Piirainen Elisabeth Piirainen 
Lexicon of Common Figurative Units [EPUB ebook] 
Widespread Idioms in Europe and Beyond. Volume II

First published in 1991. In this study, the author investigates the proper treatment of harmony processes in phonological theory. The data examined lead to a formulation of morphologically governed h …

First published in 2004. This dictionary is a valuable resource for Persian to English translation and includes Arabic Words and Phrases to be found in Persian literature. The initial aim originally …

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of t …

Bringing to light new material about early print, early modern gender discourses, and cultural contact between France and England in the revolutionary first phase of English print culture, this book …

Based on a detailed analysis of gender in Stanley Cavell »s treatment of the skeptical problem, this book addresses the relationship between gender and religion in modern skepticism. Engaging in dial …

The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Culture collects into a single volume thirty-two state-of-the-art chapters written by international specialists, overviewing the ways in which translation st …

Slang Across Societies is an introductory reference work and textbook which aims to acquaint readers with key themes in the study of youth, criminal and colloquial language practices. Focusing on key …

This book explores the process of acquiring UK citizenship and investigates how the naturalisation process is experienced, with an explicit focus on language practices. This ethnographically-informed …

First published in 1999, this book examines the dramatic decline of the Conservative Party in Scotland. In 1955 the party secured over 50 per cent of the Scottish vote. At the last election it won a …

An Overview of Chinese Translation Studies at the Beginning of the 21st Century presents and analyses over 100, 000 bibliographic notes contained within a large academic database focusing on translat …