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Sociolinguistic Theory : Linguistic Variation and Its Social Significance
J. K. Chambers
Paperback - $68.30
This revised edition of "Sociolinguistic Theory" brings together the most important descriptive and theoretical findings on linguistic variation and change. Incorporating the latest developments in the field along with updated references, it provides...
Semantics and Pragmatics of False Friends
Pedro J. Chamizo-Dominguez
Hardcover - $177.50
This book approaches the topic of false friends from a theoretical perspective, arguing that false friends carry out a positive role as a cognitive device, mainly in literature and jokes, and suggesting some pragmatic strategies in order to restore...
Speaking of Chinese : A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
Raymond Chang
Paperback - $18.60
Not a how-to text, this beguiling book is instead a fascinating look at Chinese language and culture. Ranging through history, literature, folklore, linguistics, and sociology, this is a breezy, straightforward primer of surprising breadth.
Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis
Jonathan Charteris-Black
Hardcover - $142.70
In a stimulating and novel approach, this book explains why metaphors are persuasive, suggesting that they are ideologically effective because they are cognitively plausible and evoke an emotional response. "Critical Metaphor Analysis" is then developed...
Foreigners and Foreign Languages in India : A Sociolinguistic History
Shreesh Chaudhary
Paperback - $81.90
India's natural wealth, knowledge, arts and crafts have attracted foreigners throughout its long history. It has had continuous cultural contact and trade with other countries and, in all this, India has been exposed to many foreign languages such as...
Language of Jokes
Delia Chiaro
Paperback - $57.10
In this highly readable and thought-provoking book, Delia Chiaro explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Using examples from personally recorded conversations, she examines the structure of...
Problems of High-Stakes Testing System- Students' Attitudes Toward the English Section of the Korean University Aptitude Examination
Bokyung Cho
Paperback - $86.90