Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

In her innovative study of human rights discourse, Lena Khor takes up the prevailing concern by scholars who charge that the globalization of human rights discourse is becoming yet another form of cultural, legal, and political imperialism imposed from above by an international human rights regime based in the Global North.

Combining linguistic theory with analytical concepts and literary interpretation and appreciation, Jane Austen's Narrative Techniques traces the creation and development of Austen's narrative techniques.

Combining linguistic theory with analytical concepts and literary interpretation and appreciation, Jane Austen's Narrative Techniques traces the creation and development of Austen's narrative techniques.

If terms are associated with particular historical periods, then 'polemic' is firmly rooted within early modern print culture, the apparently inevitable result of religious controversy and the rise of print media.

If terms are associated with particular historical periods, then 'polemic' is firmly rooted within early modern print culture, the apparently inevitable result of religious controversy and the rise of print media.

How do children get their own way in arguments?

How do children get their own way in arguments?

Though they have long been portrayed as arch rivals, Alan Perreiah here argues that humanists and scholastics were in fact working in complementary ways toward some of the same goals.

Though they have long been portrayed as arch rivals, Alan Perreiah here argues that humanists and scholastics were in fact working in complementary ways toward some of the same goals.

The topic of vagueness re-emerged in the twentieth century from relative obscurity.

The topic of vagueness re-emerged in the twentieth century from relative obscurity.

This comprehensive Handbook presents an interdisciplinary overview of formal semantics, with contributions from leading scholars.

This comprehensive Handbook presents an interdisciplinary overview of formal semantics, with contributions from leading scholars.

Discourse markers - the particles oh, well, now, then, you know and I mean, and the connectives so, because, and, but and or - perform important functions in conversation.

New compilation of Russian synonyms - essential reference for undergraduates, teachers and language professionals.

This major contribution to the study of discourse pragmatics investigates the ''information structure'' of sentences.

This successor to Language, Meaning and Context provides an invaluable introduction to linguistic semantics.

This book, which can be read independently, deals with more specifically linguistic problems in semantics and contains substantial original material.

First published in 1997, this book addresses the question: What is the interpretation of English there-existential construction?

First published in 1997, this book addresses the question: What is the interpretation of English there-existential construction?

Philosophical themes as diverse as language, value, mind and God are among the topics discussed in this book, originally published in 1963.

First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English.

The papers in this collection discuss the central questions about the connections between language, reality and human understanding.

First published in 1987, this book is an attempt to re-establish semiotic on the basis of principles consistent with its past history, rather than the 'cultural semiotics' of the European tradition, and especially with the guiding ideas of Peirce and Morris.

First published in 1987, this book is an attempt to re-establish semiotic on the basis of principles consistent with its past history, rather than the 'cultural semiotics' of the European tradition, and especially with the guiding ideas of Peirce and Morris.

First published in 1982, this book looks at a wide variety of issues concerning the vast field of study that is 'semiotics.

First published in 1982, this book looks at a wide variety of issues concerning the vast field of study that is 'semiotics.

This book, originally published in 1987, considers how the science of linguistics creates its own objects of study.

First published in 1997, this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions - taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point.

First published in 1997, this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions - taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point.

As a founder and leading figure in multimodality and social semiotics, Theo van Leuween has made significant contributions to a variety of research fields, including discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, communication and media studies, education, and design.

As a founder and leading figure in multimodality and social semiotics, Theo van Leuween has made significant contributions to a variety of research fields, including discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, communication and media studies, education, and design.

First published in 2000, this book is about sentences containing the word or, dealing primarily with sentences in which or conjoins clauses, but also some cases in which it conjoins expressions of other categories.

First published in 2000, this book is about sentences containing the word or, dealing primarily with sentences in which or conjoins clauses, but also some cases in which it conjoins expressions of other categories.

This groundbreaking work takes multimodality studies in a new direction by applying multimodal approaches to the study of poetry and poetics.

This groundbreaking work takes multimodality studies in a new direction by applying multimodal approaches to the study of poetry and poetics.

First published in 1983, this book represents an effort to lay the groundwork for a general approach to lexical semantics that pays heed to the needs of a theory of discourse interpretation, a theory of compositional semantics, and a theory of lexical rules.

First published in 1983, this book represents an effort to lay the groundwork for a general approach to lexical semantics that pays heed to the needs of a theory of discourse interpretation, a theory of compositional semantics, and a theory of lexical rules.

In recent years, lexical argument structure, in the guise of thematic roles, has come to play an increasingly important part in syntactic theory.

In recent years, lexical argument structure, in the guise of thematic roles, has come to play an increasingly important part in syntactic theory.

First published in 1990, this book argues that any theory of language constructs its 'object' by separating 'relevant' from 'irrelevant' phenomena - excluding the latter.

First published in 1990, this book argues that any theory of language constructs its 'object' by separating 'relevant' from 'irrelevant' phenomena - excluding the latter.

This book discusses and explores the relationship between language and world view.

This book discusses and explores the relationship between language and world view.

This book scrutinizes Heaney's language in order to examine his theory of poetry and the writer's responsibility to art and politics.

This book scrutinizes Heaney's language in order to examine his theory of poetry and the writer's responsibility to art and politics.

This is a series which aims to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.

This is a series which aims to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.

Intensification plays a major role in spoken and written interaction, enabling the writer or speaker to express different levels of commitment.

Intensification plays a major role in spoken and written interaction, enabling the writer or speaker to express different levels of commitment.