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Lexical Creativity, Texts and Contexts (Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics) Lexical Creativity, Texts and Contexts (Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics) Judith Munat xvi, 294 pages : 25 cm OL10078275W
A new vision for missions A new vision for missions William Lawrence Svelmoe "Cam" Townsend is rightly known as the visionary founder of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and the Wycliffe Bible Translators. This joint effort is now the largest Protestant mission organ… OL11817707W
The emergence of distinctive features The emergence of distinctive features Jeff Mielke "This book makes a fundamental contribution to phonology, linguistic typology, and the nature of the human language faculty. In his account Jeff Mielke presents the results of a cross linguistic surv… OL11969227W
Systemic functional linguistics and literary analysis Systemic functional linguistics and literary analysis Nina Nørgaard 250 pages ; 23 cm OL13318866W
Théories du langage Théories du langage J P. Bronckart Synthèse de très bonne qualité. Quatre parties: 1. La psychologie du langage: L'analyse fonctionnelle du "comportement verbal"; Les thèmes piagétiens; Le langage, instrument de socialisation - 2. La … OL13471433W
Syntax within the word Syntax within the word Daniel Siddiqi "Syntax within the Word provides a multifaceted look into the syntactic framework of Distributed Morphology (DM) within the Minimalist program. For those unfamiliar with the theory, this monograph pr… OL13647046W
United States Exploring Expedition United States Exploring Expedition Horatio Emmons Hale Ethnography of Australian Aborigines; investigation of languages; comparative word list (33 items) of 9 languages of N.S.W.; phonology of Australian languages; comparative grammars of Awabakal (calle… OL1505871W
Introducing psycholinguistics Introducing psycholinguistics Paul Warren "Psycholinguistics is the study of how humans produce and understand language. This textbook provides a clear introduction to the subject and is designed for students with only a basic knowledge of l… OL16637421W
Psycholinguistics Psycholinguistics Danny D. Steinberg How do we learn to produce and comprehend speech? How does language relate to thought? This second edition of the successful text Psycholinguistics- Language, Mind and World considers the psychology … OL4310391W
The Japanese brain The Japanese brain Tadanobu Tsunoda x, 149 pages : 20 cm OL4562857W
Charles S. Peirce and the linguistic sign Charles S. Peirce and the linguistic sign David A. Pharies vi, 118 pages : 23 cm OL4581847W
The Language Instinct ("Daily Telegraph" Talking Science) The Language Instinct ("Daily Telegraph" Talking Science) Steven Pinker From the Preface... I have never met a person who is not interested in language. I wrote this book to try to satisfy that curiosity. Language is beginning to submit to that uniquely satisfying kin… OL477832W
Language and gender Language and gender Penelope Eckert Language and Gender is a new introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use, written by two of the leading experts in the field. It covers the main topics, beginning with a… OL4796607W
Africanisms in the Gullah dialect Africanisms in the Gullah dialect Lorenzo Dow Turner "A unique creole language spoken on the coastal islands and adjacent mainland of South Carolina and Georgia, Gullah existed as an isolated and largely ignored linguistic phenomenon until the publicat… OL5962528W
Is that mother in the bottle? Is that mother in the bottle? Jessica Davidson Examines the ways language grows and changes and the effect of different syntax and speech patterns on communication. OL6326466W
The Psychology of the Language Learner The Psychology of the Language Learner Zolt n Dornyei Research results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies in various learner… OL8447597W
Perspectives in Linguistics Perspectives in Linguistics P. J. Mistry Contributed articles with reference to various Indian languages; festschrift; includes some articles on him. OL9094633W
Language at Work (Programme in Linguistics & English Teaching) Language at Work (Programme in Linguistics & English Teaching) S. Lushington viii, 101 p. ; 22 cm OL9454036W
Global Linguistic Flows Global Linguistic Flows Awad Ibrahim "The book engages complex processes such as transnationalism, (im)migration, cultural flow, and diaspora in an effort to expand current theoretical approaches to language choice and agency, speech st… OL9585615W
Limits of language Limits of language Mikael Parkvall "Presents a wide variety of information on world languages, focusing on comparisons. Topics include histories of languages, language and society, language learning, language structure, and misconcept… OL9820702W
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