A detailed examination of three reduplicative morphemes in Lushootseed (Central Salish), arguing that every aspect of th......more
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This dictionary of 12,000 entries aims to preserve Indian culture and at all points illustrate the use of words in examp......more
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Formal Pragmatics addresses issues that are on the borderline of semantics and pragmatics of natural language, from the ......more
Natural Language Semantics discusses fundamental concepts for linguistic semantics. This book combines theoretical expla......more
A revival of interest in morphology has occurred during recent years. The Yearbook of Morphology series, published since......more
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It is a point of debate to what extent and according to which principles the syntactic behavior of verbs can be derived ......more
This volume concerns the nature, status, and acquisition of phonological knowledge, and its place in, or relation to, th......more
Only recently have linguists ceased to regard metaphors as mere frills on the periphery of language and begun to recogni......more
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This book collects recent work in OT-LFG (Optimality Theoretic Lexical Functional Grammar) which is developing the empir......more
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Research in lexical semantics, logical semantics, and syntax has demonstrated a growing recognition that the grammars of......more
This book collects recent work in OT-LFG (Optimality Theoretic Lexical Functional Grammar) which is developing the empir......more
In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well......more
In this highly interdisciplinary work, linguist Anna Wierzbicka casts new light on the words of Jesus by taking her well......more
Since the publication of F. R. Palmer’s Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of "modality" was fairly unfamiliar, t......more
Since the publication of F. R. Palmer’s Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of "modality" was fairly unfamiliar, t......more
In Alphabet to Email Naomi Baron takes us on a fascinating and often entertaining journey through the history of the Eng......more
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This study presents an approach to metaphor that systematically takes contextual factors into account. It analyses how m......more
This volume explores the grammatical structure of sentences in Swedish, presenting an account of the order of the words ......more
Some of England s most fascinating Renaissance texts have been forgotten by historians, literary critics and theologians......more
Russell and Strawson sparked a well known debate on the subject of Linguistic Presupposition inspiring many linguists an......more
Russell and Strawson sparked a well known debate on the subject of Linguistic Presupposition inspiring many linguists an......more
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Edited and with an introduction by Anatoly Liberman Translated by Marvin Taylor and Anatoly Liberman N. S. Trubetzkoy (1......more
Edited and with an introduction by Anatoly Liberman Translated by Marvin Taylor and Anatoly Liberman N. S. Trubetzkoy (1......more
This volume collects original papers--from some of the most prominent linguists in the world--on the theory of meaning (......more
This volume collects original papers--from some of the most prominent linguists in the world--on the theory of meaning (......more
No detailed description available for "Exploring Translation and Multilingual Text Production"....more
This book examines how people understand utterances that are intended figuratively. Traditionally, figurative language s......more
1. Metaphors and Logic Metaphors are among the most vigorous offspring of the creative mind; but their vitality springs ......more
Volume 34 of Syntax and Semantics is a thorough and accessible overview and introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar (......more
In How to Speak Shakespeare, authors Cal Pritner and Louis Colaianni teach readers how to make sound and sense out of th......more
This book provides a synthesis of four versions of program semantic--srelational semantics, predicate transformer semant......more
Beyond Alternations provides a unified account of the semantic effects of the German applicative ("be-") construction. U......more
This book provides a synthesis of four versions of program semantic--srelational semantics, predicate transformer semant......more
Literary Semiotics brings much needed revitalization to the conservatism of modern semiotic theory. Scott Simpkins’ revi......more
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Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Einführung in das Mittelhochdeutsche" verfügbar....more
Building on the work of J. L. Austin and Paul Grice, The Use of Language develops an original and systematic game-theore......more
Building on the work of J. L. Austin and Paul Grice, The Use of Language develops an original and systematic game-theore......more
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What are the implications of teaching phonics via a systematic direct intense program that mandates all children to expe......more
This book fills a gap in studies of meaning by providing detailed case studies of attested corpus data on the meanings o......more
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Robert B. Brandom is one of the most original philosophers of our day, whose book Making It Explicit covered and extende......more
The papers in this volume examine the current role of grammatical functions in transformational syntax in two ways: (i) ......more
In our multimedia age, text description presents many conceptual problems: texts, as cultural objects, cannot be interpr......more
Recently there has been a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating prosody into the analysis of spoken......more
Recently there has been a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating prosody into the analysis of spoken......more
This volume addresses contemporary issues in the semantics and the pragmatics of discourse and dialogue. Collected paper......more
In our multimedia age, text description presents many conceptual problems: texts, as cultural objects, cannot be interpr......more
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Now in a new edition, this volume updates Davidson’s exceptional Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation (1984), which s......more
1. THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF CONTROL Imagine you are a child faced with the daunting task of acquiring the grammar of......more
Case, Scope, and Binding investigates the relation between syntax and semantics within a framework which combines the sy......more
In recent years, the study of events and their role as implicit arguments of predicates has been at the center of much i......more
Computational semantics is concerned with computing the meanings of linguistic objects such as sentences, text fragments......more
This study is the first book-length examination of ejectives and their phonological patterning, deepening the empirical ......more
Drawing on a dual expertise of rare intensity, Mirco Ghini’s book is a major contribution to both Romance dialectology a......more
This book describes Optimality Theory from the top down, explaining and exploring the central premises of OT and the res......more
This book is a collection of papers written by outstanding researchers in the newly emerging field of computational sema......more
This work is a psycho linguistic investigation of the processing of tense (more specifically, the English past tense): W......more
People constantly talk to each other about experience or knowledge resulting from spatial perception; they describe the ......more
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This is the first comprehensive account of Hungarian stress and intonation to appear in English. The emphasis is on desc......more
The Middle Bronze Age (MB IIA) in Canaan set the stage for many of the cultural, political, and economic institutions in......more
Piers Gray was one of the most brilliant literary writers of his generation. These essays ranging from Oscar Wilde to Le......more
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In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assert......more
Now in a new edition, this unique interactive introduction to the study of phonetics shows students how to examine the e......more
Language, Bananas, and Bonobos presents a series of engaging reflections on concerns such as our knowledge and use of la......more
How do children learn that the word "dog" refers not to all four-legged animals, and not just to Ralph, but to all membe......more
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This book offers a tested method for teaching yourself to become proficient in reading French, quickly building your voc......more
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This third edition of Kenneth Katzner s best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts e......more
This is a short, lively, and accessible introduction to the sounds of modern English. Its emphasis on variation, with ex......more
Largely overlooked in his own lifetime, the elegantly written, incisively critical works of Ronald Englefield, in which ......more
Linguists have realized for some time that predicates of the ’know’ and ’wonder’ classes behave differently in semantic ......more
Antonymy is the technical name used to describe ’opposites’, pairs of words such as rich/poor, love/hate and male/female......more