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The anthology 'Meaning and Analysis' addresses the key topics of H. Paul Grice's philosophy of language, such as rationality, non-natural meaning, communicative... Læs mere
This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme.
Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for... Læs mere
This book presents the first computer program automating the task of componential analysis of kinship vocabularies. The book... Læs mere
In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or... Læs mere
Teaching and Learning Signed Languages examines current practices, contexts, and the research nexus in the teaching and learning of signed languages, offering a contemporary, international survey of innovations in this field.
This book is an advanced debate on the nature of scalar implicatures, one of the most popular topics in philosophical linguistics in the last 20... Læs mere
Combining a fresh, previously unexplored view of the subject with a detailed overview of the past and ongoing philosophical discussion on the matter, this... Læs mere
This book presents the latest work in the field of complementation studies. Leading scholars and upcoming researchers in the area... Læs mere
Using a wealth of examples from the BP story to illustrate her practical research approach, Gravells draws ‘language maps’ of different... Læs mere
Every materialist theory of the subject depends on a conception of materiality, which can delineate the character of what the material reality, which de-centers or constitutes the subject consists of.
This book will be of interest to anyone researching in the fields of language learning and teaching, functional... Læs mere