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41. Case, Argument Structure, and Word Order

    By Shigeru Miyagawa

    Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

    Over the years, a major strand of Miyagawa's research has been to study how syntax, case marking, and argument structure interact. In particular, Miyagawa's work addresses the nature of the relationship between syntax and argument structure, and how case marking and other phenomena help to...

    Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
42. Postcolonial Audiences

    Readers, Viewers and Reception

    Edited by Bethan Benwell, James Procter, Gemma Robinson

    Series: Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures

    Without readers and audiences, viewers and consumers, the postcolonial would be literally unthinkable. And yet, postcolonial critics have historically neglected the modes of reception and consumption that make up the politics, and pleasures of meaning-making during and after empire. Thus, while...

    Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
43. Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language

    Edited by Gillian Russell, Delia Graff Fara

    Series: Routledge Philosophy Companions

    Philosophy of language is the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of meaning, the relationship of language to reality, and the ways in which we use, learn, and understand language. The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
44. Introducing Translation Studies

    Theories and Applications, 3rd Edition

    By Jeremy Munday

    This is the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the dynamic field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and fully up-to-date overview of key movements and theorists within an expanding area of study, this textbook has become a key source for generations of...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
45. Errors and Intelligence in Computer-Assisted Language Learning

    Parsers and Pedagogues

    By Trude Heift, Mathias Schulze

    Series: Routledge Studies in Computer Assisted Language Learning

    This book provides the first comprehensive overview of theoretical issues, historical developments and current trends in ICALL (Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning). It assumes a basic familiarity with Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory and teaching, CALL and linguistics. It...

    Published February 22nd 2012 by Routledge
46. Considering Emotions in Critical English Language Teaching

    Theories and Praxis

    By Sarah Benesch

    Groundbreaking in the ways it makes new connections among emotion, critical theory, and pedagogy, this book explores the role of students’ and teachers’ emotions in college instruction, illuminating key literacy and identity issues faced by immigrant students learning English in postsecondary...

    Published February 16th 2012 by Routledge
47. Language Evolution

    Edited by W. Tecumseh Fitch, Gesche Westphal Fitch

    Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    This new four-volume collection, part of Routledge’s Critical Concepts in Linguistics series, assembles the most important scholarly writings concerning the biological evolution of language, particularly those incorporating a Darwinian view of evolution. Including excerpts from ancient sources such...

    Published February 13th 2012 by Routledge
48. What are you Reading?

    The World Market and Indian Literary Production

    By Pavithra Narayanan

    This book offers a material critique on various aspects of Indian literary production and its reception by its audiences. Taking a historical and contemporary lineage into account, the author variously discusses the social, political, and economic factors that impact upon and determine choices in...

    Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge India
49. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics

    By David Block, John Gray, Marnie Holborow

    This book explores neoliberalism – a view of the world that puts the market at its centre- from the perspective of applied linguistics. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics argues that while applied linguistics has become more interdisciplinary in orientation, it has ignored or downplayed the...

    Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
50. Archaeology and Language II

    Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses

    Edited by Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs

    Series: One World Archaeology

    Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results...

    Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge