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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 …
Changing Space, Changing City
As the dynamo of South Africa's economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation's imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of …
Projects in Linguistics: A Practical Guide to Researching Language
This is an invaluable companion for students undertaking a piece of independent research for the first time. It introduces the most commonly used tools and techniques of research …
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 If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) …
Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates
Lecturers, why waste time waiting for the post to arrive? Request and receive your e-inspection copy today! 'Written in a clear and straightforward fashion that is guaranteed to …
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 …
Changing Space, Changing City
As the dynamo of South Africa’s economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation’s imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of …
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 …