven major sections...Unlike in previous volumes, the present one has introductions by the first editor to all six main sections.\" \u003cb\u003e--Histographia Linguistica\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.K. Aitken\u003cbr\u003e\"a major reference work of lasting value. ...The range and detail of all entries ensure the value of this book as a reference work not only for students, but for scholars wishing a brief introduction to topics on the intersection of language\/linguistics and religious studies.\" \u003cb\u003e--Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e provides the specialist and the general reader with accurate, up-to-date information on every aspect of the crucial interface between language and religion. Easy access to material in over 320 articles by scholars in many fields is provided both in a clear thematic arrangement, and by means of a comprehensive and detailed general index. Discussion of many topics including the creation of special sacred scripts, religious calligraphy, and the use of religious symbols in meditation, magic and elsewhere, is enriched and elucidated by illustrations, diagrams and tables.  The \u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e brings together articles and bibliographic entries drawn from the award-winning \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Language and Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have been revised and updated appropriately. These articles are supplemented by a large number of completely new contributions, one of which is an extensive 12,500 word article on 'Basic Concepts and Terms in Linguistics', making this volume accessible to a wide audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProvisional contents: \u003cb\u003ePart and selected chapter headings: General Introduction - Language and Religion. 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Its level makes it a useful reference for all who wish a brief but intelligent resume of language areas outside their own expertise.\" \u003cb\u003e--Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter D. Pumfrey\u003cbr\u003e\"...there is much here for any professional involved in research and practice related both to education and language. ...In its field, this book is an conceptual cornucopia. As a book of reference, its users will find it an invaluable research resource. ...Without a doubt, it is 'user-friendly' by virtue of its organisation and the excellent indexing.\" \u003cb\u003e--Psychology of Education Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...as a successful reference source for all researchers in the field. 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Never has there been more intense debate over different attitudes and approaches to teaching and language. This volume will provide a state of the art description of all the topics of interest to language educators and all those concerned with making and implementing policy in language education. Fundamental topics include: the social context, society, national, school and curricular policy, literacy and oracy, language acquisition, bi- and plurilingualism, testing, TEFL, TESOL, SLA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection headings and selected papers:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction to the Field.\u003c\/b\u003e General introduction: the field of educational linguistics (B. Spolsky). \u003cb\u003eThe social context. Society.\u003c\/b\u003e Socialization (C.B. 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Contributors to the book represent research overviews from around the globe including the US, UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden, and the Netherlands.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors \u003cbr\u003e     1 Directions for an Embodied Cognitive Science: Toward an Integrated Approach \u003cbr\u003e          Cognitivism in a Blind Alley \u003cbr\u003e          Alternative Approaches to Cognitivism \u003cbr\u003e          Post-Cognitivism in the Making: Common Ground and Conceptual Issues \u003cbr\u003e          Scaling up: Higher Level Cognitive Processes \u003cbr\u003e          Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eSection I The Interactive Architecture of Cognition: Conceptual Issues \u003cbr\u003e     2 Is Embodiment Necessary? \u003cbr\u003e          Critiques \u003cbr\u003e          Interactive Representation \u003cbr\u003e          What Kind of Embodiment? \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e     3 Embodiment and Explanation \u003cbr\u003e          Three Threads \u003cbr\u003e          The Separability Thesis \u003cbr\u003e          Beyond Flesh-Eating Functionalism \u003cbr\u003e          Ada, Adder, and Odder \u003cbr\u003e          A Tension Revealed \u003cbr\u003e          Participant Machinery and Morphological Computation \u003cbr\u003e          Quantifying Embodiment \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusions \u003cbr\u003e          Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e     4 Can a Swarm be Embodied? \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          Three Examples of Swarms \u003cbr\u003e          Artifi cial Swarms and Strong Embodiment \u003cbr\u003e          Is a Living Swarm an Embodied Entity? \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion \u003cbr\u003eSection II Robotics and Autonomous Agents \u003cbr\u003e     5 CajunBot: A Case Study in Embodied Cognition \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          CajunBot and the DARPA Grand Challenge, 2005 \u003cbr\u003e          CajunBot