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Paul Baker Explores the complex role that language plays in the construction of sexuality and gender, two concepts that are often discussed separately, although in practice are closely intertwined. This book draws... | Aleksandra Nikcevic-Batricevic; ... Suggests the scope and spirit of our culture and times. This book includes essays which are divided under two headings: Translation and Language, five on each area. It examines some... |
Faingold, Eduardo D.; Faingold,... | Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth; Selting,... These essays study the role of prosody in everyday English, German, and Italian conversation. |
Robert McCrum Including information about English language, culture, history and power, this title traces the way that the English language as twisted and turned in response to the way the world has... | Glenn Dixon A work about language, about the words that splash and chatter across our tongues. |
| Steven Pinker Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour? Why do we... |
Umberto Eco; William Weaver The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. | Bruce Moore At last the real stories behind some of Australia's unique and best-loved words are now ready to be told. A companion volume to Bruce Moore's highly-successful Speaking Our Language... |
Janet Muller In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for... | Rosa Maria Jimenez Catalan A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development, meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and young learners of English and Spanish as... |
Nancy H. Hornberger; Richard Hill;... This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: MA ori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sami in Scandinavia, Hnahno in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages... | |
| Daniel Everett Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or lost, and shows significant variation across cultures. It's as essential to survival as fire - and, like fire, is found... |