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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
Systemic functional linguistics and literary analysis Systemic functional linguistics and literary analysis Nina Nørgaard 250 pages ; 23 cm OL13318866W
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
The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need Susan Thurman The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you’re creating perfect professiona… OL14910024W
Introducing Second Language Acquisition Introducing Second Language Acquisition Muriel Saville-Troike Written for students encountering the topic for the first time, this is a clear and practical introduction to second language acquisition (SLA). It explains in non-technical language how a second lan… OL15189936W
When language breaks down When language breaks down Elissa D. Asp "Doctors, nurses, and other caregivers often know what people with Alzheimer's disease or Asperger's 'sound like' - that is they recognise patterns in people's discourse, from sounds and silences, to… OL15612252W
Symmetry in syntax Symmetry in syntax Barbara Citko "While there has been a lot of research on asymmetry and antisymmetry in syntax, symmetry has been mostly ignored or claimed to be outright impossible (Kayne 1994, Di Sciullo 2002, 2005). This is som… OL15921496W
Language and action in cognitive neuroscience Language and action in cognitive neuroscience Yann Coello,Angela Bartolo "This book collates the most up to date evidence from behavioural, brain imagery and stroke-patient studies, to discuss the ways in which cognitive and neural processes are responsible for language p… OL16617681W
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
Parametric variation Parametric variation Anders Holmberg,Theresa Biberauer,Roberts, Ian,Michelle Sheehan "Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. Although still widely assumed, the parametric theory of variation ha… OL16915643W
The structure of language The structure of language Emma L. Pavey "Most of the time we communicate using language without considering the complex activity we are undertaking, forming words and sentences in a split second. This book introduces the analysis of langua… OL16920874W
Conceptualising 'learning' in applied linguistics Conceptualising 'learning' in applied linguistics Paul Seedhouse,Chris Jenks,Steve Walsh "An exciting new collection by world-leading researchers in L2 learning addressing: Why do conceptions of 'learning' vary so much in L2 learning research? Is there a conceptualisation of 'learning' t… OL16936848W
Multiple Wh-fronting Multiple Wh-fronting Cedric Boeckx,Kleanthes K. Grohmann Typological differences in the formation of multiple Wh-questions are well-known. One option is fronting all Wh-phrases to the sentence periphery. The contributions to this volume all explore this op… OL16949100W
Correspondences And Contrasts In Foreign Language Pedagogy And Translation Studies Correspondences And Contrasts In Foreign Language Pedagogy And Translation Studies Katarzyna Pitkowska,Katarzyna Piątkowska The book constitutes a selection of 18 papers on foreign language pedagogy (11 papers) and translation studies (9 papers). The first part of the book is devoted to foreign language pedagogy. The arti… OL17585140W
Historia de la lengua griega Historia de la lengua griega Albert Debrunner,O Hoffmann,A Scherer,Francisco Rodríguez Adrados De todas las lenguas conocidas desde hace tres mil quinientos años, sólo el griego y el chino siguen hablándose hoy. Otras lenguas de cultura se han hablado y escrito durante siglos: el sumerio, el e… OL17921885W
Linguistics, theoretical and applied Linguistics, theoretical and applied Ruqaiya Hasan Contributed articles. OL18274386W
A neural network model of lexical organization A neural network model of lexical organization Michael D. Fortescue "The subject matter of this book is the mental lexicon, that is, the way in which the form and meaning of words is stored by speakers of specific languages. This book attempts to narrow the gap betwe… OL18352578W
Ars philologica Slavica Ars philologica Slavica Herta Schmid,Peter Rehder,Heinrich Kunstmann 509 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. OL19045017W
Indian linguistic studies Indian linguistic studies George Cardona,Peter Edwin Hook,Madhav Deshpande Contributed articles on Sanskrit grammar, mostly by western authors. OL19164231W
Standard language in the Slavic world Standard language in the Slavic world Volkmar Lehmann,Peter M. Hill 161 p. : 21 cm OL19198338W
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