The Linguistics of Laughter

A Corpus-Assisted Study of Laughter-Talk

By Alan Partington

The Linguistics of Laughter examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and eliciting an episode of laughter) and, by using...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-38166-6 (Routledge)

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English for Academic Purposes

An Advanced Resource Book

By Ken Hyland

English for Academic Purposes:

• introduces the major theories, approaches and controversies in the field
• gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: John Swales,...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35870-5 (Routledge)

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Problems in Second Language Acquisition

By Michael H. Long

Second language acquisition has an identity problem. It is a young field struggling to emerge from the parent fields of education and applied linguistics. In...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-6084-9 (Psychology Press)

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Introducing Electronic Text Analysis

A Practical Guide for Language and Literary Studies

By Svenja Adolphs

Introducing Electronic Text Analysis is a practical and much needed introduction to corpora – bodies of linguistic data. Written specifically for students studying this topic for the...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32021-4 (Routledge)

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Language and Gender

An Advanced Resource Book

By Jane Sunderland

Language and Gender:

• presents an up-to-date introduction to language and gender
• includes diverse work from a range of cultural, including non-Western, contexts, and represents a range of...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31104-5 (Routledge)

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Investigating Media Discourse

By ANNE O'KEEFFE

Investigating Media Discourse explores spoken interactions in the media, drawing on contemporary sources from the English speaking world including chat shows, radio phone-ins and political...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36467-6 (Routledge)

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The Chinese Particle Le

Discourse Construction and Pragmatic Marking in Chinese

By M.E. van den Berg, G. Wu

Ever since the start of Chinese linguistic studies, the description of the Chinese particle LE has remained elusive. The classification has evolved from a listing...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1461-2 (Routledge)

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Translation and Identity

By Michael Cronin

Michael Cronin looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates about identity, language and cultural survival in the past and in...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36465-2 (Routledge)

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Investigating Workplace Discourse

By Almut Koester

Exploring the characteristics of different types of workplace conversations, including decision-making, training, briefing or making arrangements, this enthralling account pays particular attention to interactions with...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36471-3 (Routledge)

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The Language and Sexuality Reader

Edited by Deborah Cameron, Don Kulick

The Language and Sexuality Reader is the first of its kind to bring together material from the fields of anthropology, communication studies, linguistics, medicine and...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36307-5 (Routledge)

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