Sökt på: Alison Wray
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23: The Transition to Language
The evolutionary emergence of each facet of human language can be viewed as a 'transition'. This book explores how different transitions took place, their preconditions, and their …
Formulaic Language
Presents a framework for examining the existence and function of formulaic language and tests it extensively against language data within a wide variety of language samples. …
Formulaic Language: Pushing the Boundaries
Examines how formulaic language ("lexical chunks") is used in a variety of real-life situations.Presents a framework for examining the existence and function of formulaic language …
Focusing Hypothesis
This book explores the nature of the control of language processing by the hemispheres of the neocortex. The author expounds a novel hypothesis, “The Focusing Hypothesis”, which …
Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
A considerable proportion of our everyday language is 'formulaic'. It is predictable in form, idiomatic, and seems to be stored in fixed, or semi-fixed, chunks. This book explores …
Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates
Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) …
The Transition to Language
Linguists, biological anthropologists, and cognitive scientists come together in this book to explore the origins and early evolution of phonology, syntax, and semantics. They …
The Dynamics of Dementia Communication
WINNER of the 2021 British Association for Applied Linguistics Book prize It is well recognized that when people are living with a dementia, effective communication can be a …
Dynamics of Dementia Communication
WINNER of the 2021 British Association for Applied Linguistics Book prizeIt is well recognized that when people are living with a dementia, effective communication can be a …
Why Dementia Makes Communication Difficult
Dementia brings many challenges, not least its ability to disrupt effective communication. The quality of communication plays a major role in how well people living with a dementia …
Projects in Linguistics and Language Studies
A new chapter on researching Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) includes central themes such as CMC discourse in webpages, blogs, tweets and podcasts, bringing you up-to-date …
Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
A considerable proportion of our everyday language is 'formulaic'. It is predictable in form, idiomatic, and seems to be stored in fixed, or semi-fixed, chunks. This book explores …