Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

Comprised of a study spanning over five years, this text looks at four engineering co-op students as they write at work.

Argumentation theory is a distinctly multidisciplinary field of inquiry.

Argumentation theory is a distinctly multidisciplinary field of inquiry.

Recent concerns with the evaluation of argumentation in informal logic and speech communication center around nondemonstrative arguments that lead to tentative or defeasible conclusions based on a balance of considerations.

Recent concerns with the evaluation of argumentation in informal logic and speech communication center around nondemonstrative arguments that lead to tentative or defeasible conclusions based on a balance of considerations.

Idioms represent a fascinating linguistic phenomenon that has captured the attention of many linguists for decades.

Idioms represent a fascinating linguistic phenomenon that has captured the attention of many linguists for decades.

This volume provides a concise overview of the diachronic development of composite predicates (CPs) in Late Modern English, offering clearer evidence of ongoing language change using data less readily available in other corpora.

Since the turn of the millennium, there has seen an increase in the inclusion of typography, graphics and illustration in fiction.

Since the turn of the millennium, there has seen an increase in the inclusion of typography, graphics and illustration in fiction.

First Published in 1987.

First Published in 1987.

First published in 1972, Norman Page's seminal study of The Language of Jane Austen seeks to demonstrate both the exceptional nature and the degree of subtlety of Jane Austen's use of language.

First published in 1972, Norman Page's seminal study of The Language of Jane Austen seeks to demonstrate both the exceptional nature and the degree of subtlety of Jane Austen's use of language.

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.

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.

This user-friendly introduction to a new 'performative' methodology in linguistic pragmatics breaks away from the traditional approach which understands language as a machine.

This user-friendly introduction to a new 'performative' methodology in linguistic pragmatics breaks away from the traditional approach which understands language as a machine.

First published in 1952.

First published in 1952.

First Published in 1999.

First Published in 1999.

First Published in 1997.

First Published in 1997.

Summarizes and illuminates two decades ofresearchGathering important papers by both philosophers and scientists, this collection illuminates the central themes that have arisen during the last two decades of work on the conceptual foundations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science.

Summarizes and illuminates two decades ofresearchGathering important papers by both philosophers and scientists, this collection illuminates the central themes that have arisen during the last two decades of work on the conceptual foundations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science.

Rebirth of Rhetoric brings together contributions from several fields to provide a forum in which a unifying theory for language and literature studies can be debated.

Rebirth of Rhetoric brings together contributions from several fields to provide a forum in which a unifying theory for language and literature studies can be debated.

This book examines everyday stories of personal experience that are published online in contemporary forms of social media.

This book examines everyday stories of personal experience that are published online in contemporary forms of social media.

Over the last twenty years, sociolinguistic research on multilingualism has been transformed.

Over the last twenty years, sociolinguistic research on multilingualism has been transformed.

This volume is intended for students who desire a practical introduction to the use of language in daily and professional life.

This volume is intended for students who desire a practical introduction to the use of language in daily and professional life.

This book differs from other introductions to pragmatics in approaching the problems of interpreting language use in terms of interpersonal modelling of beliefs and intentions.

This book differs from other introductions to pragmatics in approaching the problems of interpreting language use in terms of interpersonal modelling of beliefs and intentions.

This book brings together a huge range of material including academic articles, film scripts and interplanetary messages adrift on space probes with supporting commentary to clarify their imporatance to the field.

This book brings together a huge range of material including academic articles, film scripts and interplanetary messages adrift on space probes with supporting commentary to clarify their imporatance to the field.

In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative approach to analysing political discourse.

In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative approach to analysing political discourse.

First published in 1973, Rules and Meanings is an anthology of works that form part of Mary Douglas' struggle to devise an anthropological modernism conducive to her opposition to reputedly modernizing trends in contemporary society.

First published in 1973, Rules and Meanings is an anthology of works that form part of Mary Douglas' struggle to devise an anthropological modernism conducive to her opposition to reputedly modernizing trends in contemporary society.

We are living in a time of rapid radical social change.

We are living in a time of rapid radical social change.

Growing out of an International Society of the Study of Behavioral Development-sponsored symposium, this book discusses the basic assumptions that led the contributors to conduct research in the field of narrative development.

Growing out of an International Society of the Study of Behavioral Development-sponsored symposium, this book discusses the basic assumptions that led the contributors to conduct research in the field of narrative development.

This volume describes the theoretical and empirical results of a seven year collaborative effort of cognitive scientists to develop a computational model for narrative understanding.

This volume describes the theoretical and empirical results of a seven year collaborative effort of cognitive scientists to develop a computational model for narrative understanding.

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric.

A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric.