John Lyons 
Language and Linguistics [EPUB ebook] 

Arabic L2 Interlanguage is a significant and timely addition to the field of Second Language Acquisition, providing valuable insight into the development of ‘interlanguage’, the interim language of e …

This book offers a theoretical framework for assessing translation quality grounded in supportive argumentation. The volume outlines a systematic framework for translators and translation critics to …

Ever since Ezra Pound »s exhortation to  »make it new », experimentation has been a hallmark of contemporary literature. Ranging from the modernists, through the Beats to postmodernism and contempora …

Antoine de Chandieu (1534-1591) was a key figure in the establishment and development of the French Protestant Church. Of all its indigenous leaders, he was perhaps closest to Calvin, and took a lead …

Some of the language we come across, in reading other peoples » works or listening to others speak, moves us profoundly. It requires a response from us; it occupies and involves us. Writers, always r …

 »Rhetoric in Byzantium » explores the ways in which rhetoric functioned in Byzantine society – as a tool for the effective communication of ideas and ideologies, but at times also a barrier that inh …

Hermeneutics is an interdisciplinary study of how we interpret texts, especially biblical texts, in the light of theories of understanding in philosophy, meaning in literary theory, and of theology. …

What does it mean to be transported by a narrative?to create a world inside one »s head? How do experiences of narrative worlds alter our experience of the real world? In this book Richard Gerrig int …

Clear English Pronunciation provides students with the tools to effectively communicate in English without centring solely on native-speaker pronunciation models. The focus of the book is on individu …

This textbook on English syntax aims to give students a thorough grounding in the basics of sentence structure, and at the same time strives to acquaint them with the essentials of syntactic argument …