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Cognitive Semantics
The book presents two fundamental theories that characterize the cultural-historical perspective in cognitive semantics: the Four-Level Theory of Cognitive Development (FLTCD) and …
Continuity of Linguistic Change
The Continuity of Linguistic Change presents a collection of selected papers in honour of Professor Juan Andres Villena-Ponsoda. The essays revolve around the study of linguistic …
Investigating West Germanic Languages
This volume celebrates Robert B. Howell's wide-ranging contribution as a scholar, mentor, collaborator, and colleague in the field of Germanic linguistics. In addition to …
Manufacturing Dissent
Spotlighting case studies of manipulation practices at the onset of the Covid-19 crisis in different countries and socio-political circumstances, the authors expose …
Wh-island Effects in Chinese
This book examines three controversial generalizations concerning wh-island effects in Chinese: argument and adjunct asymmetry, subject and object asymmetry, and D-linked and …
Anatomy of Polish Offensive Words
Swearing plays an important role in everyday language. We swear in the streets, at school, universities, at work and at home, on the means of transport, with family and friends. …
Space, Time, World
Although major cognitively based studies of SPACE and TIME in language have appeared in terms of "e;Frames of Reference"e;, these do not extend to a wide selection of the …
Perspectives on Pantomime
Pantomime is a unique form of communication, which we improvise "e;on the fly"e; to transmit information when unable to use language, for example during intercultural …
Multifaceted Multilingualism
This volume collects research on language, cognition, and communication in multilingualism. Apart from theoretical concerns including grammatical description, language-specific …
Present Perfect and the Preterite in Late Modern and Contemporary English
This book examines developments in the use of the present perfect and the preterite in Late Modern and contemporary English, with a focus on American and British English. Drawing …
Pragmatics of Hypocrisy
As a first attempt to date, this book addresses the notion of hypocrisy from a pragmatic perspective and devises a comprehensive model of verbal hypocrisy. The studies included …
Unity of Movement
Displacement (of linguistic expressions) is a ubiquitous phenomenon in natural language. In the generative tradition, displacement is modelled in terms of transformation, or more …