The first truly multidisciplinary text of its kind, this book offers an original analysis of the current state of linguistic pragmatics. Louise Cummin…
Providing a clear and accessible introduction to the linguistic study of meaning, the second edition of this bestselling textbook outlines the meaning…
Providing an ideal introduction to historical semantics, this book offers graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in linguistics an acce…
This is a study of pragmatic markers in a corpus of spoken English. Pragmatic markers are multifunctional and this can make it difficult to describe t…
A central goal of pragmatics is to identify the capabilities that underpin our ability to communicate 'non-literal' meanings. Guiding students through…
This alphabetical guide to language and mind gives an up-to-date introduction to the key topics of speech comprehension, speech production and child l…
This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, soci…
This book covers alphabetically both the major concepts in political theory and the key writers in the field. While ensuring accuracy and objectivity…
This concise, accessible glossary of key Islamic terms is written by two of France's most eminent scholars of Islam. It offers brief explanations of …
This alphabetic guide provides definitions and discussion of key terms used in corpus linguistics. Corpus data is being used in a growing number of En…
Cognitive linguistics is one of the most rapidly expanding schools in linguistics with, by now, an impressive and complex technical vocabulary. This a…
This book covers alphabetically both the major concepts in political theory and the key writers in the field. While ensuring accuracy and objectivity…
This A-Z guide explains the key concepts and institutions linked to the European Union, along with brief biographies of the leading figures related to…
A Glossary of UK Government and Politics is a handy reference guide to the events, personnel, policies and institutions relevant to the government and…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man of over forty is in possession of a major defect . . . Cassandra Leigh has woken as if f…
