Semantics

Critical Concepts in Linguistics

Edited by Javier Gutirrez-Rexach

Semantics is a key concept in linguistic theory, concerning the analysis and description of the meaning of linguistic expressions. This collection contains a selection of...

Published October 23rd 2003 by Routledge.

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Psycholinguistics

A Resource Book for Students

By John Field

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...

Published February 6th 2003 by Routledge.

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Language Processing in Discourse

A Key to Felicitous Translation

By Monika Doherty

This book argues that language systems determine language use to a greater extent than is generally assumed. The author demonstrates how the typological characteristics of...

Published April 4th 2002 by Routledge.

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Antonymy

A Corpus-Based Perspective

By Steven Jones

Antonymy is the technical name used to describe 'opposites', pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female. Antonyms are a ubiquitous part of everyday...

Published March 28th 2002 by Routledge.

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Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume II

The Western Tradition in the Twentieth Century

By John E. Joseph, Nigel Love, Talbot J. Taylor

Landmarks in Linguistic Thought II introduces the major issues and themes that have determined the development of Western thinking about language, meaning and communication in...

Published May 31st 2001 by Routledge.

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Metaphor and the Dynamics of Knowledge

By Sabine Maasen, Peter Weingart

This book opens up a new route to the study of knowledge dynamics and the sociology of knowledge. The focus is on the role of...

Published December 21st 2000 by Routledge.

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Processing East Asian Languages

Special Issue Of "Language And Cognitive Processes"

By Hsuan-Chih Chen, Xiaolin Zhou

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in the processing of major East Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean. These...

Published December 16th 1999 by Psychology Press.

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Semantics

By Howard Gregory

Semantics is an accessible and practical introduction to formal semantics, the study of linguistic meaning, for students new to the subject. Semantics:
* shows how meanings...

Published December 9th 1999 by Routledge.

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Code-Switching in Conversation

Language, Interaction and Identity

Edited by Peter Auer

Code Switching, the alternating use of two or more languages ation, has become an increasingly topical and important field of research.
Now available in paperback, Code-Switching...

Published July 8th 1999 by Routledge.

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Child Language

By Jean Stilwell Peccei

Child Language:

• is a comprehensive introduction to child language, introducing students to the key theories of language acquisition and teaching them skills for analyzing children's...

Published April 22nd 1999 by Routledge.

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