"The essays in this book offer an overview of literary works, films, TV series, and computer games, which reflect current social and political developments since the beginning of this century. The authors probe the many ways in which repression and expression are the primary key…
Petit recueil d'environ 45 locutions stéréotypées françaises (ex. : remuer ciel et terre) accompagnées de l'expression équivalente anglaise. Chacune de ces expressions idiomatiques est accompagnée d'une belle illustration en couleurs à caractère humoristique.
¿Qué hace que se disparen las emociones? ¿Es posible controlarlas? ¿Por qué unas veces somos más susceptibles que otras? ¿Por qué algunas personas saben enmascarar sus emociones y otras no pueden ocultarlas? Las emociones desempeñan un papel vital en nuestras relaciones con los …
"This volume provides a detailed account of the syntax of expressive language, that is, utterances that express, rather than describe, the emotions and attitudes of the speaker ... Daniel Gutzmann demonstrates that expressivity has strong syntactic reflexes that interact with th…
This volume provides a detailed account of the syntax of expressive language. Based on case studies of expressive adjectives, intensifiers, and vocatives, it offers a new analysis of expressivity that bridges the gap between semantic and syntactic accounts, and shows that expres…
"When asked why people obey the law, legal scholars usually give two answers. Law deters illicit activities by specifying sanctions, and it possesses legitimate authority in the eyes of society. Richard McAdams shifts the prism on this familiar question to offer another compelli…