Sensor Systems \u003cbr\u003e          Path Planning \u003cbr\u003e          Steering Control \u003cbr\u003e          Simulations \u003cbr\u003e          CajunBot Performance and Results \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e          Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e     6 The Dynamics of Brain–Body–Environment Systems: A Status Report \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          Experimental Accomplishments \u003cbr\u003e          Theoretical Accomplishments \u003cbr\u003e          Outstanding Challenges \u003cbr\u003e     7 The Synthetic Approach to Embodied Cognition: A Primer \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction\u003cbr\u003e          Basics \u003cbr\u003e          Body Dynamics and Morphology \u003cbr\u003e          Information Self-Structuring \u003cbr\u003e          Learning and Development \u003cbr\u003e          Case Study 1: Embodied Categorization \u003cbr\u003e          Case Study 2: Application of Embodied Cognition to Prosthetics \u003cbr\u003e          Discussion: The Interaction of Physical and Information Processes \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e     8 Animate Vision, Virtual Environments, and Neural Codes \u003cbr\u003e          Embodied Intelligence \u003cbr\u003e          An Avatar Control System Design \u003cbr\u003e          Summary: The Advantages of Embodied Cognition \u003cbr\u003eSection III Perceiving and Acting \u003cbr\u003e     9 Ecological Psychology: Six Principles for an Embodied–Embedded Approach to Behavior \u003cbr\u003e          Ecological Principle I: Organism–Environment Systems are the Proper Units of Analysis \u003cbr\u003e          Ecological Principle II: Environmental Realities Should Be Defined at the Ecological Scale \u003cbr\u003e          Ecological Principle III: Behavior Is Emergent and Self-Organized \u003cbr\u003e          Ecological Principle IV: Perception and Action are Continuous and Cyclic \u003cbr\u003e          Ecological Principle V: Information Is Specificational \u003cbr\u003e          Ecological Principle VI: Perception Is of Affordances \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e     10 Seeing What We Can Do: Insights into Vision and Action Through Observations of Natural Behavior\u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          Methods of Assessing Visual Processes in Isolation and in Concert \u003cbr\u003e          Isolating Visual Processes Within an Embodied Context \u003cbr\u003e          Trade-Offs Between Gaze and Working Memory Use \u003cbr\u003e          Bridging the Gap Between Laboratory Experiments and Natural Behavior \u003cbr\u003e          Future Directions of Research in Embodied Visual Cognition \u003cbr\u003e     11 Why We Don’t Mind to be Inconsistent \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          Detecting Attributes \u003cbr\u003e          Spatial Perception \u003cbr\u003e          Inconsistent Action \u003cbr\u003e          Combining Information \u003cbr\u003e          Conscious Perception \u003cbr\u003eSection IV A Dynamic Brain \u003cbr\u003e     12 Neuronal and Cortical Dynamical Mechanisms Underlying Brain Functions \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          How to Build a Suitable Neuronal Model for a Psychological Experiment\u003cbr\u003e          Calculating the f MRI Signal for an Example Set Shifting Model \u003cbr\u003e          Response Times and Error Rates in an Example Set Shifting Task \u003cbr\u003e          Summary and Back to “color phi? 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Embodied Embedded Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          Overview \u003cbr\u003e          The Computational Unfeasibility of a Brain in Complete Control \u003cbr\u003e          Ignorantly Successful in a User-Friendly Environment \u003cbr\u003e          Generating Research Questions for Cognitive Neuroscience and Robotics \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eSection V Embodied Meaning \u003cbr\u003e     15 The Role of Sensory and Motor Information in Semantic Representation: A Review \u003cbr\u003e          Introduction \u003cbr\u003e          Direct Versus Indirect Engagement \u003cbr\u003e          A Brief Review of the Evidence \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusions \u003cbr\u003e     16 Embodied Concept Learning \u003cbr\u003e          How Concepts Are Learned \u003cbr\u003e          Evidence for Embodied Concepts \u003cbr\u003e          Learning Basic Words\/Concepts \u003cbr\u003e          Learning and Using Abstract and Technical Words and Concepts \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e     17 Mathematics, the Ultimate Challenge to Embodiment: Truth and the Grounding of Axiomatic Systems \u003cbr\u003e          Mathematics, a Real Challenge to Embodiment \u003cbr\u003e          Everyday Embodied Mechanisms for Human Imagination \u003cbr\u003e          Mathematical Abstraction: The Embodiment of Axioms, Sets, and Hypersets \u003cbr\u003e          Everyday Abstraction: The Embodiment of Spatial Construals of Time and Their “Axioms? \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e     18 Embodiment for Education \u003cbr\u003e          Why Education? \u003cbr\u003e          Embodied Mathematics\u003cbr\u003e          Embodied Reading \u003cbr\u003e          PM and IM and Vocabulary Acquisition \u003cbr\u003e          PM and IM in Science Exposition \u003cbr\u003e          Conclusions \u003cbr\u003eSection VI Scaling-Up \u003cbr\u003e     19 How Did We Get from There to Here? 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