linguistics
111Tense, Aspect, and Indexicality , Higginbotham James (2009)
James Higginbotham's work on tense, aspect, and indexicality discusses the principles governing demonstrative, temporal, and indexical expressions in natural language and presents new ideas in the… 3312 руб112Quantification, Definiteness, and Nominalization (2009)
This book addresses recent developments in the study of quantifier phrases, nominalizations, and the linking definite determiner. It reflects the intense reconsideration of the nature of… 4567 руб113InterPhases. Phase-theoretic Investigations of Linguistic Interfaces (2009)
This book addresses the fundamental issues in the phase-based approach to the mental computation of language that have arisen from the recent developments in the Minimalist Program. Leading linguists… 4567 руб114Meaning Change in Grammaticalization. An Enquiry into Semantic Reanalysis , Eckardt Regine (2009)
This book explores the semantic and pragmatic mechanisms underlying grammaticalization. Regine Eckardt argues that language change frequently involves a structural reorganization at the phonological… 3312 руб115Phraseology. Theory, Analysis and Applications (2001)
Over the last twenty years phraseology has become an important field of pure and applied research in Western European and North American linguistics. In this book the world's leading specialists… 3984 руб116Language and Culture , Claire J. Kramsch (1998)
Recent social and political changes have focused attention on the debate about the relationship between language and culture. This book offers an accessible survey of key concepts such as social… 1556 руб117Working the Past. Narrative and Institutional Memory , Linde Charlotte (2008)
Stories told within institutions play a powerful role, helping to define not only the institution itself, but also its individual members. How do institutions use stories? How do those stories both… 2058 руб118Wandering Significance. An Essay on Conceptual Behaviour , Wilson Mark (2008)
Mark Wilson presents a highly original and broad-ranging investigation of the way we get to grips with the world conceptually, and the way that philosophical problems commonly arise from this. Words… 3401 руб119The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words , Crystal David (2016)
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little… 722 руб120Word Origins... and How We Know Them , Liberman Anatoly (2005)
Millions of people want to know the origin of the words they use. Word columns in daily newspapers and numerous books attempt to satisfy their curiosity. Word histories are usually digested like… 2595 руб
