Thielemann Nadine Thielemann & Richter Nicole Richter 
Urban Voices: The Sociolinguistics, Grammar and Pragmatics of Spoken Russian [PDF ebook] 

If among the many truths of Giambattista Vico”s New Science there is one that is deepest, it is the truth that language, mind, and society are but three modes of a common reality. In Vico”s term, t …

Craft an Engaging Plot How does plot influence story structure? What”s the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that”s gone off cou …

Following crucial insights on the functional structure of the clause and recent developments within the cartographic projects and minimalism, this book addresses various central themes in Italian and …

Ambiguity, vagueness and metaphor are pervasive features of language, deserving of systematic study in their own right. Yet they have frequently been considered mere deviations from ideal language or …

Despite a vast amount of study, literacy is still a very confused topic, which requires the integration of findings from different areas. Reading and writing are psychological skills, but they are al …

This language study”s primary purpose is to use aphasic performance to understand language, rather than to use linguistic analysis to understand aphasia. Examining the detailed nature of linguistic …

Electronic texts and text analysis tools have opened up a wealth of opportunities to higher education and language service providers, but learning to use these resources continues to pose challenges …

How was American gay liberation received in France between the events of Stonewall and the AIDS crisis? What part did translations of American ”gay fiction” play in this reception? How might the va …

Blogs and Wikis have not been with us for long, but have made a huge impact on society.  Wikipedia is the best known exemplar of the wiki, a collaborative site that leads to a single text claime …

In this activity-based text, Rebecca Hughes invites the reader to examine the differences between spoken and written English. Instead of presenting a bewildering array of ”facts” about variety in E …