Since its first publication in 1994, Alan R. King's introduction to the Basque language has become the standard textbook for classroom language students and individuals learning this unique language on their own. It offers clear explanations of grammatical structure, exercises t…
This book investigates the sociolinguistic dimension of the internationalisation of higher education, examining the linguistic tensions and ambiguities experienced by universities around the world, particularly in non-anglophone contexts. Joining current debates within discursiv…
"...A unique collection of more than 150 nouns that mainly have grammatical features of the feminine gender, but refer to both male and female persons. This book provides the meanings of the words and explains their use in discourse with the help of examples from literature, med…
The book analyses a mode of apophasis in contemporary theoretical discourse. It explores the relationship between negative theology and Jacques Derrida's textual practice, as well as the similarities between apophasis and the trope of transgression in the works of Maurice Blanch…
The nine extensive essays of this volume are by specialists on South Asia whose research focus includes the extremely complicated problematics of the linguistic situation there. It is devoted to the broadly understood problem of defining Hindi as well as indicating the different…
This book addresses the difficulties as well as the overwhelming benefits associated with creating programs and devices that are accessible to the speakers of the Bangla language --Provided by publisher.
The book collects scholarly essays in the fields of English and French maritime terminology and sea literature. Interdisciplinarity and dialogism inform the volume, which invites its readers to set sail on a journey across different disciplinary and linguistic seas, and to explo…
This textbook has been written for English-speakers learning Tajiki. Each lesson contains the following sections: A short commentary in English on the subject around which the lesson has been prepared; A key vocabulary list on the lesson's theme; Dialogues focussed around the th…
This is a conversational approach to the teaching and learning of the Tajiki language. It uses authentic language material to help learners as they proceed through its topic-based lessons. Its emphasis on the spoken language promotes oral fluency alongside written skills. Both l…
Glossary of Indian Figures of Speech.
Glossary of Indian Figures of Speech.
In multilingual societies speakers overcome traditional language boundaries. Research on their multilingual and multimodal language use intertwines pragmatics including multimodality with cross-linguistic and transcultural perspectives. This volume links theoretical consideratio…
This book examines aspects of Celtic linguistics, including Irish initial mutations from a linguistic universal and contrastive perspective. It also analyses deverbal adjectives and assertive and declarative speech acts in Irish, and communication, language transmission, languag…
