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Cover of Christine (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France) Develotte & Anthippi (University of Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis, France) Potolia: Analysing Representations of Social Media in European News Media Discourse

Christine (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France) Develotte & Anthippi (University of Paris 8 Vincennes – Saint-Denis, France) Potolia: Analysing Representations of Social Media in European News Media Discourse

This 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 a …

Cover of Becky A. (Purdue University, USA) Brown: Itadakimasu! The Food Culture of Japan

Becky A. (Purdue University, USA) Brown: Itadakimasu! The Food Culture of Japan

Itadakimasu! The Food Culture of Japan is designed as a first- or second-year college course in Japanese culture for students who have little to no background in the Japanese language, culture, liter …

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Mel Hall & Rachael Levy: Family Literacies

Family Literacies demonstrates, through reference to empirical research, how shared reading practices operate in a wide range of families, with a view to supporting families in reading with their pre …

Cover of David O. (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands) Johnson & Okim (Northern Arizona University, USA) Kang: Second Language Prosody and Computer Modeling

David O. (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands) Johnson & Okim (Northern Arizona University, USA) Kang: Second Language Prosody and Computer Modeling

This 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 betw …

Cover of M. Endo (Michigan State University, USA) Hudson & Tomomi (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, USA) Kakegawa: Modern Japanese Grammar

M. Endo (Michigan State University, USA) Hudson & Tomomi (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, USA) Kakegawa: Modern Japanese Grammar

First published in 2013. As with its series counterparts, this is an innovative reference guide to the Japanese language, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. In its t …

Cover of Monika Doherty: Language Processing in Discourse

Monika Doherty: Language Processing in Discourse

This book argues that language systems determine language use to a greater extent than is generally assumed. The author demonstrates how the typological characteristics of a language determine even t …

Cover of Gabriela Adela Ganem-Gutierrez & Karen Roehr: The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning

Gabriela Adela Ganem-Gutierrez & Karen Roehr: The Metalinguistic Dimension in Instructed Second Language Learning

The metalinguistic dimension refers to the way in which learners bring to bear knowledge about language into their learning of a second language, the ‘L2’. This book brings together new research on t …

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Iggy Roca: Generative Phonology

‘Generative Phonology’ offers an overview of the post-SPE theory of generative phonology and is suitable for linguists not specializing in phonology, who want to keep abreast of the latest developmen …

Cover of Theodore Prochazka: Saudi Arabian Dialects

Theodore Prochazka: Saudi Arabian Dialects

First published in 1988. Arabic linguistics is developing into an increasingly interesting and important subject within the broad field of modern linguistic studies. The scope of this discipline is w …

Cover of Douglas Robinson: Introducing Performative Pragmatics

Douglas Robinson: Introducing Performative Pragmatics

This user-friendly introduction to a new ‘performative’ methodology in linguistic pragmatics breaks away from the traditional approach which understands language as a machine. Drawing on a wide spect …