Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

This volume is the fifth in a series that explores the use of rhetoric in the study of biblical literature.

When Kenneth Burke conceived his celebrated ';Motivorum' project in the 1940s and 1950s, he envisioned it in three parts.

The history of drama is typically viewed as a series of inert "e;styles.

"e;Larvatus prodeo,"e; announced Rene Descartes at the beginning of the seventeenth century: "e;I come forward, masked.

Combining original historical research with literary analysis, Adam Barrows takes a provocative look at the creation of world standard time in 1884 and rethinks the significance of this remarkable moment in modernism for both the processes of imperialism and for modern literature.

Demosthenes (384-322 b.

On Human Nature: A Gathering While Everything Flows brings together the late essays, autobiographical reflections, an interview, and a poem by the eminent literary theorist and cultural critic Kenneth Burke (1897-1993).

The first investigation of hyperbole in English, drawing on authentic data from spoken conversation, TV, newspapers, and literary works.

The first investigation of hyperbole in English, drawing on authentic data from spoken conversation, TV, newspapers, and literary works.

Presents a theory of quantity implicatures, a type of pragmatic inference which is widely debated in linguistics, philosophy, and psychology.

A comprehensive introduction to computational semantics, showing students how to compute meaning using the functional programming language Haskell.

This groundbreaking book challenges the prominent definitions of pragmatics and the assumption that specific topics belong on the pragmatics turf.

Examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events.

Explains how metaphors, metonymies, and other figures interact to tell us what writing is and what it should do.

The ideal introduction for students of semantics, this book provides the teacher and the student with insights into word meaning.

A theory of language structure based on the assumption that language is a network and all of knowledge is learned.

This groundbreaking book challenges the prominent definitions of pragmatics and the assumption that specific topics belong on the pragmatics turf.

Examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events.

Explains how metaphors, metonymies, and other figures interact to tell us what writing is and what it should do.

The ideal introduction for students of semantics, this book provides the teacher and the student with insights into word meaning.

A theory of language structure based on the assumption that language is a network and all of knowledge is learned.

Investigates the construction of reality within discourse, considering how meaning is negotiated and knowledge created.

A study of noun phrases in English, looking at how we produce and understand them.

This book introduces the analysis of language structure, combining both description and theory within a single, practical text.

Investigates the construction of reality within discourse, considering how meaning is negotiated and knowledge created.

Discusses the use of adverbials in English, i.

Addresses the issue of what we should make of competing claims about meaning when debated in highly charged circumstances.

An introduction to the structure and sociolinguistics of the German language for students of German and linguistics.

An insightful study that proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood.

A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.

A clear introduction to English phonetics and phonology, tailored to suit the needs of individual, one-term course modules.

This book presents a theory of context that explains how text and talk are adapted to their social environment.

Discusses a topical set of issues in syntactic theory, including a number of original proposals.

Provides a fresh perspective on the cross-linguistic properties of complex predicates, considering how additional words contribute to the overall meaning.

Presents new models for describing and analysing language in degenerative (Alzheimer''s) and developmental (autism spectrum) disorders.

An introduction to the study of meaning in language for undergraduate students.

Discusses the use of adverbials in English, i.

Addresses the issue of what we should make of competing claims about meaning when debated in highly charged circumstances.

This book offers a model for understanding the patterns of meaning that human societies create.

An introduction to the structure and sociolinguistics of the German language for students of German and linguistics.

An insightful study that proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood.

A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.

This study examines how words combine with hand gestures and other bodily movements to create unified ''composite utterances''.

A clear introduction to English between the 5th century and 1066, specifically designed for use on one-term course modules.

A clear introduction to English phonetics and phonology, tailored to suit the needs of individual, one-term course modules.

This book presents a theory of context that explains how text and talk are adapted to their social environment.

Discusses a topical set of issues in syntactic theory, including a number of original proposals.

This book discusses the complex relationship between pragmatics and grammar.

An examination of the relationship between structure and meaning in words.

This book looks at some central problems and questions in the study of ellipsis, whereby certain portions of a sentence are unspoken.