This book examines the impact since 1600 of out migration from Scotland on the homeland, the migrants, and the destinations in which they settled. It... Læs mere
An up-to-date introduction to language acquisition for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in linguistics and cognitive science
Drawing on a wide range of fictional texts from Shakespeare and Austen to Game of Thrones and the lyrics of ‘We Shall Overcome’, this textbook shows how pragmatic analyses can uncover the performative elements that create and shape characters for an audience.
Assessing his work in the context of film aesthetics, philosophy, history, adaptation studies and cultural studies, this is the first book-length English-language anthology about this... Læs mere
Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the speakers of Scots and Gaelic,... Læs mere
Argues for the compatibility human rights and Islam, focusing on six controversial case studies: religious discrimination; gender discrimination; slavery; freedom of religion; punishment of apostasy; and arbitrary or harsh punishments.
A comprehensive history of the Matzpen group – who advocated for a community of Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs in a socialist Middle East.
The first systematic survey of the language planning and language policy discourse of major Arabic language academies
Drawing on range of text genres including novels, poems, health forums, holiday guestbooks, prayers, political songs and news stories, each chapter uses cognitive... Læs mere
This book reads the highly descriptive impressionist writings of Hardy and Conrad together in the light of a shared attention to sight and sound.
This collection of essays charts the intellectual trajectory of Barbara Glowczewski, an anthropologist who has worked with the Warlpiri people of Australia since 1979. Inspired... Læs mere
Considers the technological, economic and aesthetic histories of the early British video industry as part of the broader global film industry.